Chrome Data Corporation Announces Strategic Content and Distribution Agreement With Deja.com; Chrome Carbook Carries Deja.com's Consumer-Generated Ratings and Reviews.Business/High-Tech Editors, Automotive Writers PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000 Chrome Data Corporation, the automotive industry's most accurate independent business-to-business provider of data and software for selling cars online, today announced a strategic content and distribution agreement with Deja.com, Inc., a leading provider of comparison shopping resources. Dealer and portal sites Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. that use Chrome's suite of automotive 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. products, comprised of research, order and communications tools, will also have access to the automotive-specific Deja déjà French, previously Psychiatry A group of paramnesias in which there is a perception of being familiar with, or having previous–déjà–experiences which have not occurred, or complete absence–jamais–of Ratings, Deja.com's consumer-generated ratings and reviews featured in its Precision Buying Service (www.deja.com). At the same time Deja.com has integrated Chrome's data into its new automotive shopping service (www.deja.com/auto.shtml), enabling its users to configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. and price vehicles using the most accurate data and configuration tools available on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the today. "Adding Deja.com's automotive consumer-generated ratings and reviews to Chrome's product suite will allow our clients' sites to expand their service to consumers by going beyond the numbers to a virtual tire-kicking experience," said Bob Navarre, 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 Chrome. "Furthermore, Deja.com's ratings and reviews are constantly updated, so our clients' sites, with no work on their part, will be able to offer consumers fresh content -- another compelling reason to come back." Deja.com's Precision Buying Service is a full-featured buyer's portal that helps consumers decide what products to buy and where to buy them. Deja.com's automotive shopping service features in-depth specifications, highly intuitive tools to select and compare automobiles, consumer-generated ratings and reviews, professional reviews from industry-leading content providers and automotive product-related discussion forums. After completing the product investigation process shoppers can directly purchase automobiles from preferred merchants. "By combining Chrome's comprehensive data with our content and tools we are able to offer our users the most complete set of resources for investigating automobile purchases available," said Richard Gorelick, Chief Strategy Officer of Deja.com. "As a result of our relationship with Chrome, car buyers can now visit Deja.com to evaluate auto specifications, prices and other crucial information to determine which makes and models they want to drive." About Deja.com Deja.com, Inc. provides two powerful Web-based services -- the first Precision Buying Service(SM) and the leading Usenet Discussion Service. Deja.com is widely known for its franchise in consumer-generated content and its role as a trusted intermediary Intermediary See: Financial intermediary intermediary See financial intermediary. , brokering reliable, unbiased information on products available for purchase on the Web. Deja.com's Precision Buying Service (www.deja.com) is the company's primary offering. It is a full-featured buyer's portal that provides consumers with a complete set of tools and resources for determining what products to buy and where to buy them. The company's Usenet Discussion Service (www.deja.com/usenet) provides easy and fast access to approximately 35,000 Usenet discussion forums. The company also operates Deja Business Solutions(SM), a licensing unit for its content and proprietary technologies. Founded in 1995, the company is headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and Austin, Texas. About Chrome Data Chrome Data pioneered the technology behind electronic vehicle configuration and for the past 14 years has collected, analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. and enhanced "raw" automotive data from all manufacturers. Chrome's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the desktop research, pricing and ordering tool PC Carbook(R), is widely accepted as the standard in automotive data. Chrome's Internet-based product, Chrome Carbook(TM), allows dealers, Internet portals, financial institutions, and insurance and warranty companies to provide visitors to their Web sites with a tool to configure cars online -- including specifications on all new vehicle makes and models, standard and optional equipment, vehicle pictures and accurate pricing. This information precisely matches manufacturers' invoice An itemized statement or written account of goods sent to a purchaser or consignee by a vendor that indicates the quantity and price of each piece of merchandise shipped. A consular invoice is one used in foreign trade. and MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) pricing, enabling users to configure and order any vehicle sold in the U.S. with the confidence that the delivered product and price are exactly what was expected. The company is based in Portland, Oregon, and may be reached at 1-800-936-8906. Company information is available at www.chrome.com. Copyright(c)2000 Chrome Data Corporation. All rights reserved. PC Carbook(R), C/D3(R), Chrome Carbook(TM), Chrome.com(R), Chrome Auto Bridge(TM), CAB(TM) and Chrome Top 10(TM) are trademarks of Chrome Data Corporation. |
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