Karora Partners with Mitchell International and AutoHouse to Develop Data Warehousing Solutions for Multi-Location Repair Shops

(PRWEB) December 7, 2002

Evergreen, Colorado – December 5, 2002 - Karora Technologies, a leading integration and software provider, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Mitchell International and AutoHouse Technologies to provide data warehousing solutions to the automotive collision repair industry. This partnership will allow multi-location auto body repair shop operators, using Mitchell’s ABS shop management system, to view and utilize consolidated operational information across their entire organization.

“Access to key performance data is essential to the multi-location operator in today’s

market,” commented Mike Noirot, Mitchell’s Director of National Accounts and Business Development. “We see this integration of innovative software solutions provided by Karora and AutoHouse as a valuable addition to the versatility and power of ABS,” added Noirot.

“Karora and AutoHouse are excited to partner with Mitchell. Our combined strengths will deliver unique solutions and provide a competitive advantage to the multi-site operator,” states Mike Gilliland, President of AutoHouse Technologies.

Mitchell’s ABS is the collision repair industry’s leading Windows-based business

management system. Designed by shop owners for shop owners, ABS benefits shops by automating or streamlining many of its business functions, thereby helping the shop

become more efficient and profitable.

About Karora

Karora Technologies creates elegant platform - independent software components and

solutions – designed to help enterprises efficiently manage information, documents,

applications and data by communicating between systems, offices, suppliers and business partners, through portals and on the Web. Karora Connector™ products utilize an open technology framework and offer a high degree of functionality, effortless extensibility and quick implementation. Karora Technologies is a privately held corporation serving

customers across all major industries, including insurance, financial services, education, healthcare, government and manufacturing, and provides integration suites that are

compatible with most popular Line of Business applications such as J.D. Edwards, Great Plains, Best Software and more.

About Mitchell International

Mitchell International, Inc., founded in 1946 and headquartered in San Diego, California, is the Source for information software and eBusiness solutions for the insurance and collision repair industries. Providing services that enhance productivity, profitability and customer satisfaction, Mitchell facilitates several million electronic transactions between more than 16,000 business partners each month. Mitchell's own parts and labor database, a critical connectivity point between shops and insurers, is trusted for its accuracy and respected as the industry standard.

About AutoHouse Technologies

AutoHouse Technologies creates information and customer management solutions for the automotive aftermarket. AutoHouse provides multi-location repair facilities with a global view of the enterprise by integrating industry and business applications. Solutions enable repairers to capitalize on their information assets to drive sales, increase customer retention and gauge operational efficiencies. AutoHouse Technologies Inc., a privately held company, was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.