ProQuest Business Solutions Signs New Data Access Agreement with Ford Motor Company

RICHFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 10, 2006 -- ProQuest Business Solutions, the innovator and market leader in electronic parts catalog systems, has announced that it has entered into a new parts data access agreement with Ford Motor Company. The agreement extends the relationship through 2012. This agreement affirms the strong relationship that ProQuest has with Ford and ensures that ProQuest EPC customers will continue to receive accurate and timely data.

This agreement continues an alliance that ProQuest and Ford began over 10 years ago to provide critical parts data information and look-up capabilities to Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealerships throughout the United States and Canada. The ProQuest EPC is important to the profitability of these dealerships, as it helps Ford and Lincoln-Mercury parts departments better manage their parts ordering and stocking costs. It also integrates with other systems and applications so that parts department employees have immediate access to part availability and pricing, leading to faster customer service and improved customer satisfaction.

ProQuest EPCs are currently used by more than 100,000 parts managers, parts specifiers, and technicians around the globe.

"This agreement is a direct result of ProQuest and Ford's shared commitment to innovative solutions that will move the business of selling and supplying parts forward in new and exciting ways," says Corey Roberts, Vice President of Global Accounts for ProQuest Business Solutions. "We believe that dealerships and their customers will benefit tremendously from the continuity of this relationship as we reliably deliver industry leading information tools to Ford parts and service departments."

About ProQuest Business Solutions

ProQuest Business Solutions is the global leader in the development and deployment of parts and service-oriented electronic catalogs for the automotive, power sports, heavy equipment and outdoor power industries. Its products transform complex technical data, like parts catalogs and service manuals, into easily accessed electronic information. For the world's automotive manufacturers and their dealer networks, ProQuest also provides business-to-business information and retail performance measurement services. For more information on ProQuest Business Solutions, call 888.543.0894 or visit http://www.pbs.proquest.com/

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