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Letter to the Editor
Monday June 16
CIECA Announces New Release of BMS Standards
CIECA has completed and published its ninth BMS (Business Message Specification) Standards Release, 2008R1. The new BMS Release includes ninety-four (94) messages/transactions for Vehicle Damage, Glass, Rental, Salvage, and Subrogation assignments, Estimates, Dispositions, Attachments (images), Parts and Materials, Repair Status, Authorizations, Locations, Invoices, Statements, and Remittances.Fred Iantorno, CIECA Executive Director, said, “The BMS is a single standard to exchange business messages and data across multiple organizations and systems/networks. It provides the data security and privacy that is demanded by today’s business environment and supports the transmission of only the data necessary to perform a business function. The BMS will save everyone in the industry time and money.”
CIECA publishes two BMS Releases annually. New messages are added and existing messages are enhanced/modified as a result of the changing needs of the industry. CIECA has also published a Road Map of its BMS messages, which is available on its website.
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