Registration for the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) 9th Annual Conference is now open and available online. The event takes place September 18-20 at the Metropolitan at the 9 hotel in Cleveland, Ohio The annual CIECA Implementation Conference is the only industry event where business and technical personnel involved with application systems can get […]
CIECA Announces Project to Incorporate Diagnostic Scan Data into the BMS Standards
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced it will begin work on a new project to implement the exchange and transmission of collision repair diagnostic scanning results within its Business Message Suite (BMS) standards. “Vehicle Scanning has become an integral part of the entire repair process on certain vehicles. Pre-repair and Post-repair scanning has […]
CIECA Issues Statement Clarifying Position on Standards versus Business Models
Standards developer says it is inappropriate to identify its standards as reason for business model changes. The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) released a statement clarifying its position on its standards versus how those standards are used by the industry. In a press release CIECA stated: The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) would […]
CIC Open Systems, Data Access and Sharing Task Force Plans Panel for April Meeting
One of the most lively and passionate of all the presentations at the recent Collision Industry Conference (CIC) January in Palm Springs, California came from industry veteran Frank Terlep with a special presentation, CIECA BMS: Industry Standard or A New Way to Control, Centralize and Monetize Industry Data? Covering the history of EMS and the foundation […]
CIECA MSO Summit Seeks to Move Collision Repair Industry Forward
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) recently hosted a Top-2-Top MSO Summit. This exclusive group of industry thought leaders included Presidents and Chief Information and Technology Officers who represent approximately 80 percent of the Multiple Shop Operator (MSO) categorized operations in the country. This was the first of many meetings to create a higher-level […]
Enterprise Supports Open, No-Cost Data Platform for Collision Repair Industry and Auto Claims
Enterprise Rent-A-Car issued a statement yesterday in support of open, no-cost data sharing for the collision repair industry and auto insurance claims. “We firmly believe models that create barriers to vehicle and repair data could be detrimental to the industry,” said Mike Hawkins, Vice President of Business Development for Enterprise Holdings Inc., which owns the […]
CIECA Announces 2017 Board Officers
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) Board of Trustees has elected the following officers for the year 2017: Chair – Phil Martinez, Mitchell International Vice Chair – Clint Marlow, Allstate Insurance Treasurer – Steve Betley, Insurance Auto Auctions Secretary – Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise Holdings Each of these officers will serve on the Executive […]
CIECA Announces 2016 Annual Award Winners
On November 2th at the Annual Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Industry Achievement Awards, the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) Board of Trustees announced the winners of the 2016 Electronic Commerce awards. Board Member Steve Betley and Executive Director Fred Iantorno made the presentations. Electronic Commerce Company of the Year 2016 – This award is […]
CIECA Announces New Ad-Hoc Compliance Committee
In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule requiring states to provide compliance records similar to the new California Environmental Reporting System regulation, CIECA has assembled an ad-hoc committee to consider the development of reporting standards specific to the collision repair industry. The Committee is made up of body shop […]
CCC Introduces CCC Secure Share Network
Network uses a cloud-based API and the CIECA Business Message Suite (BMS) to provide collision repairers with a more secure channel to exchange data. CCC Information Services Inc. announced today the launch of its CCC Secure Share Network, a network using a cloud-based application program interface (API) that will allow collision repairers to control the […]