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United Recyclers Announces 50th Installation at Linn's Truck Salvage

27 April 1999

United Recyclers Group Announces 50th Pinnacle Installation at Linn's Truck Salvage, Inc.

    DENVER, April 26 -- United Recyclers Group (URG) and Actual
Systems of America (ASA) today announced an important milestone in the
deployment of the Pinnacle(TM) Auto Recycling Trading System.  With
installation of Pinnacle(TM) at Linn's Truck Salvage in Conway, Arkansas, ASA
has now completed 50 installations of the Pinnacle(TM) Auto Recycling Trading
System (PARTS).  Including multi-sites, there are a total of 60 locations in
use today throughout the United States and the network is growing by
approximately ten to twelve sites per month.  URG is a recently formed group
of over 350 auto recyclers throughout the U.S. and Canada that participate in
many joint programs including co-op buying, group advertising, shared
training, and the development of the Pinnacle(TM) system.
    Pinnacle(TM) is the Auto Recycler inventory management system that was
designed by URG and developed by ASA.  This software allows recyclers to take
advantage of modern technologies that were previously unavailable to them such
as digital imaging (of parts), bar coding, real time reporting, additionally
it is Y2K compliant and has many other recycler designed features such as
automatic pricing.
    Linda Linn, co-owner of Linn's said, "I was very pleased and impressed
with the staff that ASA sent for the installation.  They were very
knowledgeable and dedicated.  We are very excited to have the best recycler
inventory management system on the market."  Linn's computerized their
facility in 1982 and converted to the Pinnacle(TM) to take advantage of its
features and functionality, which the prior system did not offer.
    Al Lacy of Lacy Auto Parts in Richmond, VA and former CEO of Actual
Systems of America (the software developers) said, "It is so exciting to see
what started as a dream for recyclers reach this important milestone.  Many
people doubted a group of auto recyclers could ever achieve something like
this but we've managed to create an inventory management system controlled by
auto recyclers with an impressive customer base!"
    Actual Systems developed the Pinnacle(TM) based on very specific
specifications that were laid out by the Partners of URG.  The impetus for
designing the Pinnacle(TM) grew out of an alleged monopoly for recyclers'
computer systems, which was later addressed by an FTC anti-trust action.
Armando Kellum of ASA said, "I think one reason we've had so much success is
that this system was completely designed by auto recyclers who know what they
need from an inventory management system and not by a group of computer
programmers."
    For more information, please contact Linda Linn at Linn's (501) 327-1024,
Sharon Kellum at URG (303) 292-6555 or Armando Kellum at ASA (303) 296-0500.