Automotive Shop Management Systems
Contact: Gary Armstrong Phone: 713-785-3377	February 1, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
R.O. Writer Announced Interface to WORLDPAC speedDIAL with Special Introductory Promotion

Houston, Texas (February 1, 2002) — Repair Shops around the country are raving about WORLDPAC's innovative speedDIAL- An Internet enabled program which allows lookup, pricing, instant ordering and tracking of original equipment quality parts for import vehicles.

R.O. Writer has been the standard in shop management software solutions for discriminating repair professionals for over a decade.

Now R.O. Writer's speedDIAL integration offers customers increased accuracy and efficiency when pricing or ordering import parts. Now you can:

Send vehicle information straight from a working repair order to WORLDPAC Drop selected WORLDPAC parts directly onto a repair order or estimate Generate a WORLDPAC order from parts on a repair order and update purchase order management

"Our new WORLDPAC speed DIAL Interface means fewer key strokes and a much higher level of accuracy. That means increased productivity and higher parts margins" Gary Armstrong said "We are very excited about our new relationship with WORLDPAC. Everyone, especially the customers will benefit."

Special introductory Pricing will allow installers to take advantage of the best of both worlds — R.O. Writer and speedDIAL

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Progressive Automotive Systems has been servicing the needs of the automotive repair community since 1977. Their products include R.O. Writer - the premier shop management system for any size shop.

For more information on WORLDPAC products and services, visit their website at http://www.rowriter.com/

Headquartered in Newark, California, WORLDPAC has over 50 locations in North America and is an importer and distributor for original equipment quality replacement automotive parts. They provide brand recognized OE quality automotive parts directly to the import repair specialist and also offer customer services, such as tailored customer oriented technical/business training including targeted marketing services.

For more information on WORLDPAC products and services, visit their website at http://www.worldpac.com/.