ProcessClaims to Develop Web Services for the Collision Repair Industry Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

    REDONDO BEACH, Calif.--June 8, 2001-- ProcessClaims, a leading Internet claims solution provider, today announced it will be developing Microsoft .NET based Web services designed to benefit the collision repair industry.
    ProcessClaims will work with Microsoft Corp. to quickly implement a full suite of Web services for the collision repair industry based on Microsoft's .NET Framework. These services will allow all parties in the collision repair process to quickly and seamlessly integrate their business and technology processes.
    ProcessClaims will use Microsoft's Technology Center in Silicon Valley to develop and test these solutions, where they will have access to Microsoft Consulting Services and the most current hardware and software technologies on the market.
    "We are incredibly excited about developing a Web service based on Microsoft's revolutionary .NET Framework," stated David Boden, CIO of ProcessClaims. "We believe .NET is the next generation of Internet-optimized technologies that will enable us to integrate quickly and completely with our customers and trading partners."
    "ProcessClaims is an important player in the insurance industry, and we're excited to see how committed they are to working with the Microsoft .NET Framework to help customers and companies in that industry take full advantage of the power unleashed by the Internet," said Josh Lee, Global Insurance Technologist for Microsoft.
    "Microsoft has a long history of working with the insurance industry to harness the power of products such as Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Office XP, SQL Server 2000, and the .NET Enterprise Servers. We are impressed with the work ProcessClaims is doing in their current environment with an established collection of insurance company and claims industry partners," added Lee.
    The Microsoft .NET Framework aims to help developers craft applications as Web services that share functions with disparate applications and devices via the Internet.

    About ProcessClaims

    ProcessClaims is the Internet-based bridge linking the insurance and collision repair industries and their trading partners. By harnessing the power of the Internet and applying the company's unique data translation technology and industry expertise, ProcessClaims provides the auto claims industry with the freedom to do business more efficiently and cost effectively.