CCC Information Services Introduces CCC Pathways 4.0
CHICAGO--May 13, 2003--CCC Information Services Inc. introduced today version 4.0 of its CCC Pathways(R) Estimating Solution software that now includes a redesigned architecture and the industry's first integrated Paintless Dent Repair feature. CCC, a subsidiary of CCC Information Services Group Inc. , is a leading supplier of information and technology software and services to the auto-claims and collision-repair industries.
CCC Pathways Estimating Solution software helps improve the speed and efficiency of the repair-calculation process. The addition of the Paintless Dent Repair feature marks an industry milestone as material and labor calculations established by users for such repairs can now be automatically inserted into an estimate, eliminating paperwork and minimizing manual data entry.
The ever evolving auto-claims and collision-repair industry requires suppliers be responsive to customers' changing needs. With this in mind, CCC has built a single software application and redesigned the CCC Pathways technology architecture to a "componentization" structure, giving users flexibility when layering additional CCC products and features, such as Paintless Dent Repair, onto their CCC Pathways application. The redesign also enables CCC to develop and deploy enhancements and upgrades more quickly.
"This isn't simply an upgrade," stated Jim Dickens, senior vice president of marketing and product development. "CCC always strives to offer products and services that can meet any estimating situation. With CCC Pathways 4.0 we have hit the mark."
Additional enhancements to CCC Pathways 4.0 include:
-- Enhanced communications capabilities - customers can now
complete their estimating work while they are transmitting
information from their CCC Pathways unit to and from the
EZNet(R) communications network, eliminating unnecessary
downtime.
-- Automated custom profiles -saves insurance carriers hours of
manual input time. With the custom profile feature, users can
make changes to individual user profiles for each of the
carriers' claim offices and repair shops.
Since the introduction of CCC Pathways Estimating Solution in November 1995, CCC has been a leader in evolving the electronic estimating process. It was the first to make digital imaging a standard option, and to integrate a patented parts-comparison feature. The integration of a Paintless Dent Repair feature continues CCC's string of innovations. CCC Pathways Estimating Solution also offers the option to integrate other CCC products and features such as CCC Valuescope(TM) Claim Services, a total-loss valuation tool; Pathways(R) Digital Imaging, which allows users to attach pictures to an estimate; and Forms & Correspondence, a tool users can employ when communicating directly with their customers.
Making CCC Pathways Estimating Solution among the most powerful estimating solutions available are the MOTOR and recycled-parts databases. The MOTOR database provides information on 3.7 million parts and industry-accepted labor times. The recycled-parts database - powered by Car-Part.com, a leading provider of recycled-parts information - provides CCC customers with access to millions of recycled parts from its vast database, which is comprised of more than 57 million parts from more than 1,700 recyclers. This database also lets users compare assemblies to individual parts. Further, customers can install other integrated databases for market segments such as aftermarket, tires, recycled labor time, reconditioning and recall.
CCC Pathways 4.0 works with CCC Connect(TM), the company's Virtual Private Network service, which allows users to securely transmit estimate information 10 times faster than a traditional dial-up connection and CCC Wireless Direct, which enables users to transmit data from remote locations.
About CCC
CCC Information Services Inc., headquartered in Chicago, is a leading supplier of advanced software, communications systems, Internet and wireless-enabled technology solutions to the automotive-claims and collision-repair industries. Its technology-based products and services optimize efficiency throughout the entire claims management supply chain and facilitate communication amongst more than 20,000 collision-repair facilities, 350 insurance companies, and a range of industry participants. For more information about CCC Information Services Inc., visit our web site at www.cccis.com or contact Michelle Hellyar of CCC at 312-229-2830 or Thaddeus Woosley of Ketchum at 312-228-6829.