Autodiagnos Announces Agreement with Cartec; Automotive Diagnostic Industry Leaders Announce Testing Solutions Compact.Business/Technology Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000 Autodiagnos AB and Cartec GmbH today announced their commitment of cooperation to bring innovative AU-III gas testing solutions to the German market. Autodiagnos AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of GenRad, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GEN), which earlier this year acquired the innovator in automotive diagnostic systems. The GenRad-Cartec agreement brings together the best of the two companies' expertise: diagnostics (1) Software routines that test hardware components (memory, keyboard, disks, etc.). Diagnostics are often stored in ROM chips and activated on startup. (2) Error messages in a programmer's source code that refer to statements or syntax that the compiler or assembler from Autodiagnos and gas analysis from Cartec. Cartec will use serial communication gateways from Autodiagnos, and its parent company GenRad, when upgrading its current user base of AU-II analyzers to meet the AU-III standard. The diagnostic expertise of Autodiagnos will also be used by Cartec for developing future generations of gas analyzers. Customers may also choose the Multi-Tester pro diagnostic tool from Autodiagnos as the interface between the vehicle and the gas analyzer analyzer /ana·ly·zer/ (an´ah-li?zer) 1. a Nicol prism attached to a polarizing apparatus which extinguishes the ray of light polarized by the polarizer. 2. . Multi-Tester pro is a multi-purpose diagnostic tool that can be easily configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: to perform a wide-range of diagnostic and troubleshooting Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving. It is the systematic search for the source of a problem so that it can be solved. Troubleshooting is often a process of elimination - eliminating potential causes of a problem. functions. "Especially important for Cartec is the possibility for our customers to use Autodiagnos well proven Multi-Tester pro as communication interface," said Heinz Siegert, Cartec GmbH's Manager of Administration and Controlling. Our customers can now really take on diagnostics with high confidence." Autodiagnos GmbH's Managing Director Friedel Scheede stated: "Not only are we pleased to provide our products to Cartec, equally important is our opportunity to take the solutions to the market ourselves as we will promote Cartec gas analyzers in Germany through our direct sales force." About Autodiagnos Autodiagnos AB (www.autodiagnos.com) with head office in Stockholm and subsidiaries in Germany, UK, Holland and USA is a leading company within diagnostics for the independent repair market. Autodiagnos is a wholly owned subsidiary of GenRad Inc. About Cartec CARTEC GmbH (www.cartec-bavaria.com) situated in Unterneukirchen, Bavaria in Germany, is specializing in the development and production of vehicle testing and diagnosis technology. About GenRad GenRad Inc. (NYSE:GEN) develops, manufactures and markets advanced performance-assurance technologies. GenRad's primary global markets for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and contract manufacturers include computers, advanced telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. for e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. and Internet services, and diagnostic systems for the transportation/automotive industry. GenRad is comprised of four business units bringing to market integrated hardware, software and service solutions that empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems always-on services and un-interruptable business applications: -- Process Solutions focuses on in-circuit and x-ray test solutions as well as plant and line management solutions for electronic product manufacturers. -- Functional Solutions focuses on functional test platforms for manufacturers of telecommunications, computers and automotive electronics. -- Diagnostic Solutions focuses on service bay and manufacturing solutions for transportation OEMs and independent service providers. -- Support and Services focuses on maintenance programs, on-site and remote support, programming services, and training to help customers optimize their hardware and software solutions. GenRad was founded in 1915, employees 1,600 people, and maintains worldwide headquarters in Westford, MA, USA. The company's Web address is http://www.genrad.com. |
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