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findgarage.com Launches B2B2C Web Site

1 May 2000

findgarage.com Launches B2B2C Web Site for Automotive Service Professionals, Suppliers and Consumers; 'Your Internet Marketing Partner'

    SAN JOSE, Calif.--May 1, 2000-- findgarage.com(TM), a branded name of Alps Technologies, Inc., announces today the industry's first business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) website to allow automotive service professionals to purchase goods and services from multiple suppliers at a competitive price and market their services to consumers with automated Web tools.

    Consumers are attracted to findgarage.com website to search quality shops, use on-line coupons and make real-time service appointments.
    findgarage.com's Internet products and services include:

    -- eMarket for auto service professionals to purchase MRO
    (maintenance, repair and operational) items from multiple
    vendors across the nation;

    -- Automated tools for shops to generate their own web sites
    including information on service categories, promotional
    materials, map, directions and customer feedback. Shops simply
    follow an easy step-by-step instruction to create or update
    information on their web sites, 100% configurable and
    controllable by themselves;

    -- For consumers looking for shops, an easy to use auto repair
    directory containing 50,000 shops searchable by geographic
    locations, zip, area code, specialty and affinity. Consumers
    can build their vehicle profiles and service histories online
    for record keeping and future services.

    -- Quick links to automotive related information and content for
    both service professionals and consumers to enjoy.

    Additional tools for on-line purchasing and productivity will be continuously added to findgarage.com website.

    About findgarage.com

    findgarage.com is a branded name of Alps Technologies, Inc. a privately held company based in Silicon Valley. As a central eCommerce market place where shops, suppliers and consumers can all interact, findgarage.com provides the end-to-end solutions for shops and consumers to buy from suppliers online.
    Thousands of shops have signed up using findgarage.com 's state-of-art technology and patented business processes to acquire and retain customers.
    Visit us at http://www.findgarage.com or by calling 888/388-8168.
    findgarage.com and "Your Internet Marketing Partner" are trademarks of Alps Technologies, Inc.