Temple Sloan III, president of General Parts, commented "We have long envisioned being able to use technology as a competitive advantage for CARQUEST. icarz technology with its open architecture is a key contributor in enabling us to realize our goals. We are very proud of the team's achievements this past year in rolling out our new Exploris store system as a core part of our efforts." Jesse Hermann, president of icarz, commented "Installing our system in over 1,200 General Parts' stores in such a short time frame has been an unprecedented achievement in the Automotive Aftermarket and a testament to partnership between General Parts and icarz. We are excited not only by what was accomplished in 2005, but also our aggressive plans for 2006."
"Exploris has ushered in the next generation of technology for the Automotive Aftermarket, creating new opportunities for us to deliver superior services and support to our customers, while driving the cost out of our business" said Joe Zucchero, Senior Vice President and CIO of General Parts. Sanjay Apte, Executive Vice President of icarz, commented, "Our focus at icarz remains continued innovation. We are excited to see a customer so successfully deploy our system and realize the benefits of open systems and new technology. We are thrilled to be able to work with a forward thinking and customer-focused partner like General Parts."
The icarz PartsWatch system, deployed by CARQUEST as Exploris, is the most advanced store management system in the Automotive Aftermarket. It offers a rich graphical user interface, built in Internet connectivity and open communications as well as the capability to offer central services to run the stores.
About icarz, inc.
icarz, incorporated is a leading provider of demand chain and business management solutions including e-commerce for single or multi-store durable goods distributors. icarz products are installed in stores and distributors across North America. The icarz comprehensive point of sale solutions provide instantaneous open connectivity to trading partners with end-to-end visibility into the entire demand chain.
icarz technology enabled business solutions provide competitive advantages and lower cost of ownership to our customers in the automotive, hardware, lumber and building materials segments.
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PartsWatch is a registered trademark of icarz, inc.