SureDeliver^® 8.1 has been released. In addition to the full feature set of SureDeliver^® 8.0, this release has the following major new features:

• Support for flexible licensing options that can scale based on the business volume of customers.
• Integration with BNETAL's new X12 parser.
• Support for easier integration with .NET platform message handlers

Business Intelligence layer for visual analysis of the message transport layer.
• Enhanced integration with Java Messaging Services (JMS) real time request processing and integration with backend applications.
• JMS based asynchronous logging support for clustered deployments.
• Support for IBM Informix and IBM DB2 databases.
• Deployment support for Weblogic, Websphere, Glassfish application servers for enterprise grade scalability.
• Encrypted, authenticated and secure/reliable data transfer capability using ebXML 2.0 (interoperable with CDC's PHIN-MS) for Public Health reporting
• Encrypted, authenticated and secure/reliable data transfer capability using Web-Services Reliable Messaging
• Support for CAQH^® CORE^® Phase II Connectivity Rule based messaging for administrative transactions (health insurance)
• Support for CMS esMD Profile (XDR and X12) for electronic document exchanges between Providers, Health Information Handlers and Medicare
• Interoperability with the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) standards. In particular, provides out of the box support for interoperating with both NwHIN-CONNECT for supporting Health Information Exchanges and NwHIN-Direct, for Provider-Provider communications.
• Support for Pharmacy transactions using NCPDP Connectivity and Security standards.
• Multi-administrator system with ability to delegate functions with limited roles.
• Plugin framework for easy extension and integration with external systems that handle data processing.
• High performance and scalability related improvements for real-time performance management and monitoring.
• Audit trace for administrative functions.
• Automatic backup of queues.
• Workflow support for Batch functions.
• Multiple stability improvements, diagnostic tools and reporting.
• Support for Java Messaging Service (JMS) connections
• IHE ATNA compliant end-point authentication
• Protocol translations from ebMS to WS-RM and vice versa
• SAML 2.0 based Identity Provider Server/Client and Centralized authentication support
• XML Digital Signature based authentication
• Hub and Spoke (push/pull) messaging, with easy graphical configuration of both Hub and Spoke
• End-to-End acknowledgements for messages sent via Hub
• Strong Hub Security/access control using flexible, site specific business rules.
• Node coordinate reporting support
• Large file (Gigabytes) handling support
• Support for multiple data encryption algorithms and strengths
• Support for node credential management
• Robust error handling and reliable operation
• Queue search capability
• Graphical user interface for easy configuration of messaging gateway
• Synchronous and asynchronous message handling
• Gateway to Gateway message routing and filtering
• Support for Decryption Key Rollover at Inbound nodes
• Silent installations for UNIX platforms to remove dependencies on GUI environments
• Platform tested on Windows, Linux (RedHat, Ubuntu) and Solaris 10 (SPARC)
• Easy to use browser based administration interface
• Robust server implementation with high performance and scalability
• Context sensitive help, Implementation Guide
• Integration broker extensions
• Application level status feedback for asynchronous (queue-to-queue) messaging
• Numerous utility features for ease of configuration, management and monitoring