ADP Dealer Services and Visto.com Provide a Webtop Organizer and Team Communication Solution for Automotive Retail.Business Editors NADA 2000 Orange County Convention Center The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) is the primary public convention center in Central Florida. The large complex is located on International Drive, a major tourist area in Orlando, Florida. Booth No. 1601 HOFFMAN ESTATES Hoffman Estates A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 49,700. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2000 ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. (R) Dealer Services and Visto Corporation have agreed to collaborate on the delivery of a web-based organizer and team communication solution for the automotive retail market. The integration of the Visto.com organizer with DealerSuite.com(TM), ADP's powerful new Web-based automotive retail community center, will provide a compelling new approach to team collaboration and customer communication. Through the Visto.com service, each member who registers at ADP's DealerSuite.com(TM) will receive a free web-based email Web-based email or webmail is a term referring to an e-mail service intended to be primarily accessed via a web browser, as opposed to through an application such as Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, Mozilla's Thunderbird or Apple's Mail. account and a personal information manager with communication and collaboration tools. Accessed through DealerSuite.com, these services will help busy automotive industry professionals better manage their hectic schedules. Registered members will be able to create, manage and share their calendars, send and receive email, and post and share photos and messages. Additionally, members can access Visto.com from mobile devices and synchronize it with their hand-held electronic organizers. &uot;Visto is pleased to offer ADP Dealer Services with Visto.com, which will allow the automotive retail community on ADP's DealerSuite.com create an easily accessible, centralized place on the Internet to communicate and collaborate,&uot; said Bill Perkins, VP of Marketing for Visto. &uot;DealerSuite.com will give both the dealership manager and associate the capability to communicate more effectively,&uot; said Gary Dimel, Director, e-Business, Internet Solutions at ADP. &uot;It will allow dealers to create their own communities of interest so they can post messages and communicate more effectively with their staff and customers.&uot; DealerSuite.com was launched on January 23, 2000 in conjunction with the National Auto Dealer Association (NADA) annual conference. The web service not only provides free organization and collaboration tools, but also gives the automotive retail community a one-stop portal to educational, motivational, procurement, and news resources. ADP Dealer Services Group is a leading provider of integrated computing solutions to more than 18,000 auto and truck manufacturers and dealers throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. The Dealer Services Group is the third largest business unit of Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AUD AUD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Australian Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). ADP, with more than $5 billion in annual revenue and more than 450,000 clients, is one of the largest independent computing services firms in the world. Visto Corporation is the premier provider of personal information and group communications services on the web. Visto.com is the fully-integrated, secure solution that helps busy people manage their professional and personal lives. Visto.com delivers world-class email, calendar, file storage (photos, music), and group sharing tools, which allow people to communicate and share with co-workers, family, and friends. Based in Mountain View, CA, Visto is funded by GE Investments (NYSE:GE), CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) @Ventures (Nasdaq: CMGI), U S WEST, Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. , Network Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq: NETA), Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners is a private venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Massachusetts, China, and India. It has backed such companies as Ciena, Flarion, Parametric Technologies, Skype, Staples, VeriSign and Veritas. , New Enterprise Associates and Trinity Ventures. ADP is a registered trademark of ADP of North America, Inc. DealerSuite.com is a trademark of ADP, Inc. |
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