Chrome Introduces Pre-Owned Vehicle Configuration and Valuation Tool with Market-Reflective Values From NADAguides.Business Editors/Automotive Writers PORTLAND Portland, town, England Portland, town (1991 pop. 12,945), Dorset, S England. It is on the Isle of Portland, a small rocky peninsula. Portland stone has been used in St. Paul's Cathedral and other important London buildings. Lobsters and crabs are harvested. , Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2003 Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technology and commerce solutions, today announced the release of Chrome Pre-Owned(TM), a used vehicle configuration and valuation tool for the web. The tool combines Chrome's configuration technology with used values from NADAguides to give auto buyers and sellers the capability to easily research, price and compare used vehicles online, as well as determine used values. Chrome Pre-Owned(TM) seamlessly integrates with Chrome Carbook(R), Chrome's new vehicle configurator and pricing tool. When the two products are integrated, online shoppers can access Chrome's new vehicle information and pricing and used values from NADAguides from within the same application. Chrome Pre-Owned is also available as a stand-alone (jargon) stand-alone - Capable of operating without other programs, libraries, computers, hardware, networks, etc. Exactly what is absent is presumed to be obvious from context. "We only run Windows on stand-alone PCs because it's too dangerous to run it on networked ones." product for businesses that do not require new vehicle configuration. "We've been wanting a solution like this," said Deborah Lohrke, president of Procter & Gamble Texas Federal Credit Union. "Accessing new car data from Chrome and used values from NADAguides together in one application not only helps streamline our site, but gives our staff and our members a one-stop-shop for our vehicle pricing needs." Chrome and NADAguides recently announced a significant data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. partnership where Chrome became the new vehicle pricing and configuration services provider for NADAguides.com and NADAguides became the pre-owned vehicle valuation provider for Chrome's research and pricing tools. "Chrome Carbook(R) combined with the newly launched Chrome Pre-Owned(TM) product fills a significant void in the marketplace," said Len Sims, vice president, NADAguides.com. "No other competitive valuation company offers more market-reflective data in a more streamlined solution than the products provided by Chrome and NADAguides.com. This is a win for businesses and consumers alike." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study in 2002 by Friedman-Swift Associates, nearly 50% of car shoppers research both new and used vehicles before making a purchasing decision. "Chrome's core strength is new vehicle data and configuration, while NADAguides has long been the recognized authority in used valuations," said David Mingle, Chrome's president. "We're pleased to offer our clients a solution that combines our dual strengths." About Chrome With more than 13,500 clients, including half of all automotive dealers in the U.S. and Canada, Chrome provides vehicle content, vehicle ordering and inventory management tools, configuration technology and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to deliver complete enterprise solutions to all segments of the retail automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. . These segments include manufacturers, fleet companies, dealers, 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 sites, supply chain providers, and financial institutions. Chrome pioneered the technology behind electronic vehicle configuration and since 1986 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 provides the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. ordering system for General Motors and its 8,300 dealers. Chrome sets the standard in ordering systems for fleet management, serving 9 of the 10 largest fleet leasing companies. |
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