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ALLDATA Announces Plans to Move to a New Location

7 March 2000

ALLDATA Announces Plans to Move to a New Location; Growing Customer Base and New Products Result in Need for Larger Facility

    ELK GROVE, Calif., March 6 Sacramento County and ALLDATA,
the Elk Grove-based, world-wide market leader in publishing computer-based
automotive diagnostic, repair and estimating information for automotive
service providers, is in final negotiations with Panattoni Development Company
to construct an initial 100,000 square-foot, two-story Customer Support Center
to be located in the new Stone Lake Laguna subdivision.  A land purchase is
being negotiated that would allow for expansion to a second 100,000 square-
foot building within the next three years.  The actual move-in date is subject
to completing negotiations on the property and the facility.
    "ALLDATA's new Worldwide Customer Support Center will more than double our
current facility size, enabling us to continue to expand our product
development and customer support efforts, " said Brett Easley, ALLDATA's
President, Customer Satisfaction.  The decision to stay in Elk Grove is
welcome news to the more than 320 employees at ALLDATA, 60 percent of whom
live in the Elk Grove/Laguna area.
    "Sacramento County is pleased to have a growing company with the track
record of ALLDATA choose the Elk Grove/Laguna area for expansion of its
facilities," said Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli.
    Sacramento County and ALLDATA would like to recognize the assistance of
the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization (SACTO), the Sacramento
Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and the Elk Grove Community Services
District for their help and cooperation on this project.
    "Elk Grove is a great place to live and work," said Easley.  "We are
pleased with the progress we're making toward an agreement, allowing us to
remain in a strong, growing community."

    About ALLDATA
    ALLDATA is the leading provider of automotive business solutions to the
Professional Automotive Service Industry.  ALLDATA's flagship product, the
ALLDATA(R) database, includes computer-based diagnostic and repair articles,
factory technical service bulletins and illustrations including Original
Equipment wiring diagrams that improve the efficiency of automotive repair
service providers.  Visit the ALLDATA web site at http://www.alldata.com for more
information.
    The ALLDATA automotive diagnostic, repair and estimating database contains
detailed information on more than 20,000 vehicles dating back to 1982 and is
accessible on both CD and DVD.  ALLDATA has a vehicle owner version of its
information product, available on CD-ROM under the brand name Popular
Mechanics Automotive Repair Software by ALLDATA at retail outlets such as
AutoZone and K-Mart, and on the internet at http://www.alldatadiy.com .
    In 1988, ALLDATA delivered its first product, and in 1996 AutoZone
purchased the automotive information leader. Over 28,000 professional
automotive repair shops across the United States and Canada access ALLDATA for
their automotive repair information needs.

    TRADEMARKS:
    ALLDATA is a registered trademark and XPort is a trademark of ALLDATA LLC.