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Partnership Addresses Disparate Data Issues DETROIT, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- RLPTechnologies, Inc., a wholly-owned research and development subsidiary of R. L. Polk & Co., specializing in building industry-leading data solutions, today announced a formal partnership agreement with JBoss, a division of Red Hat (NASDAQ:RHAT), and the global leader in open source middleware. Earlier this month, RLPTechnologies released its flagship product, OneView360 - an integrated enterprise information management solution. For its role in the initial implementation of OneView360 at R. L. Polk & Co., JBoss awarded RLPTechnologies its "Innovation Award for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)." In addition, RLPTechnologies was subsequently named overall JBoss "Innovator of the Year" by its peers in attendance at JBoss World 2006, Las Vegas. "R. L. Polk & Co. and JBoss have worked successfully together over the last eighteen months, and the OneView360 implementation was no different," said Kevin Vasconi, president, RLPTechnologies. "The valuable experiences we develop in working with partners like JBoss ensures our ability to provide a robust solution, flexible enough for any enterprise, and able to fully leverage the benefits of open source software." OneView360 is a comprehensive, integrated solution designed specifically to manage complex data management challenges. No longer do companies have to resort to lengthy integration efforts to implement multiple applications, with different interfaces to produce a common view of disparate data. OneView360 provides one common user interface and data processing engine to capture, enhance, compile and distribute quality data to drive timelier, objective decision making across the business enterprise - all in less time, with less risk and less cost than custom development efforts. JBoss Application Server is the most widely used Java application server on the market. A J2EE certified platform for developing and deploying enterprise Java applications, Web applications, and Portals, JBoss Application Server provides the full range of J2EE 1.4 features as well as extended enterprise services including clustering, caching, and persistence. "Drawing on its expertise in enterprise information management solutions, RLPTechnologies is taking a true leadership position in creating a focused solution that delivers true business value," said Tom Cooper, vice president of worldwide channels, JBoss. "By teaming more broadly and intensively with RLPTechnologies, JBoss can capitalize on RLPTechnologies' innovative solution and automotive industry expertise to extend the benefits of our open source technology to an expanded set of users." About RLPTechnologies, Inc. RLPTechnologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of R. L. Polk & Co., the premier provider of automotive information and marketing solutions. RLPTechnologies is a technology company specializing in building industry- leading data solutions that serve as the foundation for focused, in-depth research and analysis across multiple industries - enabling the tools and applications to "mine" intelligence from the data. For further information on RLPTechnologies, please visit http://www.rlpt.com/. RED HAT and JBOSS are registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the US and other countries. DATASOURCE: RLPTechnologies, Inc. CONTACT: Michael Athmer of HSR Business to Business, +1-513-346-3429, or mobile, +1-937-477-2619, or Web site: http://www.rlpt.com/

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