A: The Data Genomics for Healthcare Supply Chain solution is complementary to the GDSN as it helps instill the data standards required for participation in the GDSN. Also, the Data Genomics for Healthcare Supply Chain serves as a transitional bridge between your current systems and your GDSN provider while the GDSN for healthcare is ramping up.

A: International Technology Group is the original author of the Open Source components. They donated the framework to the Open Source community as part of the Supply Chain Tooling project hosted by Open Health Tools. This is consistent with International Technology Group's mission to promote accessible and affordable IT improvement in the Healthcare industry. For more information, visit Open Health Tools - Charter Projects.

A: The Open Source framework is licensed under the Eclipse Public License (EPL). The EPL is considered by many as the best open source license available and does not contain the viral language present in some other licenses. For more information, visit Eclipse Public License - v 1.0.

A: At present there are more than twenty Web Connectors available covering several distributors and manufacturers. More Web Connectors are developed on a regular basis. For the current list, or to suggest a new Web Connector, email us.

A: The Data Classification Service is taxonomy agnostic. Standardized classification systems like UNSPSC^®, GPC, or eCl@ss® are supported as well as any proprietary or homegrown classification systems you may have.

A: The Data Genomics for Healthcare Supply Chain solution was designed to be very efficient and uses multiple processing channels to speed throughput. Total capacity is limited only by hardware and environmental constraints.