icarz, inc. Releases New eCommerce Service With Substantial New Functionality And Gives It A Name - PartsWize(TM); Latest Generation eStore Adds Important Automotive Aftermarket Connectivity and Functionality

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.--March 1, 2006--icarz, the leader in advanced distribution systems for durable goods industries, announced today its newest eCommerce offering for the automotive aftermarket, PartsWize. This latest generation of icarz's successful eStore solutions adds enhanced connectivity and usability requested by its eStore customers.

Important Growth Strategy

Jim Morsillo, icarz Vice President of Aftermarket Sales says, "Top line growth is critical for our customers, and PartsWize delivers. Our eCommerce customers have garnered significant return on investment from increased sales, reduced costs, improved customer service, and the ability to take orders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year."

Improved Connectivity and Usability

"As web-based sales grow as an overall percentage of our customers' businesses, their sites' usability and their sites' ability to provide demand chain visibility via integration with other management systems become key management concerns. PartsWize allays those concerns with its improved connectivity and usability." says Morsillo.

-- Improved connectivity features include integration with Activant's AConneX Internet-based auto parts trading solution, integration with icarz systems and integration with other open systems. PartsWize also integrates icarz' SmartLink capability, a system that provides links by part number to manufacturer's web-based catalogs.

-- Customer-demanded usability features include: vehicle lookup by VIN, the ability to save a pre-defined shopping cart for later use, viewing and printing vehicle specifications online, searching for parts using layman's terms, ordering directly from the interchange popup window, the looking up of open and finalized invoices by invoice number or date range, and enhanced reporting.

Early reaction to PartsWize has been very positive. Brian Cantagallo of AB&S Warehouse says, "The customers already love the update after one day. I had 5 customers call me and ask to be put on the program because they heard from other customers how great the improvements are!"

About icarz, inc.

icarz, incorporated is a leading provider of demand chain and business management solutions for single or multi-store distributors in the Automotive parts aftermarket and the Hardware and Home Center markets. icarz provides open, crossplatform solutions that leverage modern technology, enabling customers to create a business edge. The icarz comprehensive, standards-based, point of sale solutions provides instantaneous open connectivity to trading partners with end-to-end visibility into the entire demand chain. icarz solutions are based on advanced proven technologies. icarz's PartsWatch(R) software is a Microsoft(R) technologies based solution that can be run with industry standard database technologies ranging from MySQL, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and Sybase. icarz products and services are delivered in the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. icarz is a value added reseller of Activant's ePart catalog. icarz is a business partner of IBM. icarz products are well suited for customers with a single store up to several thousand locations and are installed in over 1800 Automotive and Hardware/Home Center stores and distributors across North America. For more information, visit the icarz Website: http://www.icarz.com/pz.

PartsWatch(R) is a registered trademark of icarz, inc.