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Addressing a significant business need and opportunity typical in the industry, standardizing trade-in equipment assessment and data capture now enables Parker Pacific to more comprehensively and accurately evaluate used equipment arriving at its yards, benefiting both seller and buyer while optimizing profits for the dealership.

Leveraging Point2 Manager to capture and mine equipment data now also provides Parker Pacific with a benchmarking base that can be used to accelerate the assessment and valuation process of incoming equipment, going forward, to help drive additional productivity gains for the organization.

"We went from ad hoc trade-in assessments, inconsistent paper-based feature and condition lists, and a time consuming process, to a streamlined, highly efficient and cost effective approach in less than three months," said Tracey Russell, Used Equipment Manager, Parker Pacific Equipment.

"We're pleased to work with yet another progressive organization such as Parker Pacific and to see the benefits of Point2 Manager take hold in such a short time. The key enabler was Parker Pacific's aggressive vision, but importantly, the leadership team's commitment to a full roll out and adoption across the organization," said Mark Fuller, Senior Sales Executive, Point2 Technologies, Heavy Equipment Division.

Added Russell, "We've also eliminated duplicate data entry for our entire inventory of used, new and rental equipment between our corporate systems and website, which used to be pretty taxing. It led to inconsistencies and, we feel, lost profits. With Point2 Manager in place we're now saving significant time and effort, and equipment information is more accurate and up to date across the board, with little effort. We look forward to putting to work additional Point2 Manager capabilities in the near future."

Parker Pacific is now in a position to capitalize on additional Point2 Manager built-in system functionality such as Manager Mobile, which delivers detailed equipment information to Blackberry, PDA and other Smart Phone devices, giving sales teams instant access to critical information be it at the office, in the yard or on the road.

Marketing features such as quotes, brochures and inventory reports automate and simplify quotations and professional looking marketing collateral for added efficiency and impact with prospective customers.

More information about Point2 Manager can be obtained at www.Point2Manager.com

About Point2 Technologies Inc.
Point2 Technologies develops and markets web-based software solutions for the heavy equipment and real estate industries. In the heavy equipment industry, Point2 is one of the largest providers of e-commerce solutions, powers Caterpillar Inc.'s global heavy equipment dealer network and owns and operates UsedIron.com, one of the world's largest public used equipment marketplaces online.

In real estate, Point2 is the largest independent provider of website and listing syndication software for real estate professionals, with over 180,000 brokers and agents subscribing to the Point2 platform, in 85 countries. Point2's real estate user base continues to grow by over 1000 additional members each week. Point2 also owns and operates the real estate consumer search portal, Point2 Homes.

Founded in 1996, Point2 Technologies is privately held and employs a staff of 100 at its headquarters in Saskatoon, SK and its Vancouver, BC offices. More information can be obtained at www.Point2.com.

Point2® is a trademark of Point2 Technologies Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

Media contact:
Roger Noujeim
Vice President of Public Relations
Point2 Technologies Inc.
Toll Free: 1-888-955-7900 (U.S. and Canada)
Tel. 1-604-675-9393 Ext. 224