Kauffman Tire Launches Online Store

    NORCROSS, Ga.--April 26, 2001--

    BravePoint, e-Business Expert, Helps Treadepot.com Achieve e-Goals

    Kauffman Tire and BravePoint, a leading provider of e-business and enterprise solutions, today announced the grand opening of the new-and-improved Treadepot.com, Kauffman's online tire and wheel store.
    The two Atlanta-based companies joined forces in December 2000 to develop a more powerful site that would interface with their back-end system.
    "We have a long-standing relationship with BravePoint and trusted them to get our solution up and running quickly," said Vice President Mark Kauffman. "On time and on budget, they created a robust customer site and also laid the foundation for a B2B version of the system."
    Treadepot.com customers can now search the Treadepot inventory, place orders and submit feedback online. The Treadepot e-commerce system, which integrates with existing back-end inventory and point-of-sale system, automatically calculates costs--including delivery and insurance costs--notifies the customer of order placement and shipment time, sends an order to the warehouse, relieves inventory and processes credit card payments in real time.
    "Using our proven Webpro EX(TM) solution, we swiftly transitioned Treadepot.com's current distribution system to the Web, allowing customers a fast and easy way to shop for and purchase tires online," said John Harlow, President of BravePoint. "Our human factors and design team ensured that we delivered an intuitive user interface with a distinctive look and feel for Treadepot."

    About Treadepot.com

    A relative newcomer to the e-business arena, Treadepot.com's office and distribution center is located in Atlanta, Ga., shipping products to any place in the world. Strengths include their expert knowledge in tires and wheels as well as their commitment to customer service.

    About BravePoint

    Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, BravePoint is a leading developer of e-business and enterprise solutions for Global 2000 corporations, independent software vendors (ISVs), and e-commerce companies. Since 1987, BravePoint has helped more than 1,000 organizations create efficiencies and increase competitive advantage through application development and integration, ongoing training, and on-site support for the Progress(R) and QAD markets as well as the Java(TM)-based services sector. Formerly United Systems Inc., BravePoint is included in the information services group of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation .