AutoConnect Integrates Best of Web Technologies To Create Massive User- and Advertiser-Friendly Car Shopping Site.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1998-- World's most comprehensive online pre-owned car shopping service uses integrated suite of technologies to provide compelling online experience for users, precision targeting for advertisers Car shoppers and advertisers alike are more likely to have a smooth ride with AutoConnect thanks to the powerful blend of Web-based technologies assembled beneath the hood of the world's most comprehensive online pre-owned car shopping service. By delivering hundreds of thousands of vehicle listings and fast, accurate and relevant information, AutoConnect empowers consumers to make informed purchase decisions and gives auto dealers and advertisers the ideal environment for reaching those consumers. "We've marshaled the leading technologies available to deliver an extremely compelling experience to shoppers and a powerful and highly focused medium to advertisers," said Chip Perry, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AutoConnect. "Hand-picked from the best of the best, the solutions provided by our technology partners help streamline the car shopping process and empower, but never overwhelm, the consumer." AutoConnect, located at autoconnect.com, combines its own proprietary technologies and content with solutions from the following partners to create a Web site of unrivaled effectiveness for shoppers and advertisers alike. Organic, an award-winning San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Web developer, provides SmartKey technology to AutoConnect. Organic's proprietary middleware, which utilizes server-side Java, enables AutoConnect shoppers to search almost instantly through AutoConnect's huge vehicle inventory using multiple search parameters. It also enables shoppers to jump from category to category -- from insurance to financing, for example -- without drilling up and down through multiple layers and screens. Accrue Software, Inc. provides overall site tracking and analysis services to AutoConnect. Accrue Insight(tm), the Sunnyvale, Calif., company's flagship software product, enables AutoConnect to instantly track and understand usage patterns at an unprecedented level of detail. Captured data, including demographics and user habits, can be combined with AutoConnect's proprietary Java-based page-rendering engine to create flexible and highly customized advertising campaigns. DoubleClick, Inc., the Internet advertising Delivering ads to Internet users via Web sites, e-mail, ad-supported software and Internet-enabled cellphones. Also called an "ad network," Internet advertising organizations act as a middleman between the advertiser and the Web sites and software publishers that display the ads. solutions company, allows AutoConnect to deliver marketing messages with precision. Using data gathered from AutoConnect's "context-sensitive help Context-sensitive help is a kind of online help that is obtained from a specific point in the state of the software, providing help for the situation that is associated with that state. " database and other system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. , DoubleClick Dart technology can, for example, deliver advertising messages for minivans only to those shoppers interested in that category of vehicle. PersonaLogic, Inc., a San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. company that creates AutoConnect's Web-based "personal decision guides," provides patent-pending Personalogic(tm) technology that automatically helps shoppers choose the vehicle that is right for them. By completing a simple "Custom Search" question-and-answer form, shoppers are guided to cars or trucks that match their lifestyle and needs. Further strengthening AutoConnect's presence on the Web, the company also announced today a partnership with Cox Interactive Media (CIM (1) (Computer-Integrated Manufacturing) Integrating office/accounting functions with automated factory systems. Point of sale, billing, machine tool scheduling and supply ordering are part of CIM. ), a subsidiary of media giant Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. The company is private, 98% controlled by the octogenarian daughter of Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late and the nation's largest provider of local content on the Internet. With this agreement, CIM will prominently feature AutoConnect on its 17 popular city sites, as well as five other specialty sites, substantially increasing AutoConnect's visibility to Internet users. The CIM deal follows similar agreements with some of the Web's most trafficked sites including Yahoo!, Lycos and WebCrawler. About AutoConnect AutoConnect is owned by Manheim Auctions Manheim Automotive Services is the largest and highest volume wholesale automobile auction company in the world. As a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., Manheim provides services including financing, title work, transportation, recovery, auto body repair, dealership management , Inc., a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, and the Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. , Inc. (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. ) offering Internet shopping information and services for pre-owned and new cars and trucks. Manheim and ADP provide a variety of products and services to a combined total of more than 90 percent of the U.S. automotive dealers, making AutoConnect the Internet's largest and most significant consolidation of automobile dealer relationships and used car listings. About Manheim Auctions & Cox Enterprises Founded in 1945, Manheim Auctions, Inc. is the world's largest operator of wholesale automobile auctions with more than 65 locations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and the United Kingdom. In 1997, Manheim handled more than six million vehicles worth over $28 billion. Manheim already leads the electronic commerce industry in wholesale vehicle sales with Manheim Online, available on the Internet at http://www.manheim.com. In support of the core auction business, Manheim also provides vehicle reconditioning and certification, automated vehicle pricing products, dealer floor plan financing, dealer business software, and government auctions. About ADP ADP Dealer Services Group provides turnkey solutions to over 18,000 auto and truck dealers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . ADP Dealer Services Group is the third largest business unit of Automatic 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. ), which with over $4 billion in annual revenue and more than 400,000 clients, is one of the largest independent computing service firms in the world. More information on ADP and ADP Dealer Services Group is available via the Internet at www.adp.com. About Cox Interactive Media CIM was launched in 1996 with the goal of building long-term brands and audiences on the Internet. Targeting key markets where Cox Enterprises operates newspapers, television stations, radio stations and cable systems, CIM has quickly outpaced all other traditional media companies and online providers, emerging as the nation's most extensive online network of city, regional and national brands. Fueled by rapid growth, CIM has evolved from a two-person shop in 1996 to a market leader employing more than 350 people, with plans to expand to a staff of 450 by mid-1998. CIMnet currently includes 17 city sites and four specialty sites (www.cimedia.com). Cox Interactive Media, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., is headquartered in Atlanta. A leading media company, Cox Enterprises includes Cox Newspaper, Inc. (newspapers, direct mail marketing, book publishing book publishing. The term publishing means, in the broadest sense, making something publicly known. Usually it refers to the issuing of printed materials, such as books, magazines, periodicals, and the like. ), Cox Broadcasting, Inc. (TV, spot sales, television production, research, publicly-traded Cox Radio Cox Radio NYSE: CXR is a publicly traded company that holds a number of radio stations. Private company Cox Broadcasting, Inc., a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises owns all of the company's super-voting Class B common stock, and thus controls the company. , Inc.) and publicly traded Cox Communications, Inc. (cable distribution, programming, broadband communications) in addition to Cox Interactive Media. The company is also the world's largest operator of automobile auctions through Manheim Auctions, providing financial services, government auctions, online services and price guides. -0- Note to Editors: Manheim Auctions and Manheim Online are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Cox Enterprises, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. ADP is a registered trademark of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are properties of their respective companies. Not all features described above may be functional at launch. CONTACT: Access Communications Dave Karraker or Anne Magor, 415/904-7070, ext. 265/288 dkarraker@accesspr.com or amgaor@accesspr.com |
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