Mitchell Unveils Enterprise Information System for Multi-location Body Shops
ORLANDO, Fla.--Dec. 5, 2003--NACE-- Alliance with Karora / AutoHouse Technologies Delivers Intelligent Business Management Solution for Multi-Shop Networks Using ABS 7Mitchell International, a leading provider of information and workflow solutions to the automotive insurance claims industry, today announced that it has certified generis(TM), a robust data warehouse application specifically designed by Karora / AutoHouse Technologies, for use with Mitchell ABS 7. By leveraging generis, ABS 7 enables customers to access and consolidate information from across a multi-location shop network and receive real-time global reporting and analysis of key performance indicators. Multi-location operators of ABS 7-enabled shops will now be able to make informed business decisions resulting in more effective operational management practices, as well as gaining insights needed to capitalize on business opportunities and manage risk.
"Today, knowledge is power for any business enterprise. Giving multi-shop operators the ability to gain immediate insights into vital business performance metrics is essential for their competitiveness," Marc Brungger, Vice President of Shop Sales, Mitchell International. "Generis for ABS 7 leverages the powerful functionality of Mitchell's leading shop management system and extends it for the benefit of multi-location operators. Now, multi-shop operators can compile and analyze data from across their entire shop network and make better decisions regarding shifts in the market, profit and loss fluctuations and insurance direct repairs."
Generis for ABS 7 has undergone a rigorous three-month pilot program conducted by a leading collision consolidator in Canada. According to Mike Gilliland, President, AutoHouse Technologies, "As the pilot program demonstrates, the ability for shop operators to exchange information with other business applications used by a shop network operator is a unique capability that sets the generis for ABS 7 solution apart from the competition." Gilliland added, "Acting as the enterprise information platform for shop operators, generis for ABS 7 will streamline operations and assist customers to meet emerging market pressures, such as performance-based partnerships between repairers and insurers.
About Mitchell International
Mitchell International is a leading provider of information and workflow solutions to the automotive insurance claims industry, serving carriers, collision repair facilities, and other commercial participants in the physical damage and auto-related medical claims processes. Mitchell facilitates millions of electronic transactions between more than 16,000 business partners each month to enhance their productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction levels. For more information on Mitchell International, visit our website at www.mitchell.com.
About Karora Technologies
Karora creates elegant platform-independent software components and solutions to help medium-sized enterprises efficiently manage information, documents, applications and data. A privately held corporation, founded by software industry veterans in 1998, Karora Technologies has operations in the United States and Canada. Karora Connector(TM) products (AppConnector and DocConnector)) are component-based integration solutions that link business processes, enterprise legacy applications and databases within or across enterprises.
About AutoHouse Technologies
AutoHouse Technologies creates information and customer management solutions for the automotive aftermarket. AutoHouse provides multi-location repair facilities with a global view of the enterprise by integrating industry and business applications. Solutions enable repairers to capitalize on their information assets to drive sales, increase customer retention and gauge operational efficiencies. AutoHouse Technologies Inc., a privately held company, was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.