Fact Sheet

This Fact-sheet contains a summary of the most important facts regarding the EasyHL7 product range.

EasyHL7 is a suite of software tools and applications developed by Hermetech International Ltd. for building and managing Clinical Messaging Interfaces using HL7. Use them individually to perform specific functions within existing frameworks, or collectively to build your own enterprise-scale solutions.

Volume and Repeat-Purchase Discounts

As of October 2007 we are now pleased to offer automatic discounts to those customers who purchase or own multiple licenses for our products. Discounts are automatically applied to repeat purchases of individual products at the time of payment. Once you have purchased 5 licenses for a product, all subsequent purchases will have a 20% discount applied. Once 25 licenses have been purchased, then a 25% discount will be automatically applied.

The exception to this is the EasyHL7 ActiveX Toolbox which is discounted by $400 after the first purchase and the Commando HL7 Workbench which is discounted by 50% after the first purchase of either a Commando license OR an ActiveX Toolbox license.

Further discounts, special offers and bundle options can be found on the individual product pages (if available).

EasyHL7 ActiveX Components

An HL7 toolkit designed to help HL7 software developers provide HL7 integration for their existing applications cheaply, quickly and reliably.
  • Includes tools to design and manage custom HL7 Schemas
  • Comprehensive manuals packed with sample code - 325 pages!
  • 100's of methods for managing and building HL7 messages
  • Return on Investment can be measured in days.
License type: Development Licenses are per desktop. Run-time Licenses are royalty-free, which means that once your application has been developed using the EasyHL7 ActiveX Components they can be freely distributed with their own Run-time licenses that you generate. The first Development License purchased on your account will be at the full price, all subsequent licenses will be automatically discounted to $350.
US$ 750.00

Commando HL7 Workbench

Everything you need to put together (or pull apart!) HL7 Messaging solutions in a Desktop Application. Comes with a full complement of Listeners and Routers, an HL7 Message Explorer and its own VBScript development environment that lets you build and transform HL7 messages using the Commando Toolset.

NEW PRICING Purchase 1 Commando license OR 1 ActiveX Components license and get as many additional Commando licenses as you want for half price (US$200.00)!

  • Send, Receive, Process, Transform HL7 Messages over tcp/ip and/or the file system.
  • Produce HL7 Schema Reports
  • Two choices for Message editing, even a dedicated Formatted Text Field editor
  • CommandoScript - our Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
License type: per desktop.
US$ 400.00 (1st) $200.00 (subsequent)

TCP/IP HL7 Message Listeners

This lightweight, but robust HL7 Listener is a service application that receives HL7 messages sent over a TCP/IP connection and places them in a designated folder. The listener can also be configured to automatically send an HL7 acknowledgement to the sending application.

The Multi-port HL7 Listener can be licensed in 2 to 10 port configurations. Create multiple HL7 Listener profiles and run them as a single service. Each profile has all the features of the Standard Listener.

  • Easy to configure using the Listener configuration utility.
  • Runs as a system service.
  • Optionally plug-in your own Custom Message Handler into the Listener process.
  • Comes with our HL7 Service monitor, that is freely redistributable across your network.
  • Free HL7 Message Simulator software is included which allows you to run tests against the HL7 Listener service.
License type: One License per machine
Standard Single-port version: US$ 250.00
Multi-port versions (2-10 independently-configurable connections): US$ 300.00 to US$ 1000.00

TCP/IP HL7 Message Routers

NEW: The EasyHL7 Mailbox Router allows you to send HL7 messages to an UNLIMITED number of HL7 recipients via TCP/IP. Available in either a BASIC or PROFESSIONAL license it can provide the answer to all of your outbound HL7 TCP/IP needs!

FEATURES

  • Easy to configure using the Mailbox Router configuration.
  • Create an unlimited number of outbound connections!
  • Runs as a MS Windows system service (no windows logon required).
  • It can also be run locally as a standard windows Desktop application!.

The EasyHL7 Single Connection TCP/IP Router is a service application designed to work in tandem with the EasyHL7 Listener OR as a standalone application. It can be configured to poll folder on the filesystem, pick up any HL7 message files it finds and send all messages in them via TCP/IP to a designated TCP/IP address and port number.

FEATURES

  • Easy to configure using the Router configuration utility.
  • Runs as a system service (no logon required).
  • Comes with our HL7 Service monitor, that is freely redistributable across your network.

The 3 Connection HL7 Router extends the core of the Standard Router by allowing up to 3 source/destination routes to be defined. Each Router profile has its own full complement of settings - it's just like having 3 Standard Routers in one application.

The 3 Connection Router also supports the same plug-in technology as our HL7 Listener. In our sample plug-in (available in the Samples & Examples section of the EasyHL7 website), we show you how to enable dynamic routing based upon the HL7 message contents.

FEATURES

  • Easy to configure using the Router configuration utility.
  • Runs as a system service (no logon required).
  • Optionally plug-in your own Custom Message Handler into the Router process (feature only available on the Multi-connection versions).
  • Comes with our HL7 Service monitor, that is freely redistributable across your network.
  • Now handles Query/Response Messages.

License type for ALL Router Products: One License per machine
Standard Single Connection Router: US$ 250.00
3 Connection Router: US$ 350.00
Mailbox Router (BASIC): US$ 500.00
Mailbox Router (PROFESSIONAL): US$ 1000.00

EasyHL7 Database Schema Engines

Process HL7 messages directly into an MS SQL, MySQL or Microsoft Access database with this simple to configure and use system. Create 1 or more easy to follow schemas of data tables, turn it on and the rest is up to you. Creates an instant data warehouse of HL7 message data and makes it extremely easy for you to move data from our schema tables into your own. An integrated database browser allows you to build queries and generate SQL statements to speed your integration process!
  • Runs as a Windows System Service OR as a Desktop Application
  • Works with all recent versions of Microsoft SQL Server (SQL 2000 through 2005 including SQL Express!), MySQL and Access
  • Create multiple database schemas which can be in the same database OR in a different database OR even on a different server
  • The logical, easy-to-follow schema table layout lets you integrate the EasyHL7 database schema into your own database in minutes
  • Dynamic, easily configurable HL7 Message Processors will automatically import and export HL7 messages to and from the EasyHL7 schema.
  • Immediately provides the foundation for your own HL7 data warehouse.
License type: One License per machine
US$ 500.00

EasyHL7 Widget Collection

A group of targeted applications designed for specific HL7 tasks. These products are that rare example of commercial grade software at shareware prices!
  • NEW! The EasyHL7 TCP/IP Workstation: Send and receive HL7 messages over TCP/IP with this robust, low cost MS Windows desktop application.
  • EasyHL7 Message Search Engine: With this search engine you can easily search through thousands of HL7 data files and messages and retrieve EXACTLY those specific messages that you're looking for. Export your search results into new HL7 files.
  • EasyHL7 Notepad: A general-pupose WYSIWYG HL7 Message File Viewer / Editor / Printer.
  • EasyHL7 File Splitter: With this little program you can easily and safely combine thousands of HL7 data files and messages into one file or, conversely, split a large HL7 message file into its component messages.
License type: One License per machine
  • EasyHL7 TCP/IP Workstation: US$ 100.00
  • EasyHL7 Message Search Engine: US$ 49.99
  • EasyHL7 Notepad: US$ 49.99
  • EasyHL7 File Splitter: US$ 29.99