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ALLDATA Appoints New VP of Marketing

19 July 2000

ALLDATA Appoints New VP of Marketing

    ELK GROVE, Calif. - ALLDATA, the worldwide market leader in publishing 
computer-based diagnostic, repair and estimating information, technical service 
bulletins, recalls and maintenance schedules for automotive service providers, 
today announced the appointment of Van Weathers as Vice President of Marketing, 
Customer Satisfaction.

    "Van's strong background in high-tech marketing and customer-based product
planning will be an invaluable addition to ALLDATA," said Brett Easley,
ALLDATA's president, customer satisfaction.  "Van's expertise and know-how
will guide our marketing programs in the development of products and services
that address the most important business needs of our customers."

    Weathers joins ALLDATA from the capital investment firm Tiburon Funding in
Lexington, Ky.  Previously, he was vice president of marketing at SCT Global
Systems and held senior marketing and sales management positions at Omron
Advanced Systems, Dataquest, Innovation Research and Motorola Computer
Systems.

    "New technologies for communications, information delivery and knowledge
management present a golden opportunity for automotive repair businesses to
improve their bottom line while providing better service for vehicle owners,"
said Weathers.  "My perspective is that ALLDATA is clearly a technology leader
and is the brand that automotive professionals prefer.  ALLDATA's recent
announcement of a Web-based online product and our new strategic relationships
typify a company that's committed to being the best business partner for our
customers."

    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.  The ALLDATA(R) database contains detailed
information on more than 20,000 vehicles dating back to 1982 and is accessible
on CD, DVD, and over the Internet.  

    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.