Unisys Corporation today announced that it will work with Autobytel.com, the global leader in automotive e-commerce, to accelerate the company`s reach by aiding the company in its development of international Web sites to provide an effective interface between dealers, sellers and consumers. Unisys will design and implement sites with user-friendly front ends supported by a powerful back-end infrastructure using Microsoft Windows 2000 technology with high availability, scalability and manageability. Unisys` global expertise in addressing business issues including culture, languages, currency and local laws will help Autobytel.com fulfill its mission of offering consumers in Australia and the Netherlands low-cost, no-haggle car-buying programs via the Internet.
"Autobytel.com has achieved its number one market position in the US by providing consumers with peace of mind in the car purchasing and ownership process. With presence on four continents, we are committed to providing a consumer-friendly car purchasing and ownership experience worldwide," said David Grant, CTO, Autobytel.com. " In order to continue our rapid global expansion, we need a solutions provider that can design and implement a highly flexible system for Internet commerce. Unisys provides us that global expertise."
Following the first two implementations in the Netherlands and Australia, Unisys will continue to rollout Autobytel.com sites to other countries. "Our strategy is to make companies more efficient, more effective and more accessible to their customers," said Joe McGrath, president Unisys Global Industries. "By implementing Unisys e-@ction solutions for electronic business, Autobytel.com can drive their international presence to a higher level, complement their customers with complete, end-to-end electronic business solutions and transform the automotive industry as we know it today."
About autobytel.com inc
Internationally-branded Autobytel.com is the acknowledged leader in online automotive commerce. The most comprehensive automotive Internet site, Autobytel.com offers consumers a positive purchasing and ownership experience, while providing its Accredited Dealer Network with the most efficient way to reach online car buyers. As it assists consumers through every aspect of the automotive lifecycle, Autobytel.com provides continuity into the next vehicle purchase. Launched in March 1995, Autobytel.com`s low-cost, no-haggle car-buying program is available in the U.S., Canada (www.autobytel.ca), the United Kingdom (www.autobytel.co.uk), Sweden (www.autobytel.se) and Japan (www.autobytel-japan.com). In 2000, Autobytel.com was ranked #1 in Dealer Satisfaction with Online Buying Services for the third year in a row1.
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Unisys is an electronic business solutions company whose 36,000 employees help customers in 100 countries apply information technology to seize opportunities and overcome challenges of the Internet economy. Unisys people integrate and deliver the solutions, services, platforms and network infrastructure required by business and government to transform their organizations for success in this new era. The company offers a rich portfolio of Unisys e-@ction Solutions for electronic business based on its expertise in vertical industry solutions, network services, outsourcing, systems integration and multivendor support, coupled with enterprise-class server and related technologies. The primary vertical markets Unisys serves worldwide include financial services, transportation, communications, publishing and commercial sectors, as well as the public sector, including federal government customers. Unisys is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, in the Greater Philadelphia area. For more information on the company, access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web at www.unisys.com
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1 J.D. Power and Associates 1998 - 2000 Dealer Satisfaction With Online Buying Services StudiesSM. 2000 study conducted among dealership Internet specialists who completed 2,144 evaluations of individual services. www.jdpower.com.