PartsVision, Inc.

While the company is only three years old, the staff at PartsVision has been dedicated to working with small and medium-sized businesses for over 25 years. PartsVision the result of over two decades of listening to ideas and sharing challenges facing the assembler, distributor, manufacturer's rep, and other wholesale businesses, and then incorporating them into the workflow of the system. Our software is developed and supported here in the U.S. Over the years we've helped companies grow and prosper, in some cases, from two-person offices to hundreds. We're a small business helping small business to grow!

Brief review of the background of PartsVision, Inc.

• Opened its doors four years ago in San Diego, two years ago in Seattle
• PartsVision SD is principally responsible for product development
• PartsVision WA is incorporated separately in a business development role
• Developed the current product over a three-year period
• Completed one year of beta testing with live paying customers in December of 2004
• Open for sales in 2005. Targeted computer traders and landed first account in March. Installed the second (fairly large) account in April
• Signed partner agreement with IBM, 2nd quarter
• Preparing for August launch in aviation

Profile of the core PartsVision customer

• Wholesale trader, maintenance, repair, service, leasing, broker, distributor, light manufacturer, third-party service company
• Up to a hundred employees or so. This increases as the product expands in scope
• The prospect is currently using a software solution(s) that is incomplete, outdated, high-maintenance and / or disconnected from other software and critical systems in the company
• Desire a Microsoft platform to upgrade to from Dos, as opposed to a heavier solution
• Software maintenance costs are approaching the licensing costs of a new system