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Your Data Services Par tner

Automotive Data Solut ions

DMS Integrat ion

Preventative Maintenance

Automotive Valuation Data

VIN Explos ion

Your DataServices PartnerGrowing your business is our vertical—we offer no competing products or services because our focus is solely on managing your data.

Authenticom has been more than a reliable vendor; they have served as a valued partner in the design and execution of our business solutions.

Today, Authenticom integrates data daily for more than 2,500 dealer-partners nationwide with virtually no negative feedback ... that’s exactly the level of service we value.

John SoaveSr. Vice President Data ArchitectureCredit Acceptance Corporation

‘‘> Privately-held and independent of any service provider> Unparalleled technological and data assets> Ability to match any format and schema> 100% transparent with on-demand reporting > Fully-automated record delivery> First-class customer support> Competitively priced> Industry-leading match rates

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LeverAge AuThenTicom’SenTerPriSe-LeveL DATA ServiceSto crystalize your business continuity

Authenticom’s data services offer faster time to value. We accomplish this through business continuity that entails enterprise-level integration and data management, and an IT infrastructure that scales both rapidly and cost-effectively for the optimal business partnership experience.

Enhanced Service Level Agreements > Clearly-definedSLAs > High-end customer support > 99.9% up time

Business Intelligence 2.0 > On-demand reporting > 100% transparency of daily activities

Business Infrastructure > Leading-edgetechnology > Made-to-order data solutions

Competitive Prices > Low-costtransactionalpricing

Data and network SecurityData security is our highest priority at

Authenticom. As a result, we use the most secure accessmethodsavailable(AuthentiLink,VPN,and

FTP) to ensure your data is never compromised during collection,processing,anddelivery.Ournetworkinfrastructureincorporatesadualfirewallsystemtoprotectyourdata;andstate-of-theartnetworkmonitoringandintrusionprevention

software provides protection against both external and internal threats.

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DmS integrationAuthenticomspecializesinautomotiveDMSdataextraction.ThroughoutDMSIntegration we extract the data assets that power automotive service applications for marketingagencies,CRMsystems,and3rd-partyserviceproviders.WearetheonlyserviceproviderinNorthAmerica100%dedicatedtoDMSIntegration.

100% inDePenDenT Zero ties to any DmS or other provider

Automotive Data Solutions

Preventative maintenance The capability to identify and append regularly scheduled automotive maintenance data also exists on the Authenticom platform. We append all applicable Preventative Maintenance items,alongwiththemileagetheyaredue,totheendofaprovidedrecordwithVINs,vehiclemileage, and mileage range codes.

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Automotive valuation DataIncreasethevalue-addedbenefitofyourapplicationwithdailyupdateson

wholesale, retail, and trade-in values of vehicle inventories based on mileage, optional equipment, and location.

bonDeD & inSureDup to $4m by an A.m. best A-rated carrier

vin explosion Ourfully-automatedVINExplosion(vehicleidentificationnumber)methodisusedtocaptureandstandardizeyear,make,andmodelinformationcodedintheVIN.

WedeliverVINdataviaFTPorWebServices.

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historical and on-going Data Authenticom provides historical data and on-going data deliveries that are customized to meet your business needs. We can also applydataenhancementservicestoyourfilestoimprovetheeffectivenessofdirectmail,e-marketing,andtelemarketing.

DmS PollingReceivetransactionaldatawhenyouneedit,howyouneedit.Authenticom’sautomatedDMSPollingServiceefficientlyandeffectivelyextractsdatafromDealerManagementSystems,anddeliversittoyoursystemonyourschedule.Weextractanddelivercrucialdatainanyrequiredformattopowerautomotivemanufacturer,3rd-partyvendor,andCRMdata-drivenapplications.

Enhanced Service Level Agreements > Sales > VehicleInventory > OpenRepairOrders > CustomerNameFile > PartsSales > FinancialStatements > Service > ServiceAppointments > SpecialOrderParts > Parts Inventory

DmS integration

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DmS Push backsAuthenticomcanstandardize,cleanse,andappendcustomernamefiledata,andpushthedatabackintoselectDealerManagementSystems.Allprocessingisfullyautomatedtoproducethemostreliableresults.Qualityassurancechecksandin-depthanalysesareperformedthroughouttheentireDMSPushBackprocesstoensurealldataispushedbacktotheDMScorrectly,withoutcorruption.

Write Back to Top DMS types > ADP > DealerTrack > ReynoldsandReynolds

AuthentiLink ®

OurpreferredconnectiontypeforDMSIntegrationisAuthentiLink—adirectconnectionbetweenaWindowsPCat eachdealerlocationandtheAuthenticomPollingServers.ThissecureconnectionusesSSHprotocolsandcanbesetupinonly20-minutes.OthersecureconnectionmethodsincludingVPNandFTParealsoavailable.

Push Back Customer Name File > EmailAddress > Mailing Address > PhoneNumber

muLTiPLe DAiLY DeLiverieSon your schedule, Driven by your business needs

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PreventativeMaintenanceprovidesdataincludingserviceitemstobeworkedonandactions to be performed atvariousmileageintervals.TheAuthenticomPreventativeMaintenanceproductusesaninputfilelayout(i.e.,customersuppliedVehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN),vehiclemileage,andamileagerangecode)toidentifythe Preventative Maintenance items that are due for any given vehicle. AuthenticomappendsPreventativeMaintenancedatatoyouroriginalfileusingthefollowingnumericcodes: > Item Codes to indicate which item requires action (e.g., Air Filter) > Action Codestosignifywhatactionistobeperformedontheitem(e.g.,Replace) > Mileage Range (within a given range) to indicate when the next maintenance should be performed

Authenticom appends all applicable Preventative Maintenance items to the end of the original data record along with the mileage associated with each item and action.

Preventative maintenance

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AuthenticomprovidesaVehicleValuationDataServiceforbusinesseswithautomotiveequitycalculatorsandotherapplicationsthatrequireaccuratevaluationdata.OurVehicleValuationDataServiceispoweredbyauthoritativeindustrysourcesKelleyBlueBook®andBlackBook ®. Updatedweeklywithautomotivevaluationdatafortheyear,make,model,andtrimlevelbasedonvehicleidentificationnumber(VIN),mileage,andregion:

Key Features > InstantvaluationsbyVIN > Up-to-datevaluationsforyear,make,model,andtrimlevel > Configurablebasedonclientrequirements > MSRP,Wholesale,Retail,Trade-In,Private-Party,andAuctionValues > Regionaladjustments > Multiple vehicle condition valuations

Updatedweeklywithautomotivevaluationdatafortheyear,make,model,andtrimlevelbasedonthevehicleidentificationnumber(VIN),mileage,andregion: > WholesaleValue > RetailValue > Trade-InValues > Private-PartyValues > AuctionValues > MSRP

Jeep(2005)

VIN : 1J4HRS824XXXXXXXXModel: Grand CherokeeWholesale: $11,250Retail: $14,450Trade-in: $9,925

Automotive valuation DataroofToP Pricing AvAiLAbLe

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VINExplosionisafully-automatedprocessthatcapturesandstandardizesthevastarrayofyear,make,andmodelinformationcodedintheVINsothatitcanbecorrectlyimportedintoor exported from your data-driven application.

comprehensiveReceiveyear,make,andmodeldataviareal-timeweborbatch-processingservices.

efficientWhenyouuploadyourVINstoAuthenticom’sFTPsite,ourdataprocessingenginewillhavecomprehensivedescriptionsforthousandsofVINswithinminutes.SimplyuploadyourbatchofVINstoAuthenticom’sFTPsiteandreceiverichvehicledescriptions.

cost-effectiveUsingAuthenticom’sdataprocessingengineyouneverhavetoconstructaVINdecoder—savingyoumoneyandtime.

vin explosionAvAiLAbLe viA reAL-Time webAnD bATch-ProceSSing ServiceS

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