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Dunn and eParts Exchange Unveil an E-B2B Aftermarket Exchange

29 August 2000

Dunn Systems and eParts Exchange Unveil an E-B2B Automotive Aftermarket Exchange, Auction and Aggregation E-Commerce Site

    CHICAGO, Aug. 29 Dunn Systems, Inc., a consulting firm
specializing in e-Business software solutions, and eParts Exchange, Inc.
(EPX), an emerging B2B global online marketplace for automotive aftermarket
parts that services the $400 billion global automotive aftermarket, announce
eParts Exchange's new e-Commerce web site ( http://www.goepx.com ).
    EPX is providing an Internet-based solution focusing on increasing profit
margins for Commodity and Surplus parts.  The EPX site provides complete
buying and selling functionality in a secure, reliable and anonymous
environment.  The EPX site is based on a sound business model and as a result,
the site is already is being widely accepted in the automotive aftermarket.
    Dunn Systems provided the team that developed the e-Commerce solution,
http://www.goepx.com , which provides complete buying and selling functionality in a
secure, reliable and anonymous environment.  Dunn Systems worked with EPX to
incorporate some innovations based on the feedback and suggestions of top
industry buyers and suppliers who have done business on the initial site.
    "eParts Exchange's unique value proposition made this an exciting project
for us," said William Dunn, President of Dunn Systems."  Their forward
thinking model places them in a unique competitive position in the B2B
marketplace.  Clearly their users will benefit."
    The principals of EPX are industry veterans, each with over 20 years of
experience in the automotive aftermarket.  The EPX site was built based on
that experience, and the experience that Dunn Systems brings in delivering
high-tech solutions.  The site is dedicated to addressing the B2B eCommerce
needs of the burgeoning global automotive aftermarket.  Once people try our
site, they realize that there is nothing else like it," said eParts Exchange's
Senior Vice President Don McEntee.
    "We believe that our strategic partnership with Dunn Systems will allow us
to come to market quickly and with high quality.  Dunn's experience in both
e-Commerce and back office development is the perfect combination we were
looking for in a partner," said Dr. Eric Coles, CTO of eParts Exchange.  "I
felt Dunn Systems was an extension of my company.  They really understood what
we were trying to do and turned our vision into a reality."