PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT: ALLDATA Launches Library and Educational Vers ion of Online Product
Greetings, The following press release, "ALLDATA Launches Library and Educational Version of Online Product", was launched over the news wire today, June 13, 2001. Our participation at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in San Francisco this weekend represents our first opportunity to launch our ALLDATA Online Library and Educational version to one of our key target markets, with attendance expected at over 18,000 library industry representatives. A key benefit of our product launch at the ALA conference is our presence as the ONLY online source for automotive diagnostic and repair data. We are first to market with an online automotive repair resource and have virtually no competition. We have already received overwhelming interest in our product, as automotive repair data is one of this industry's top requested reference sources. If you have any questions regarding this product launch or our marketing strategy with libraries and educational institutions, please contact me. Dann Trujillo Public Relations Manager ALLDATA LLC 9412 Big Horn Blvd. Elk Grove, CA 95758 1.800.829.8727 x3358 Fax 916.684.6934 dtrujill@alldata.com ALLDATA is the leading provider of automotive business solutions to the Professional Automotive Service Industry. Visit us at http://www.alldata.com/ **************************** News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALLDATA Launches Library and Educational Version of Online Product ELK GROVE, Calif. (June 13, 2001) - ALLDATA, the worldwide market leader in computer-based automotive repair information for professional service providers, will launch the library and education version of ALLDATA® Online at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, June 16 - 19, 2001, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif. "ALLDATA® Online provides our library patrons the equivalent of over 5,000 full text Original Equipment manuals," said Edana McCaffery Cichanowicz, Development Coordinator/Reference Services and New Technology of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System in Bellport, N.Y. "We are now able to provide a comprehensive collection of automotive repair information. Accessing ALLDATA® on the Internet is perfect for libraries because it requires no plugins or downloads. Our patrons value ALLDATA® because it has an excellent search mechanism and they can print wiring diagrams on 8 1/2 x 11 paper." ALLDATA Online delivers the quality repair information that ALLDATA customers trust. Engine-specific diagnostic and repair procedures, electrical diagrams, periodic maintenance recommendations, technical service bulletins and recalls (updated daily), and parts and labor are all included in an easy-to-use format. Updated automatically over the Internet, ALLDATA® Online provides the most current information available every time users log on. Standard browser features like bookmarks and page histories make navigation even easier. The Charleston Advisor, a publication for libraries that provides critical reviews of web products for information professionals, recently reviewed ALLDATA® Online. Using their rating system, which scores each product based on four elements: content, searchability, price and contract options and features, they gave ALLDATA® Online an incredible four and half stars out of a possible five. Exhibitors, attendees and members of the media are invited to visit the ALLDATA booth (#600) to view a product demonstration or to pick up a free copy of the Charleston Advisor at the ALA Annual Conference, Moscone Center, June 16 - 19, 2001. About AutoZone's ALLDATA ALLDATA, an AutoZone company, is the leading provider of automotive repair information and solutions. The ALLDATA Online product includes computer-based diagnostic and repair articles, factory technical service bulletins and illustrations including original equipment wiring diagrams. For more information about ALLDATA, visit our web site at www.alldata.com. In 1988, ALLDATA delivered its first product, and in 1996 AutoZone purchased the automotive information leader. Today, over 35,000 professional automotive repair shops across North America depend on ALLDATA for their automotive repair information needs; and over 60,000 repair shops in the United States purchase AutoZone parts from 1500 AutoZone Commercial Program locations. ### ALLDATA CONTACT: Dann Trujillo, 800-684-1250, pr@alldata.com FOR MORE INFORMATION: To obtain a press kit, visit ALLDATA at www.alldata.com. TRADEMARKS: ALLDATA is a registered trademark of ALLDATA LLC. All other brands are trademarks of their respective companies.