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ADP, Navistar Complete End-to-End Y2K Readiness Tests

30 September 1999

ADP, Navistar Complete End-to-End Y2K Readiness Tests; Weeks-Long Process Validates Year 2000 Readiness for Exchanging Data Between Dealer and Manufacturer

    HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.--Sept. 21, 1999--The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., and Navistar International Transportation Corp. have completed tests that verify that ADP's Elite(TM) dealer management system in use at International(R) truck dealers is Y2K Ready when processing dealership data linked electronically to Navistar.
    "This 3-week long end-to-end testing is a key part of ADP's leadership in helping our manufacturer and dealer clients prepare for Y2K," said John Gray, ADP Senior Vice President, Development and Marketing. "We are the only dealership management system vendor to offer this kind of extensive, end-to-end testing program."
    "This sort of dynamic, thorough Y2K testing is important not only for our own internal Y2K compliance programs, but for the peace of mind that ADP's Y2K readiness certification means to Navistar International(R) dealers who rely on the ADP Elite(TM) dealer management system," said Navistar's Bonnie Huson, Manager, Dealer/Customer Systems Support.
    ADP conducts end-to-end manufacturer Y2K readiness tests at its dedicated Y2K laboratory in Portland, OR. The manufacturer selects the type of dealership data that it wants to test, which is done in a simulated dealership environment. For example, ADP tests the warranty claim process from the entry of claim information at a dealership -- through the electronic exchange and processing of that information at the manufacturer - back to the dealership service department where the claim originated.
    During the tests, ADP advances the internal clocks of the Elite(TM) dealer management system to Dec. 30, 1999 and monitors for computer code conflicts as real time advances through the first days of January 2000. Proper date handling, including leap year calculations, is checked through 2004.
    ADP has made more than 350 applications and utilities for auto and truck dealers Y2K-ready, including dealer-to-factory communication software.

    ADP Dealer Services Group is a leading provider of integrated computing solutions to more than 19,000 auto and truck manufacturers and dealers throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America. The Dealer Services Group is the third largest business unit of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. With more than $5 billion in annual revenue and more than 425,000 clients, ADP is one of the largest independent computing services firms in the world.

    ADP is a registered trademark of ADP of North America Inc. International is a registered trademark of Navistar International Transportation Corp. The information in this release constitutes a Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure under the Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998.