ADP Dealer Services Announces a New ASP Managed Services Milestone; 35,000 Dealership Personnel Using ADP's ASP Managed Services Solution

    CHICAGO--Feb. 1, 2003--ADP Dealer Services announces the expansion of Application Service Provider (ASP) Managed Services. ADP's ASP provides a complete solution to automotive and truck dealerships looking for off-site management of their information technology infrastructure.
    "We are tremendously excited to announce that 700 dealership locations and 35,000 users are now on ADP's ASP Managed Services solution. Through our ADP-owned and operated, world class data centers in Elk Grove Village, Ill., and Ann Arbor, Mich., we are setting the standard for technology for the automotive industry," says Bob Karp, senior vice president of eCommerce at ADP.
    ADP currently offers the only complete off-site ASP solution that includes services for application hosting, access, networking and single-provider service and support. ADP's ASP solution offers hosting services for ADP's full suite of dealer management system (DMS) applications as well as applications for customer relationship management (CRM). Whether a dealer is looking to replace an on-site DMS or needs high-speed, cost-effective connectivity between dealer locations and/or the Internet, ADP delivers the most comprehensive solution in the industry.
    "With more than three years of experience providing ASP Managed Services, ADP is clearly the ASP product leader in the automotive retail industry. As a result of the powerful solution package and unsurpassed support, we are adding more than one thousand new users each month across the U.S. and Canada," adds Dan McCray, ADP's vice president of ASP product marketing.
    One of many satisfied customers agree, "We don't have to worry about the day-to-day system management and we love the fact that all our system issues are handled. ADP's ASP Managed Services has saved us so much time that we can now fully utilize the power of the system instead of managing it," explains Jim Waters, controller of C. Harper Chevrolet, Belle Vernon, Pa.
    ADP also provides dealers with the local area network equipment to connect the PCs, terminals, and third-party servers together through its Network Services and provides dealers with 24-hour phone or e-mail access to an experienced and dedicated ASP technical staff, not a third-party vendor.
    "More and more dealers are recognizing the benefits of an ASP solution and we anticipate continued growth in this area," adds Tim Hardin, ADP's vice president/general manager of ASP Services. "The growth of our ASP solution clearly demonstrates our commitment to provide ADP customers with the superior service and cutting-edge technology they need to sell more cars, parts and service profitably."

    ABOUT ADP DEALER SERVICES

    ADP Dealer Services provides integrated computing solutions to more than 16,000 automotive and truck dealers throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. ADP Dealer Services Group is the third largest business unit of ADP. ADP (NYSE "ADP"), with $7 billion in revenues and more than 500,000 clients, is one of the largest independent computing services firms in the world. More information on ADP Dealer Services is available on the Internet at http://www.dealersuite.com.

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