CSK Auto Wins Two Awards at Information Technology Conference.CSK's Custom PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). Application Wins Productivity Award PHOENIX -- CSK Auto CSK Auto Inc. is the largest specialty retailer of automotive parts and accessories in the western United States and one of the largest retailers of such products in the entire country. Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CAO), parent company of CSK Auto, Inc, a specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. , announced today that it recently received a top award in information technology and in productivity applications at InformationWeek magazine's InformationWeek 500 event held on September 17, 2007 in Tucson, Arizona Tucson (pronounced /ˈtusɑn/, Spanish: Tucsón [tuk'son] . CSK CSK see chronic superficial keratitis. was recognized for its custom mobile communication application provided for use by CSK's senior management and approximately three hundred field personnel. The application provides real-time access to key business information such as comparable store sales, margin rates, labor productivity information, and balance of sales information, as well as e-mail and schedule functions via wireless Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). The PDA application also furnishes store-specific sales history, SKU-level inventory information, and commercial customer account information utilized by CSK sales managers. "Five hundred companies were invited to this event and we are very proud that we won top honors in two categories," said Larry Buresh, CSK Auto's Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. "Putting real-time information in the hands of our managers as they support our retail and commercial operations, translates to more responsive internal and external customer service." For nearly 20 years, InformationWeek magazine has identified and honored the nation's most innovative users of information technology spotlighting the power of innovation in information technology. About CSK AUTO CSK Auto, Inc., is a specialty retailer of automotive parts and accessories, and operates 1,334 stores in 22 states as of August 5, 2007. CSK serves both the do-it-yourself and the do-it-for-me markets, operating under four brand names: Checker Auto Parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
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