Chrome announcement: "Chrome releases next generation of its auto motive enterprise development platform, AutoBuilder"

> Chrome Systems Corporation issued the following press release on Business
> Wire, Wednesday morning 8/15/2001, at 8 am ET.
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> Thanks,
> Dave Thompson
> Director, Corporate Communications
> Chrome Systems Corporation
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> CHROME RELEASES NEXT GENERATION OF ITS AUTOMOTIVE ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
> PLATFORM, AUTOBUILDER(tm)
> 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
> 
> Portland, Ore., August 15, 2001-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.
> 
> Chrome's Professional Services Group, a team of highly qualified business
> analysts and software developers, is available to help clients use
> AutoBuilder to define, design and develop leading-edge custom automotive
> applications.
> 
> Chrome: Most Accurate Data Provider
> In April 2001, CNW Marketing/Research conducted its second annual online
> vehicle pricing accuracy study, evaluating ten new-vehicle pricing
> websites for pricing accuracy and orderability. For the second year in a
> row Chrome ranked first in accurate vehicle pricing and 100% orderable
> configuration.
> 
> About Chrome
> With more than 12,000 clients, including half of all automotive dealers in
> the U.S. and Canada, Chrome provides configuration technology, software
> and professional services to produce complete enterprise solutions for all
> segments of the retail automotive industry, including manufacturers, fleet
> companies, dealers and Internet sites. Chrome pioneered the technology
> behind electronic vehicle configuration and for the past 15 years has
> collected, analyzed and enhanced "raw" automotive data from all
> manufacturers. Chrome provides the North American ordering system for
> General Motors and its 8,300 dealers. Chrome sets the standard in ordering
> systems for fleet management, serving 15 of the 17 largest fleet leasing
> companies. Chrome's automotive dealer clients accounted for more than half
> of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2000. The company is based in
> Portland, Oregon. For more information, contact www.chrome.com
> <http://www.chrome.com>, 1-800-936-8906.
> 
> Copyright © 2001, Chrome Systems Corporation. All rights reserved.
> AutoBuilder(tm) and AutoPorter(tm) are trademarks of Chrome Systems
> Corporation.
> 
> Contact:
> Dave Thompson	Heather Alexander
> Chrome	MacKenzie Kesselring, Inc.
> mailto:DThompson@chrome.com	mailto:HeatherA@mkinc.com
> 800-936-8906	503-225-0725
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