DOX Dealer Office Xpress Revolutionizes Procurement of Forms and Supplies for All Auto and Truck Retailers.Business Editors and High Tech/Automotive Writers HOFFMAN ESTATES Hoffman Estates A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 49,700. , Ill. and DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2000 Unique Clicks and Mortar Also called "bricks and clicks," it refers to businesses that offer online services via the Web as well as the traditional retail outlets (offline) staffed by people. Coined in 1999 by David Pottruck, co-CEO of the Charles Schwab brokerage firm, it refers to running the two divisions in a Service Sets New Standard for Automotive Retail Solutions The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AUD AUD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Australian Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) (HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS Hoffman Estates is a northwestern suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The village is located primarily in Cook County with a small section in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 49,495 and estimated to be 52,520 in 2003. ) and Standard Register (NYSE:SR) (DAYTON, OHIO Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. ), June 29, 2000 ... ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. Dealer Services and Standard Register today announced an alliance that harnesses the combined power of the Internet and the companies' support infrastructures to help automotive retailers reduce operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales by optimizing forms and supplies management. This alliance creates a new service, DOX DOX Design of Experiments DOX Direct Operational Exchange (SM) Dealer Office Xpress, a single procurement source for forms and office products. DOX combines online ordering and document management tools with in-dealership services and delivery for all automotive retailers, regardless of which computer system they currently use. DOX online services, available at ADP's www.dealersuite.com, will include SMARTworks(R) -- the integrated print management platform from Standard Register's 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. , SMARTworks.com, Inc. SMARTworks enables retailers to order forms and supplies as well as track every step of the e-procurement process. SMARTworks' online reporting provides immediate access to document and supplies usage trends and order history, enabling retailers to effectively manage costs and inventory. In addition to Internet services, DOX also includes traditional forms and supplies management tools and catalog ordering. Whether retailers use the online or traditional services, dedicated DOX specialists help ensure continuous, proactive and efficient inventory management support and help clients create an effective document management strategy to reduce overall operating expense Operating Expense The essential things that a company must purchase in order to maintain business. Notes: For example, the payment of employees wages are an operating expense. Also known as OPEX. . "Automotive retailers must have new solutions to take control of the Internet and capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. opportunities in the new economy" said Mike Martone, President, ADP Dealer Services, "DOX helps retailers clear away the roadblocks to effective management through its easy, on-demand tools and face-to-face services." DOX offers automotive retailers: -- Comprehensive document management, including online forms ordering, document design and printing for all document types -- An expanded range of forms and supplies selection, including print on demand and digital color documents -- Comprehensive reporting functions, including forms usage, trends and inventory level reports -- A single source for all forms and supplies needs -- Increased levels of service and support -- Greater document accessibility and convenience "As a key element of DOX, SMARTworks establishes a single, flexible platform for retailers to procure and manage a multitude of office consumables and print-related services," stated Standard Register Executive Vice President and COO Peter A. Dorsman. "Our alliance with ADP combined with our document management expertise demonstrates our commitment to helping automotive retailers maximize profitability and performance." Typical SMARTworks users can decrease their company's annual paper usage by 25 percent the first year and reduce costs by 40 percent over three years. The technology platform is currently being used in multiple industries including automotive manufacturers Mitsubishi and Volvo. DOX joins an array of other high-quality online business resources available to retailers at ADP's www.DealerSuite.com, the automotive retail industry's single destination designed to create operating efficiencies for dealerships. DealerSuite.com(SM) offers a comprehensive set of organizational, e-procurement, motivational, and educational tools to automotive retailers. "We partnered with Standard Register not only because of the proven SMARTworks technology platform, but also because they have consistently demonstrated innovative leadership in helping businesses of all sizes solve the document management challenge," said ADP's Martone. About DealerSuite.com: Through DealerSuite.com, ADP gives the auto and truck retail market unprecedented access to key e-Business services -- each designed to help retailers thrive in the new economy. These resources include online forms ordering and document management tools from SMARTworks.com, Inc.; employee skills training; online competitive equipment procurement; and, free email, group scheduling See calendaring. and collaborative office tools. Also available is access to online credit application and financing markets; electronic vehicle registration; ADP's Web-enabled dealer management systems; ADP Support Network and ADP Support Channel, as well as telecommunication and Internet access See how to access the Internet. services. About ADP Dealer Services: ADP Dealer Services Group provides integrated computing solutions to more than 18,000 automotive and truck dealers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and Europe. ADP Dealer Services Group is the third largest business unit of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NYSE:AUD). ADP, with more than $6 billion in annual revenues and more than 450,000 clients, is one of the largest independent computing services firms in the world. More information on ADP and ADP Dealer Services Group is available via the Internet at www.adp.com and www.dealersuite.com. About Standard Register: Dayton, Ohio-based Standard Register (NYSE:SR) is a nationwide leader in delivering customized document management solutions to healthcare, financial and general business markets. Serving as a strategic partner under its Less Paper Strategy(TM), Standard Register helps transaction-intensive businesses reduce costs and increase revenue. Offerings range from traditional forms manufacturing to commercial and digital on-demand printing See print on demand. ; e-documents and related desktop printing solutions; plastic card imaging, packaging and distribution; Internet and paper-based billing services; supply-chain solutions; and integrated labeling solutions. Standard Register reported 1999 revenues of $1.327 billion. For more information, call 800/755-6405 or visit www.standardregister.com. About SMARTworks.com, Inc.: SMARTworks.com, Inc. provides the printing industry's first supplier-independent open platform for e-procurement and integrated print management--filling a void in the $115 billion U.S. print market. SMARTworks.com operates as an Application Service Provider (ASP) of SMARTworks(R), which it markets through its network of channel partners. As an open, hosted Internet service that enables online connectivity between customers and their print providers, SMARTworks allows organizations to significantly reduce the overall costs associated with designing, procuring, distributing, and managing printed and electronic documents throughout the enterprise. SMARTworks.com, Inc. is a wholly owned corporate subsidiary of Standard Register (NYSE:SR). For more information, visit www.smartworks.com or www.standardregister.com, or call 1.800.755.6405. ADP is a registered trademark of ADP of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Inc. DOX and DealerSuite.com are service marks of ADP, Inc. SMARTworks is a trademark of SMARTworks.com, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are properties of their respective companies. |
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