MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), a global information technology standards body for retail automotive and related industries, has published its third set of draft schema repositories for the 2008 - 2009 development year.
The highlight of this draft publication is a series enhancements made to STAR's e-Contracting XML messaging standards. These changes were made to support the requirements of long-time member, RouteOne LLC. RouteOne, a member of STAR since 2002, has been a driving force behind the development and continued enhancement of the STAR Credit standards. These particular enhancements were made to support the continued expansion of RouteOne's e- Contract offerings.
Joel Gruber, RouteOne CIO, notes, "Effective collaboration with the STAR organization has enabled RouteOne to continue to use STAR Credit standards while satisfying the data requirements of our expanding eContracting product suite."
RouteOne, whose current eContracting captive participants include Ford Motor Credit, Chrysler Financial, and Toyota Financial Services, recently announced Bank of America, recognized as one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., as its first non-captive finance source to sign on to the RouteOne eContracting platform.
In addition to the enhancements made to the STAR eContracting standards, modifications were also made to the STAR Parts Management XML Suite, specifically the STAR Parts Invoice and Parts Shipment specifications. These changes were made to support the requirements of General Motors.
About
STAR
The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR) organization is the information technology (IT) standards organization for retail automotive and related industries. STAR is leading the effort to implement voluntary IT standards throughout the automotive industry. These standards are designed to support business information needs and provide secure and reliable means for dealers, manufacturers, and retail system providers to communicate. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, STAR is a not-for-profit volunteer organization and its members include dealers, manufacturers and retail system providers. As members, these companies are interested in developing, promoting, and administering voluntary IT standards in the retail automotive industry and improving the effectiveness, timeliness and competitiveness of the IT solutions needed within the retail automotive industry.
STAR
Membership
Roster
Dealer
Groups:
NADA
Retail
System
Providers:
ADP, Advent Resources, Inc., AIAG, AsConAuto, AutoDESA, Auto/Mate, Inc., CIECA, DealerTrack-Arkona, Innovative Programming Systems, Inc., Karmak, Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), National Marine Manufacturer's Association (NMMA), Open Applications Group, Inc. (OAGI), Object Management Group
(OMG), PBS Financial Systems Inc., PROCEDE Software, Quorum Information Systems, Reynolds & Reynolds, RouteOne, T-Systems North America, Inc., Unipart Automotive Logistics
Manufacturers:
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. American Suzuki Motor Corp., BMW of North America, Inc., Daimler Trucks North America, LLC., Ford Motor Company General Motors Corp. Jaguar Cars, Mazda North American Operations, Navistar, Nissan North America, Inc., PACCAR, Inc. Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Renault, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
For further information, contact Ghezal Khalili at 703-556-8584.
http://www.starstandard.org/