Audatex North America, Inc., and APU Solutions, Inc., Sign Multi-Year Strategic Agreement

Audatex North America, Inc., and APU Solutions, Inc., Sign Multi-Year
Strategic Agreement

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Audatex North America, Inc., a leading
provider of software for the automotive claims processing industry, today
announced a strategic partnership with APU Solutions, Inc., including a full
product integration and distribution agreement. The multi-year agreement
contains exclusive features and covers both the U.S. and Canadian markets.

Audatex will integrate APU's real-time parts availability, quality rating,
pricing and procurement, directly within the Audatex Estimating(TM) system.
The solution will include a proprietary Audatex graphical user interface and
reporting integration that will provide greater ease of navigation and enable
insurers and collision repairer professionals to map and improve performance
against both internal and industry benchmarks. The new end-to-end solution is
powered by industry-leading auto recycling technology from Hollander, a Solera
Company. Users can search, select and report--in real time--on locally and
regionally available salvage parts from directly within the estimating system.

In addition to increasing estimate speed and accuracy, higher customer
satisfaction occurs through reduced cycle time. Combining Audatex's
end-to-end, intelligent workflow with APU's capabilities will provide an
improved level of information at the point of vehicle inspection, resulting in
fewer parts returns, supplements, and audit reviews. The integrated solution
will be commercially available in early 2010.

Mike Salfity, Managing Director of Audatex for North America, said: "At
Audatex our goal is to build intelligence into our solutions so that we can
maximize efficiency in the entire claims and repair process. In APU Solutions,
we have found a partner that shares that goal, and our combined expertise in
the area of recycled and alternative parts will provide an industry-leading
solution that will measurably improve the parts selection process."

Charles Lukens, Chief Executive Officer of APU Solutions, said: "Audatex and
APU Solutions have a shared vision to fast-forward the pace of industry
innovation to deliver parts solutions that benefit all stakeholders in the
auto repair process. Audatex brings together client networks and technology in
the insurance, collision repair and auto recycling industries that make them a
truly strategic partner."

About Audatex

Audatex is the leading global claims solutions provider serving the automotive
industry. Active today across six continents, Audatex provides world-class
claims solutions that help customers automate their processes; managing
millions of claims each year efficiently and effectively, and resolving
billions in claims settlements. Beyond a leading presence in automotive
claims, our growing footprint also extends into the property, automotive
related financial services and medical claims solutions markets. As part of
the Solera group of companies, Audatex, Sidexa, Informex, ABZ, Hollander and
IMS draw on unique global experience to develop and deliver the latest
technologies, market intelligence and best practices on a local level. For
more information, please refer to the Company's website at www.audatex.us.

About APU Solutions

APU Solutions (www.apusolutions.com) is a leader in technology, live data and
analytics for the auto collision-repair industry. APU's web-based network
provides nationwide parts availability, quality grading, pricing and
procurement, plus tools to track and manage alternative parts utilization, or
APU. Serving insurance carriers, repair facilities and part suppliers, APU's
real-time access to inventories, combined with its support teams, makes APU
Solutions the best way to boost alternative parts utilization.

SOURCE Audatex North America, Inc.

Jeffrey Bean of Audatex North America, Inc., +1-858-946-1755