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Autolink.com(SM) Opens Its Information Technology Headquarters in Florida

16 February 2000

Autolink.com(SM) Opens Its Information Technology Headquarters in Florida

    WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., Feb. 16 -- Autolink.com, the nation's
first independent, business-to-business Web site established exclusively for
automotive retailers, announced today the opening of its Information
Technologies Headquarters in Weston, Florida, just outside Ft. Lauderdale.
Steve Nickelsen, chairman and CEO of Autolink.com made the announcement.
    "Our IT headquarters is charged with a number of responsibilities,"
according to Joe Miliziano, senior vice president and CIO for Autolink.com.
"First and foremost, IT will continue to develop and launch all the company's
expanding web-based applications.  In addition to web-based development and
launch, the Florida facility will be responsible for the building and
maintaining the company's computer-based infrastructure.  This includes
networking remote offices throughout the United States and Canada.
    Miliziano continued, "Florida is an ideal location for us to recruit the
talent we need to continue to offer Autolink.com subscribers the best web-
based, interactive, business-to-business products in the industry."
    Twenty-five web developers and system engineers will initially occupy the
facility.  The company will also employ talent who will work for the company
from virtual offices located in Florida and throughout the United States.
    For more information on the Autolink.com Information Technology
Headquarters, or the Autolink.com Web site, contact Hedge & Company, Inc. at
248-350-2190.
    Autolink.com is an alliance of Ernst & Young LLP, the world's largest auto
industry consultant; Steve Nickelsen, a nationally recognized expert in dealer
management and training; and Data National Corporation, a leading data
management and direct marketing firm that specializes in customer relationship
management.
    Other Autolink.com team members include Hewlett-Packard, American Express
and Intelisys Electronic Commerce, a leading provider of Internet-based
business-to-business e-commerce applications for companies such as Ford Motor
Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank.
    Autolink.com is the nation's first independent business-to-business web
site designed to help auto dealers and aftermarket service retailers improve
their competitive performance, business operations and profitability.  The
site offers comprehensive training courses, customer relationship marketing,
service diagnostics, news and information, and the power of group supply
management, plus an array of additional programs to help dealers to succeed in
a dramatically changing industry -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.