Activant Data to Redefine Online Parts Buying Experience
Activant Solutions to Provide Industry-Leading Data to eBay Motors
LIVERMORE, CA, August 5, 2008 - - Activant Solutions Inc. and eBay Motors will collaborate in developing a powerful new electronic catalog that will revolutionize the way in which customers purchase replacement parts on the world’s largest online automotive marketplace.
eBay Motors will utilize Activant’s industry-leading set of replacement parts data – including Activant Cover-to-Cover® graphical eCatalog content – to power its new part finder catalog. Scheduled to launch in 2009, the new catalog will be designed to accelerate the process of searching the millions of replacement parts listed on eBay Motors.
In addition to its role in providing data to help enhance the eBay Motors buying experience, Activant offers an innovative solution that assists automotive parts distributors, jobbers and other volume sellers in leveraging eBay Motors to sell slow-moving, obsolete, hard-to-find, and specialty parts. The Activant® AuctionExpert™ solution helps enable aftermarket businesses to easily establish and manage large numbers of online parts listings. In addition, this powerful solution helps users maximize each listing’s presence in Internet search engines and online comparative shopping tools, leading to greater exposure and potentially increased net revenue.
eBay Motors is the Internet’s largest marketplace for buying and selling vehicles, parts and accessories, according to eBay Inc. A part or accessory is sold every second through the site, which features more than six million parts and accessories at any given time, the company reports.
Activant, the automotive aftermarket’s premier provider of data solutions, business management systems and other products, offers detailed application data covering approximately 4.2 million parts from nearly 1,600 manufacturers. Activant data undergoes intensive validation before being combined with a variety of innovative value-added tools, such as Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) lookup and automatic “OE Carry-Forward” analysis. (Activant’s exclusive OE Carry-Forward feature analyzes and updates application coverage listings to reflect additional sales opportunities for the same part number.) Only after data files have been scrubbed, validated and enhanced with additional content to simplify part lookup are they released within the company’s suite of electronic catalogs and other data solutions.
“Activant’s replacement parts data and related solutions are the right choices for any organization seeking competitive advantage in the automotive parts market,” said Tom Aliotti, vice president and general manager of the Activant automotive business. “We are the only aftermarket data provider that invests in all of the critical research, validation and other value-added services to ensure superior completeness and accuracy. This, in turn, helps drive sales and profitability at every level of the industry.”
About Activant Solutions
Activant Solutions Inc. (“Activant”) is a leading technology provider of vertical business management solutions serving small and medium-sized retail and wholesale distribution businesses. The company serves three primary vertical markets: automotive aftermarket; hardlines and lumber; and wholesale distribution.
Founded in 1972, Activant provides customers with industry tailored proprietary software, professional services, content, supply chain connectivity, and analytics. More than 30,000 customer locations use an Activant solution to manage their day-to-day operations.
Activant has operations in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit www.activant.com.
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This announcement relating to Activant may contain statements that are forward looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, such as statements concerning trends, future technology or products, or Activant’s execution. These statements are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties which could materially affect the company’s results, including, without limitation, market demand for products and technology, the company’s ability to meet that market demand, the integration of Activant’s technology and products with technology and products supplied by others, the integration of Activant’s products into the businesses of its customers, customer acceptance of Activant’s products, and the retention and deployment of skilled Activant service providers. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update or publicly revise any of the forward-looking statements. Please refer to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008, and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007, which have been filed with the Securities Exchange Commission and can be found through the Activant investor relations website at www.activant.com/company/investors for a full discussion of the risks and other factors.
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