VP Gables, LLC Takes Legal Action Against the Cobalt Group, Inc.

CORAL GABLES, Fla., Feb. 6, 2008 -- VP Gables, LLC (formerly known as VinPlus, LLC), a previous provider of data management solutions, today announced that it has filed a complaint against The Cobalt Group, Inc., a provider of automotive marketing services headquartered in Seattle, Washington. VP Gables is seeking damages from Cobalt based on allegations that Cobalt violated obligations to VP Gables under the terms of a non- disclosure agreement, and made wrongful use of VP Gables' propriety information. Specific counts against Cobalt include: breach of contract; the misappropriation of VP Gables' trade secrets in violation of the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act; tortious interference with business relations; and violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. The complaint was filed in the United States District Court in the Southern District of Florida.

About VP Gables, LLC

Headquartered in Coral Gables, FL, VP Gables, LLC (f/k/a VinPlus, LLC) was a provider of data management solutions and services to the automotive sector including OEMs; Dealers; and other companies in the automotive retail and supply chain. Its state-of-the-art platform DataWare(TM) extracted data from the dealers' management systems and distributed that data in a consistent and secure manner to its clients. VP Gables LLC sold all of its assets, including DataWare(TM), in May 2007 to the Netlink Software Group headquartered in Southfield, MI.