Mitchell Announces “Full Speed Ahead!” Automotive Collision Road Show

For Immediate Release:
August 11, 2006

Contact:
Kam Hashim
Boston Communications
617-619-9803
kam@prboston.com

Eight city seminar series to help educate collision repair shops on how to best optimize business performance

San Diego, CA - August 11, 2006 - Mitchell International today announced its Full Speed Ahead! Road Show which will take place from August 24 to October 26, 2006 in Northern California, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Richmond, Philadelphia, Houston, and Atlanta. The Road Show will feature seminars designed to help autobody repair shops optimize performance management, keep abreast of the latest techniques and tools and learn new ways to stay ahead of the competition. Focusing on how successful shops are adapting to an increasingly competitive market, this event is a unique opportunity for shop owners and managers to hear from industry experts, network and share best practices.

“Collision repair shops of all sizes are operating in an environment where realizing profits is difficult. Competition is fierce, numbers of jobs are decreasing and auto’s technological complexity places an extra cost operating burden on shop owners. Shops, more than ever, can benefit from best-in-class performance management systems and techniques to ensure that the maximum operating margin is realized,” said Marc Brungger, Senior Vice President of Client Services, Mitchell International.

The Full Speed Ahead! seminars will cover a range of topics including:

• Managing for Profit;
• Industry Trends (Capacity and Cycle Times);
• Estimating for Accuracy;
• What’s New at Mitchell?

“The knowledge I received from Mitchell’s “Full Speed Ahead” seminar helps our business every day. Mitchell is a lot more than just an estimating system company. They are helping us in all areas of our business,” said Lenny Chamberlain, Lenny’s Auto Body, Middleboro, Mass.

2006 Road Show calendar in chronological order:

Thursday, August 24
Northern California Bay Area (Dave and Busters, Milpitas)

Thursday, September 7
Los Angeles, CA (Dave and Busters, Orange)

Tuesday, September 26
Chicago, IL (Dave and Busters, Addison)

Thursday, September 28
Detroit, MI (Dave and Busters, Utica)

Tuesday, October 10
Richmond, VA (G-Force Karts)

Thursday, October 12
Philadelphia, PA (Dave and Busters)

Tuesday, October 24
Houston, TX (Dave and Busters)

Thursday, October 26
Atlanta, GA (Dave and Busters, Marietta)

For more information and reservations, call 800-238-9111 Ext. 8408 or visit www.mitchellroadshow.com.

About Mitchell International
Mitchell International is a leading provider of performance management information and workflow solutions to the automotive insurance claims industry, serving carriers, collision repair facilities, and other commercial participants in the physical damage and auto-related medical claims processes. Mitchell facilitates millions of electronic transactions between more than 16,000 business partners each month to enhance their productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction levels. For more information on Mitchell International, visit our website at www.mitchell.com.

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