NAPA/RAYLOC IMPLEMENTS VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT e-CATALOG SYSTEM

catalog management system was limited in flexibility, preventing them from easily managing or updating the two dat abases from a single location.<br><br> To assist them with the project, they contracted Vertical Development, a major supp lier of content management systems to the automotive aftermarket. Vertical Development consolidated all the data from both lines, adding administrative features that would allow Rayloc to manage all eight separate product lines as easily as if they were o nly managing one. It 9 s exactly what Rayloc wanted.<br><br> c This is great, d said Rayloc Catalog Manager Allan Thames. c We can manage all applications, mapping to NAPA Legacy and PartsPro systems as well as to the AAIA format and others. With VDI 9 s system, our photos are organized in one central location that we can access easily to print identification guides.<br><br> d Mike Gaffney, Rayloc Vice President of Sales and Marketing, agr eed. c Both our customer service and technical services groups now have real - time access to catalog data and application changes, which is invaluable to our customers, d he said. c We are so happy with our investment we just committed to a CD and Web module addition, d he added.<br><br> MORE NAPA Rayloc Implements Vertical Development E - Catalog System 3 Continued Vertical Development 9 s unique e - Publisher program is ideally suited to businesses like NAPA Rayloc, which catalog thousands of part numbers within multiple product lines covering hundreds of thousands of applications. With the databa se created by Vertical Development, all the information is incorporated into a single user interface, making it easy to generate print catalogs, CD - ROMs, Web applications, and other informational tools. A leading provider of content management systems, Vertical Development, Inc.<br><br> offers e - Publisher, e - Catalog, and e - WebCatalog systems that support simultaneous p ublishing to print, web and CD - ROM formats from a single data source. Their ShowMeTheParts system is dedicate d to publishing catalogs on CD. Vertical Development also offers mapping services to companies without systems, allowing them to export their data in AAIA (ACES, Legacy, PIES), Activant Solutions, NAPA (Attribute, PartsPro), Wrenchead and other retailer formats.<br><br> VDI 9s software has streamlined data management for companies nationwide in a variety of industries, including many of the largest manufactu rers in the automotive market. Founded in 1983, the company has offices in Downers Grove and Huntley, IL, and Fremont, CA. For more information on the systems and services available from Vertical Development, please call (847) 609 - 9540, or e - mail rgarand@verticaldev.com .<br><br> More information can also be obtained by visiting the company 9s web site at www.verticaldev.com . . XXX<br><br>

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