The government knows. It always knows. The Social Security Administration has a whole file dedicated to it. Maybe a little creepy to think about, but be glad this file exists. For one, if you die and someone pretends to be you, it's a lot easier to pin down and prosecute for your children's posterity, so they don't lose their inheritance.
It also conveniently works for you while you're alive, if you run a business. There's a type of criminal out there that focuses purely on this kind of fraud, called "deceased person identity theft." And you could easily be a victim if you don't have the records to screen for it.
One of our favorite Web Services, the Death Index API taps right into that SSA file and runs names and Social Security Numbers of your customers and patients against it in real time. So you can say to the fake customer standing in front of you at the counter, "Wow, you're looking pretty good for a dead guy!"
CDYNE 411, a directory assistance Web Service, is used by medical practices and hospitals to match patient names, phone numbers, and addresses to reduce medical identity theft. It's a good practice to use to comply with the FTC's Red Flags Rule, as a part of an identity theft prevention plan mandated by the rule.
Reverse phone lookups and Phone Append (a reverse address operation) can match patients at point of entry, as soon as they check in with the front desk for an appointment. It can also be a part of regular checks on an EHR to keep records up to date. The checks happen instantaneously, and results can be programmed to add directly to a patient's record and prompt users of EHRs online to update any old information.
In combination with CDYNE's Death Index, a Web service that stops deceased person identity theft, 411 is a comprehensive solution for fraud that can be plugged into existing medical management software.
For more info, visit cdyne.com's 411 service page.
Did you know that CDYNE provides inbound phone lines as well as interactive outbound autodialing with the Phone Notify! Web Service?
Need to set up a number for your customers or applicants to call when they receive your alerts? Do it all in one place. Portable, permanently assigned numbers hosted by CDYNE can help you communicate, track, and direct your calls. You can purchase a toll-free number or a standard one, even set yourself up with local caller ID in the areas you call.
Cost? Very affordable: $50 one-time setup fee for up to 5 lines. $100 for unlimited lines. $5 per month to maintain.
Want to know more? Contact us at info@cdyne.com, or start a live chat or post an inquiry on www.cdyne.com.
CDYNE's keyword filtering Web Service is now being used on restaurant chain Wendy's® social community site, Wendysrealtime.com, to filter tweets (from a Twitter feed) collected and displayed on the site.
The Wendy's social site scans the Twitter feed for keywords related to Wendy’s products, including the words “hungry” and “bacon,” as well as photos and videos shared online. The posts display in colorful text bubbles with sound effects, appearing in real-time as they are created.
The CDYNE keyword filtering tool, officially named the CDYNE Profanity Filter, is an XML SOAP API Web Service that processes Internet data in real time. Users can generate their own filters or use CDYNE’s database of generally accepted terms for censoring and adjust according to their needs. Profanity Filter is offered as a free service to low-volume customers. Comarketing agreements can be established for higher volume clients.
Visit our wiki (wiki.cdyne.com) to view CDYNE’s free Web Services, and register at www.cdyne.com to use them.
With Adobe LiveCycle ES2, Java programmers can access third-party Web Services and return data without having to handle XML SOAP requests or responses. The application makes it easy to consume external Web Services using Java proxy classes.Adobe.com, specifically the DevNet site, features a brief overview called “Invoking web services using custom components,” which uses CDYNE’s free Weather Service to demonstrate how the application works.
Visit http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle/articles/extend_webservices.html to read more about Adobe LiveCycle ES2 and how CDYNE XML Web Services are easily consumed with Java.
Now that Thanksgiving has passed and increased Black Friday sales are showing hope for the economy - especially for retailers and e-commerce sites this holiday season - it may be time for these businesses to consider some of the biggest issues of high volume shopping: deliverability and consumer fraud/identity theft.
The good news is profits are up and we may just be rising out of this brutal recession. The bad news is fraud and identity theft are also up - by approximately 22% (10 million victims).
Take measures to protect yourself and your customers by instituting some form of verification process in your checkout interface. Credit card verifiers are always a good idea, but you can take it a step further and do what many medical establishments with online record access are doing to combat medical identity theft - plug in an address verification Web Service or an automatic reverse phone/address lookup to match customers with their information. Some even use the Social Security Administration's Death Index to make sure no one is using a deceased person's identity to get health care - or buy a new coffee table.
And as for deliverability, the post office provides a nifty little (or not so little) database of addresses that providers can certify to use. The certification is called CASS(R), and rigorous tests must be passed to be able to provide this service. When addresses are run through a CASS certified(R) system/Web Service/software, they are standardized, validated, and appended with whatever they are missing (if possible). Deliverability is validated, rezoning issues are fixed, and suite numbers are appended whenever possible. This service increases the speed of your deliveries and decreases UAA (undeliverable as addressed) mail, making your customers much happier when they receive their packages on time.
Just something to consider in this chaotic season of giving and receiving. Think about what verification can do for your business. And have a happy holiday season - in the black!
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New features on www.cdyne.com for the benefit of our site visitors!
We added a live chat interface for customers to talk to us. Everyone seems to have enjoyed interacting in this new format. Now if we could just get the off-duty staffers to stop pretending to be John Stamos looking for a phone API….
We also decided it was important to highlight our two Web Service packages – Communications and Data Quality – to provide a more simplified view of CDYNE services. We still have all the same services, but they are now categorized by usage. Each package page has a customer spotlight on a company that uses one of our services, complete with testimonial.
CDYNE.com has a new short and colorful home page intro about the packages, an overall pricing page with interactive calculator, and a page dedicated to our Phone Notify! Idea Contest (Developers - Win a Dell Mini!).
Please visit our newly polished site and let us know what you think. We plan to add more great features in the near future, and we’ll take your feedback into consideration as we update for a fresh, new look.
Send site feedback to: ecr@cdyne.com
Got ideas? Need an outlet for your creativity?
Most interesting (CDYNE defines "interesting") idea for use of our Phone Notify! API wins a Dell Mini loaded with Windows 7! No programming is necessary. Free testing of CDYNE's Phone Notify Web Service is available to try out your ideas.
Visit www.cdyne.com/mini for rules and resources. Contest ends December 31, 2009.
The CDYNE Phone Notify Idea contest is also featured on ProgrammableWeb.
In his October 29th blog entry on ZDNet: Cloud cuts everyone's cost of ownership, Phil Wainewright explores the truth behind cloud superiority. Here's a basic summary of the two main points:
The Cloud Trumps Single-Company Performance
The cloud operates on a very high standard, maintaining stellar uptime with increased redundancy and protection from outages. A cloud provider will go to great lengths to ensure that it has value over proprietary systems because of the nature of competition in the marketplace - there is more incentive to be the best.
Aggregate Savings Are Key
Cloud computing infrastructure saves money for individual businesses sharing resources in the same way that collaborative product purchase by multiple businesses saves money on goods by sharing aggregated bulk buying power.
So in using cloud platforms, businesses are actually getting faster and better performing systems at lower costs.
Check out Wainewright's blog entry.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CDYNE To Give Away Promos and Prizes at PDC:
Exhibits 3rd Year in a Row at Biggest Web Programmer Convention in U.S.
Chesapeake, VA (October 22, 2009) – CDYNE Corporation, a leading provider of data quality and communications XML Web Services since 1999, will exhibit again this year at Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference in Los Angeles.
Representatives and technicians from CDYNE will be on hand to demonstrate innovative uses of Web Services in CDYNE’s data quality and communications products. CDYNE will also give away two Windows 7 Netbooks at random drawings during the week. Free demo applications and branded, LED pint cups imprinted with CDYNE’s Phone Notify! code will be distributed freely at booth #612, marked by the “green-eyed lady” (upgraded), whose alluring likeness became a popular directional landmark at PDC ‘05.
PDC will host thousands of Web and application developers who gather to network and hear Microsoft experts speak on subjects relevant to the trade. Major new product releases and previews are demonstrated at these conferences, such as the first demos of Windows 7 at last year’s 6,000-strong event.
In addition to random drawings at PDC, CDYNE founder and CIO Christopher Chenoweth said, “We’re soliciting developer ideas in a contest to be posted soon to our Web site, and we’ll award yet another Netbook as a prize for creativity. The collaborative atmosphere is an important part of the Web Services industry – we want to engage our customers on a fun level and get them involved in what we’re doing.”
About CDYNE Corporation
CDYNE, a premier provider of Data Quality and Communications Web Services since 1999, employs XML-based technology for cross-platform compatibility. Services include Phone and SMS Notify!; Postal Address, Phone and Email Verification; Demographics; CDYNE 411; Death Index; and IP2Geo. CDYNE helps prevent fraud in real-time, scrubs and enhances data, and allows fast and easy contact in any situation. Programmed into client applications, CDYNE Web Services automatically process information from CDYNE’s vast databases in milliseconds. The Company’s transaction-based billing model also saves money – clients pay for only what is consumed, with no contracts or hidden fees. CDYNE serves numerous industries, including e-commerce/retail, sales/marketing, insurance, government, healthcare, and finance. For more information, visit www.cdyne.com or call 1-800-984-3710.
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Contact: Elizabeth Rack
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Email: ecr@cdyne.com
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