Auto Parts Distributors Trade Legwork for Keystrokes to Close Sales.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1999--

CCI/Triad's New Triad Prism(R) System Streamlines Transactions

Among Multiple Stores, Boosts Connectivity to Service Dealers

Starting today, auto parts distributors with stores in different locations can eliminate time-consuming legwork and get parts to customers in a few easy, electronic steps.

With one Triad Prism(R) 8.0 computer system from CCI/Triad and terminals in each of its stores, a parts distributor can now quickly search another location's inventory and complete a sale with just a few simple keystrokes.

"Parts distributors told us repeatedly about the loss of productivity in tying up two counter people at two stores to make one sale," says Tom Webb, Product Marketing Manager for the Triad Prism system. "With our new Triad Prism feature called Streamlined Interlocation Transactions, counter personnel no longer have to pick up the phone and wait for help.

"With one keystroke, a counter person at one store can search the inventory at another store in a different location," he says. "If the part's there, the counter person simply types in shipping instructions to complete the sale. Everyone stays productive and the sale is closed quickly."

With its new interlocation feature, the Triad Prism 8.0 system automatically generates a purchase order at the store ordering the part. An invoice with one of three shipping instructions -- hold for customer pick-up, ship to the customer, or ship to the store that ordered the parte gave high marks to the improved efficiency and connectivity to service dealer computer systems such as CCI/Triad's ServiceExpert(R) EZ and CCI/Triad ServiceEstimator(TM) II systems. With the new Triad Prism system link to these service dealer systems, parts distributors can now receive electronic orders from service dealers, speeding up the sales process and reducing errors associated with telephone orders.

"New Triad Prism 8.0 features including Streamlined Interlocation Transactions and connectivity with service dealer systems will help our Triad Prism clients stay on the leading edge of the automotive aftermarket," says Webb. "Parts distributors continually tell us about their profitability with the system's state-of-the-art sales analysis and automated operations tools. With the new enhancements, they can really watch their business take off."

The just-released Triad Prism 8.0 system will complete its national roll-out by the end of the year. For Triad Prism system information, call 1-800-808-7423.

About CCI/Triad

CCI/Triad is the automotive division of Cooperative Computing, Inc. For more than 25 years, CCI/Triad has been a leading provider of computerized management systems, aftermarket information databases, and business consulting for aftermarket parts distributors, service dealers, and automotive recyclers. CCI/Triad has operations in Austin, (corporate headquarters); Livermore, Calif.; Denver; Brooklyn Park, Minn.; Newton, N.J.; San Antonio; and internationally in Canada, France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. CCI/Triad's website is http://www.cci-triad.com.