AutoTradeCenter Uses Oracle(R) to Connect Automotive Buyers with Sellers
Online Car Wholesaler Increases Reliability with Oracle Real Application Clusters
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Feb. 5 -- AutoTradeCenter Inc. (ATC) is using Oracle(R) Real Application Clusters on Red Hat Enterprise Linux to guarantee customers around-the-clock service to sell used cars over the Web.
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High-volume sellers, including American Honda Finance Corporation, Audi Financial Services, Daimler Chrysler Financial Services, Volkswagen Credit Inc. and Subaru of America, are among many organizations using ATC to sell off-lease vehicles in an exclusive, online "upstream" environment. Using secure and unique online trading platforms, ATC connects financial institutions, rental car companies and auto manufacturers with potential industry buyers.
Oracle Real Application Clusters gave ATC the ability to group its database across multiple servers, providing the company with two vital business benefits -- high availability and virtually unlimited scalability. ATC's ability to keep its information technology systems running with no downtime is paramount to the company's continued success. Additionally, with a four-fold increase in sales over the past three years, and a strong growth forecast, scalability is critical to ensure the company's future growth.
"Upstream remarketing has become a key component of the wholesale automotive world, facilitating billions of dollars in online used car sales each year," said Jorge Borbolla, chief information officer, AutoTradeCenter. "With such a high volume of transactions, and such significant dollar amounts involved, it's critical that our Web site never goes down. By running Oracle Real Application Clusters, we can provide our buyers and sellers 24x7 uninterrupted service when buying vehicles upstream."
Decrease Costs, Increase Performance
During the upgrade to Oracle Real Application Clusters, ATC made the decision to migrate its business applications to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on HP servers. Determining factors for decision included the cost advantage of running on an open source operating system using off-the-shelf hardware, along with the single point of contact support Oracle provides for its products and Linux. With its new hardware and software running on Linux, ATC quadrupled system performance. By having a reliable and accessible technology backbone, ATC can continue expanding its business while supporting its customers worldwide with a reputable trading platform.
About AutoTradeCenter
AutoTradeCenter, Inc. (ATC) is a leading Internet-based business-to-business automotive remarketing company offering its services to automobile manufacturers, captive finance companies, lease and rental companies, and financial institutions across the United States and Canada. ATC powers successful remarketing programs for such companies as Audi, American Honda Finance, American Suzuki Motors, Volvo Finance North America, Daimler Chrysler Financial Services, Volkswagen, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Subaru of America as well as banks and financial institutions. For more information on AutoTradeCenter, Inc., please visit http://www.autotradecenter.com/ .
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