ServiceConnex.com Transforms Access to Automotive Service Information;  Online Automotive Data Management Creates New Revenue Stream for Service  Centers

SOURCE: ServiceConnex.com, Inc.

Company Press Release:

WASHINGTON, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ServiceConnex.com launched an  innovative e-service tool that will transform automotive information in the  burgeoning Internet market. The company has developed a new generation data  warehouse to provide enhanced data mining and e-commerce services for automotive  businesses and consumers. Unlike other information services, ServiceConnex.com  is an industry-wide solution that enables service centers to actively  participate in and reap additional revenue from the new automotive economy,  including the $370 billion used car marketplace.

Utilizing its proprietary business-to-business and business-to-consumer  technology platform, ServiceConnex.com aggregates and standardizes automobile  service record information. The result is easy-to-access, comprehensive service  records that track a vehicle's maintenance history. This information is then  integrated into Web portals, auto-related Web sites and used-car marketplaces,  increasing the viability and the reliability of online sales. In addition,  ServiceConnex.com enhances the way service centers do business with aggregated  information that simplifies record-keeping, improves customer service, increases  car resale values and serves as an incremental revenue stream with no additional  cost.

``There is a huge market opportunity for ServiceConnex.com as the direct link  between service centers and the exploding automotive marketplaces,'' said Lance  Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ServiceConnex, Inc. Access to  aggregated automotive service records will have a tremendous impact on used car  sales both on and offline, and also open the door for service centers to capture  revenue with no additional cost. Our solution sets the standard for the future  of access to automotive service information.``

Currently, online automobile shoppers have no mechanism to review a vehicle's  service history. Through ServiceConnex.com's consumer portal that will launch  later this month, online used car marketplaces will be able to provide service  record support for ``listed'' vehicles, greatly enhancing the market's current  incentives for online buyers. ``The comfort and confidence that comes with  knowing a vehicles' complete service history is vital to the resale process,  especially when purchasing online. ServiceConnex.com offers the depth and  reliability of information that these marketplaces are demanding,'' said Rodney  A. Murphy, Vice President of Business Development of ServiceConnex, Inc.

The excitement and buzz has already begun -- ServiceConnex.com is teaming up  with industry organizations such as the Motorist Assurance Program (MAP), a  division of the Automotive Maintenance and Repair Association. MAP is a  recognized industry leader in automotive standards whose mission is to  strengthen the relationship between motorists and automotive services by setting  standards for quality and reliability. MAP has embraced Serviceconnex as a  trusted source for auto maintenance records.

ServiceConnex.com's technology platform is being developed using best of  breed data warehousing, software and related technologies, including Oracle8,  Java, Cold Fusion and Hewlett Packard hardware. Serviceconnex.com requires no  technical investment from service centers.

About ServiceConnex.com

Washington, DC-based ServiceConnex.com is a privately-held information  technology company providing data warehousing, data mining and e-commerce  services to businesses in the automotive service industry. Through  technology-based partnerships with leading automotive service centers,  ServiceConnex.com captures, aggregates and leverages business and customer  information relating to automobile service records. Utilizing its proprietary  business-to-business and business-to-consumer technology platform,  ServiceConnex.com serves as the conduit and electronic agent of aggregate and  standardized automobile service record information to the general automotive  business and consumer marketplaces.

CONTACT: Krista Martin of Golin-Harris International, 202-626-1165 or martin@golinharris.com, for  ServiceConnex, Inc.; or H. Lance Johnson of ServiceConnex, Inc., 202-408-6102,  or 877-473-7890, or lance@serviceconnex.com.