CARFAX Announces Batch System; Tool Allows CARFAX Auction Customers to Check Multiple Vehicles From the Internet.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2002 CARFAX, industry pioneer and creator of the vehicle history report, today announced the addition of an Internet-based batch system See batch processing. , available for use by auto auctions. CARFAX developed this program to address the need of auctions to check large numbers of vehicles at one time. The CARFAX Batch System allows auction users subscribed through Carfaxonline.com, CARFAX's commercial website, to submit files containing multiple Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs). A summary report, based on the file, is produced instantly on screen that can be sorted by sale number, VIN VIN Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasm, see there , last title date and problem flags. From that summary report, vehicle histories can be ordered simply by clicking on the appropriate VIN. Dyer Auto Auction in Dyer, IN participated as a test site for the CARFAX Batch System. Terry Anderson Terry Anderson may be:
"This is a huge time-saving device for auctions that run entire inventories through Carfaxonline.com," says CARFAX's vice president of Customer Operations George Bounacos. "Auctions can run multiple histories much faster and easier without having to flip between screens or re-type VINs." The CARFAX Batch System, which is immediately available to auction subscribers; will become integral to the current auction process by replacing the legacy, stand-alone program. CARFAX anticipates introducing a variation of this tool for dealer subscribers in late Spring. About CARFAX, Inc. Founded in 1984, CARFAX pioneered the concept of the vehicle history report - the instant background check on any used car. CARFAX Vehicle History Reports can confirm a clean title history or identify serious problems with any used car, including salvage salvage, in maritime law, the compensation that the owner must pay for having his vessel or cargo saved from peril, such as shipwreck, fire, or capture by an enemy. Salvage is awarded only when the party making the rescue was under no legal obligation to do so. history, odometer fraud Odometer fraud is the illegal practice of rolling back odometers to make it appear that vehicles have lower mileage than they actually do. Odometer fraud occurs when the seller of a vehicle falsely represents the actual mileage of a vehicle to the buyer. , flood damage and more. CARFAX helps millions of consumers and thousands of car dealers avoid buying used cars with costly hidden problems. Using the 17-character Vehicle ID Number (VIN), used car buyers can access nearly 2.0 billion unique vehicle history records from hundreds of different sources in the CARFAX nationwide database at www.carfax.com. Every CARFAX Report that confirms a clean title history is backed by the $5,000 Clean Title History Guarantee. CARFAX, Inc., based in Fairfax, Virginia Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City of Fairfax is nevertheless its county seatGR6. , 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 the R.L. Polk & Co. |
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