Reynolds and Reynolds Granted Patent for its Network Services Delivery Model

DAYTON, Ohio, May 19, 2005 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company , the leading provider of software and services to the automotive retailing industry, announced that it has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (No. 6,868,388) titled "Integrated Voice and Data System and Auto Retail Channel Network Portal."

The patent describes a model for delivering a remote, high-speed wide area network to automotive dealerships through a secure management center. The secure management center enables dealerships to transmit and receive data from car manufacturers and other vendors, while providing them with a fully managed remote network with corporate-class levels of security and reliability.

Today, the patented network delivery model forms the foundation of the Reynolds Private Managed Network offering.

"When we applied for the patent, we felt we had an innovative network delivery model that was unique to the industry," said Ed Becker, solutions executive for Reynolds Network Services and one of the patent's inventors. "Our team designed the network model with our customers needs in mind and today, they continue to benefit from the fact that it's fully managed and offers first-rate connectivity, reliability and security. This patent is a testament to the innovative work that Reynolds and its associates do every day."

The Reynolds Private Managed Network is used by more than 1,400 dealerships in the U.S. The network is managed and supported by Reynolds 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the secure management center.

Reynolds Private Managed Network frees dealerships from hassles of network administration, which include managing security and connectivity measures as well as overseeing costly hardware and software updates. Depending upon needs, dealerships can also opt for high-speed Internet connectivity, email services with SPAM Filtering, and Web content filtering services.

About Reynolds

Reynolds and Reynolds ( http://www.reyrey.com/ ) helps automobile dealers sell cars and take care of customers. Serving dealers since 1927, it is the leading provider of dealer management systems in the U.S. and Canada. Reynolds ranked first among major DMS providers in the most recent study of dealership satisfaction by the National Automobile Dealers Association. The company's award-winning product, service and training solutions include a full range of retail Web and Customer Relationship Management solutions, e-learning and consulting services, documents, data management and integration, networking and support and leasing services. Today, 70 of the Ward's Dealer Business e-Dealer 100 leaders rely on Reynolds Web Solutions to manage their presence on the Internet. Reynolds serves automotive retailers and OEMs globally through its incadea solution and a worldwide partner network, as well as through its consulting practice.