Chrome Releases Next Generation of AutoBuilder

    PORTLAND, Ore.--Aug. 15, 2001--Chrome Systems Corporation--

    -- AutoBuilder Makes It Easier for System Integrators, Auto
    Manufacturers, Fleet Companies and Internet Portals to Build
    Complete Automotive Applications Including Configuration,
    Comparison, Location and Ordering

    Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technology and commerce solutions, announced today the release of AutoBuilder(TM) 2.0, Chrome's enterprise development platform helping businesses to quickly develop automotive applications.
    This `next generation' of Chrome's set of application programming interfaces (API's) makes it easier and more cost-effective for system integrators, auto manufacturers, fleet companies and Internet portals to develop new automotive applications or integrate vehicle pricing, configuration, comparison, ordering, LTO and BTO systems into existing applications, with the client's desired user interface.
    "Using AutoBuilder, clients can leverage Chrome's 15 years of expertise in accurate vehicle data and orderable configuration logic," said David Mingle, Chrome president and COO. "Chrome's automotive enterprise platform speeds time-to-market while cutting development costs."
    AutoBuilder is a powerful open-architecture, object-oriented solution for automotive commerce based on standard proven technologies such as Java, CORBA and XML for scalability and reliability. Because it works across all major platforms, clients can leverage existing technology investments. AutoBuilder is built upon Chrome's configuration technology, including robust order logic with more than 100,000 ordering rules and more than 200,000 pricing rules. This ensures only orderable vehicles and accurate pricing.
    AutoBuilder also provides a range of new ways to organize configurations, such as searching by lifestyle considerations. In addition, a set of API's, collectively called AutoPorter(TM), allows designers to locate specific vehicles in multiple networks of inventory, including the ability to specify which inventories are searched in what order and the ability to search for vehicles at the option-code level.