Transcript EDI Proposal for Standard Motor Products

Enabling the Aftermarket to Use Electronic
Special Ordering
Scott Tompkins
Activant Solutions Inc.
October 2007
Corporate Overview & History
 Founded in 1972
 Today
 $475M annual revenue
 3,000 employees worldwide
 54,000 customer locations
 One of Top 10 ERP companies worldwide –
Software Magazine
 Financially stable and growing
 Owned by Hellman & Friedman, Thoma
Cressey, and JMI
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Corporate Overview & History
Leading technology provider in four vertical markets
Wholesale Trade and Distribution
Automotive Parts and Service
Hardware & Home Center
Lumber & Building Materials
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Customer Support & Product Development
 Customer Support
 75+ Technical, Data and Data Center Support
staff
 Product Development
 Activant invests over $12M annually in the
ongoing development and maintenance of
products for the Automotive Aftermarket
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Products for the Automotive Aftermarket
MANUFACTURER
W.D. / 2-STEP
JOBBER
SERVICE DEALER
Vista
Vision
Eagle
Service Estimator
AceMapper
Eagle
Prism
ServiceWriter™
AConneX® DX
Prism
Vista
Business Partners
Vista
AConneX
ShopCat™
AConneX
AConneX
AConneX DX
PartExpert® VIN Lookup LaborExpert® Tire-by-Size™ BuyerAssist™ Cover-to-Cover™
LaserCat®
Active Updates
Service Intervals
All Lines™ AConneX®
Business Advisor® BarcodeExpert™ Document Imaging InterChange® Web Access
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Providing Connectivity For Over 30 Years
 Dial-up (Since the mid 70’s)
 Special Order
 Centralized Services
 EDI
 Internet
 Special Order
 Centralized Services
 EDI
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Connectivity Solutions
 AConneX
 Provides secure & reliable Internet connectivity
between business systems of all types
 Connects Consumer, Service Dealer, Jobber,
Warehouse, Manufacturer
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System to System
Web to System
System to Web
Web to Web
Real-time and Asynchronous
200,000+ established trading relationships
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Connecting the Supply Chain with AConneX
Independent
Stores & Retail
Chains (&
Program
Groups)
3rd Party eCommerce
Gateways
eStores – 3rd Party
Internet-based Parts
Ordering Services
Orders &
Inquiries
Independent
Garages &
Service Chains
Orders &
Inquiries,
Support Access
AConneX
Aftermarket &
OE
Manufacturers
Orders &
Inquiries
Internet
P.O., ASN
& Invoices
Orders,
Inquiries,
Central service
3rd
Party Value
Added Networks
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Support
Access
3rd Party
eCommerce
Gateways
Program
Groups
Special Ordering Solutions
AConneX “Open” Implementation Options
AConneX
Activant
Inquiry &
Order
Non-Activant
Inquiry &
Order
Activant
SDK
Internet
IPO
Gateway to
Gateway
Proprietary
3rd Party
Gateway
or Private
Network
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AConneX IPO Rollout
 IPO 1.2.1
 Ready December 2007
 Thousands of AConneX enabled Distributors
will be able to immediately connect with IPO
ready Manufacturers
 IPO 2.0
 Actively involved in AAIA IPO subcommittee
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AConneX Enabled (partial list)
Customers
Partners
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AConneX Distributors in USA
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Thank you!
“Real Solutions. Real Results.”
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