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Auto Recyclers Embrace ADP Hollander's Newly Redesigned Powerlink; Next generation of business management system enhances productivity with intuitive new workflow

    PLYMOUTH, Minn.--May 7, 2002--ADP Hollander has announced the successful introduction of the newly redesigned Powerlink(R), the next generation of its highly regarded business management system that streamlines operations and dramatically increases business performance for automotive recyclers.
    "This new redesign provides nothing short of a revolutionary way for recyclers to do business," said Cavitt Donelson, product manager of ADP Hollander. "We spoke with dozens of leading automotive recyclers around the nation and used their insights to totally re-engineer Powerlink's workflow to be fast and easy-to-use. Powerlink is the premier high-technology business management system for auto recyclers, giving them increased productivity, greater profitability and total connectivity."
    According to Donelson, Powerlink is set apart from other business management systems in the industry by three primary advantages:


 
1.   Increased productivity -- From bar-coded work orders and
     comprehensive multi-part quotes to a new, more flexible sales and
     inventory process, everything about the newly redesigned 
     Powerlink makes an automotive recycling business more efficient;

2.   Greater profitability -- Powerlink's intuitive new workflow means
     that staff members can concentrate on parts sales, not just parts
     lookups. Upfront customer details and dozens of new reports 
     enable smarter management decisions. Maintaining pricing is also
     much easier with the new Price Maintenance Utility; and

3.   Total connectivity -- State-of-the-art Windows and SQL database 
     technology facilitate better communication and lightning-fast 
     access to EDEN, the industry's largest parts locating network.
     In fact, with an optional high-speed Internet connection, 
     Powerlink users can run EDEN locates within seconds. The new 
     version of Powerlink also makes it seamless to customize a system
     with off-the-shelf crash books, digital cameras or Internet 
     products.


    In addition to a more robust system, Powerlink continues to be backed by on-site installation and world-class technical support.
    "Powerlink saves me time and offers flexibility and options where I need them," said Jerry Conrad, owner of Conrad's Auto Storage in Mondovi, Wisc., and an early user of the redesigned Powerlink. "The new version of the system lets me adjust inventory prices or descriptions while I'm looking up a part, and it lets our sales people email or fax a quote directly from Powerlink to our customers. Also, Powerlink's new ProReports give me the options I need to create and run customizable reports to measure our sales and growth."
    According to Gus Lagiss, owner of Concord Auto Dismantlers in Concord, Calif. and another user of the new Powerlink system, ADP's technical support is unsurpassed in the industry.
    "ADP Hollander's support is the best in every aspect," said Lagiss. "They put in great effort to train my staff; there's no way you can get better service. ADP Hollander has gone above and beyond to make sure that everything is in order."
    For more information about Powerlink, to purchase a Powerlink system, or to schedule a personal demonstration of how the system works, please call (800) 761-9266 and ask for your Hollander sales representative.
    ADP Hollander, a business unit of ADP Claims Services Group, provides automotive recyclers with a variety of products, from computerized management systems and portable inventory applications to printed automotive Hollander interchange manuals and Internet solutions. ADP Claims Services Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. , is a leading provider of integrated business solutions for clients in the property and casualty, general health, collision repair and automotive recycling industries. ADP, with approximately $7 billion in revenues and over 500,000 clients, is one of the largest independent computing services firms in the world. For more information, please go to www.ADPClaims.com.