Progressive Automotive Systems, Inc. Announces ACDelco e-Commerce Solution

ITASCA, Ill.--Progressive Automotive Systems, Inc. (“PAS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Midas, Inc. (NYSE: MDS), today announced its release of R.O. Writer™ shop management system, version 1.20, which includes connectivity to ACDelco. With the help of ACDelco, PAS has developed an Internet parts and labor acquisition tool that, with a single click, reaches out to ACDelco Warehouse distributors for availability and cost pricing and labor times based on the labor operation. Once parts and labor times are selected, all the information is seamlessly integrated on the estimate or repair order in the R.O. Writer™ System.

Paul Van Camp, PAS’ director of sales said, “While the R.O. Writer™ shop management system has supported Internet parts ordering for several years, the technology used has been generic for all ACDelco independent repair centers. With the new ACDelco 'WISEConnect™' interface, ACDelco independent service centers will have availability to check their local ACDelco Warehouse partner’s inventory levels for parts, labor hours and ACDelco Marketing Incentive Dashboards, all from their R.O. Writer™ System.”

James Nagy, PAS’ director of development said, “The new 'WISEConnect™' interface adds another strategic component to the R.O. Writer™ Shop Management Application Suite. Now ACDelco users will have complete access to ACDelco parts, labor, vehicle specifications, and more with this intuitively obvious user interface. All this functionality is completely integrated into the natural R.O. Writer™ Estimate and Repair Order workflow. This is truly a breakthrough for ACDelco independent service centers that have chosen to use the best Shop Management System on the market as they will now have direct access to ACDelco information.“

Stephen Sigg, e-Business manager for ACDelco said, “This is truly exciting. Progressive Automotive Systems’ R.O. Writer™ WISEConnect™ interface module now offers a powerful e-Sourcing tool for our independent service centers and distributors from the R.O. Writer™ point of sale solution. While it serves the repair shop’s business needs first (parts & labor), the interface will also benefit ACDelco online parts distributors. Not only will shops use this tool to do more e-Commerce, research proves the internal efficiencies created will let them generally fix more cars and buy more parts. We’re proud to be a part of this initiative.”

- Progressive Automotive Systems, Inc. - developers of the R.O. Writer™ shop management system - has been providing software solutions to the automotive aftermarket since 1989. As early as 1977, PAS provided consulting services for franchise automobile dealers. In the decades that followed, PAS has helped thousands of shop owners reach their true potential. Automotive service provider Midas, Inc., acquired Progressive Automotive Systems in 2001.

- ACDelco– is a global leader in automotive replacement parts and related services and offers quality aftermarket products for all makes and models, including Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Toyota and Honda, plus some original equipment replacement parts. As of February 2007, ACDelco offers more than 100,000 parts across 37 product lines. ACDelco has nearly 100 years of experience in the automotive industry and is a brand of GM Service and Parts Operations, a division of General Motors.