CIBER to Serve as Integration Partner for RouteOne
Completes RouteOne Vendor Certification Program
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. and GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., April 5 /PRNewswire- FirstCall/ -- RouteOne LLC today announced that CIBER, Inc. , a leading international system integration consultancy, has completed the joint venture's vendor certification program and will assist in the technical integration of participating finance sources (e.g. credit unions, banks) to the RouteOne system.
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DaimlerChrysler Services, Ford Motor Credit Company, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, and Toyota Financial Services formed RouteOne in 2002 to create a more streamlined credit application process for automobile dealers and their customers. Through RouteOne, dealers are offered a common platform for submitting credit application information to the multiple finance sources with which they do business. Automotive dealers and their finance sources can exchange credit application and credit decision information in real-time using RouteOne's web-based network. Finance source response time is dramatically improved from hours to minutes, and the status of pending credit applications can be determined with just a click of a mouse.
As part of the vendor certification program, CIBER demonstrated expertise in implementation of the RouteOne Interface Specification. Each of the technical project phases were executed by the CIBER team using the same standards and technologies required by all finance sources.
The certification program is based on industry standard security and messaging requirements adopted by RouteOne. This includes HTTP connectivity, security (SSL and digital signature), SOAP and STAR XML.
"We are excited to offer CIBER's services to our finance sources," said Mike Jurecki, CEO, RouteOne LLC. "CIBER may provide, at the request of a finance source, additional technical expertise to those financial institutions wishing to integrate with the RouteOne system. This will result in more efficient service to our customers."
"Given CIBER's role as a trusted IT services provider to RouteOne, it is rewarding to take this next step and extend our services to their financial partners," Raye LaPlante, CIBER's Regional Vice President. "Given CIBER's 30-year history of integrating data, applications and technology, RouteOne's partners can rely on our knowledge and resources to ensure a seamless integration with the RouteOne system."
About RouteOne
Established in April 2002, RouteOne LLC is a joint venture formed by DaimlerChrysler Services, Ford Motor Credit Company, General Motors Acceptance Corporation and Toyota Financial Services to improve the credit application process for automobile dealers, their customers and participating financial institutions. The joint venture is developing a web-based system that will enable dealers and their finance sources, including captives, banks and other financial institutions, to exchange credit application and decision information online. More information is available at www.routeone.com.
About CIBER, Inc.
CIBER, Inc. is a leading international system integration consultancy with superior value-priced services for both private and government sector clients. CIBER's services are offered on a project or strategic staffing basis, in both custom and enterprise resource planning (ERP) package environments, and across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. Founded in 1974, the company's consultants now serve client businesses from over 60 CIBER and 10 CIBER Europe offices. With offices in 10 countries, annualized revenue of approximately $800 million and more than 7,000 employees, CIBER's IT specialists continuously build and upgrade our clients' systems to "competitive advantage status." CIBER is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index. CIBER, ALWAYS ABLE.
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