Mitchell International Releases New Versions of Business Management Solutions Suite

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - December 8, 2008) - Mitchell International, Inc., a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the property and casualty claims and collision repair industries, today announced the result of its continuous commitment to collision repair performance excellence -- the availability of ABS™ 8.2 and ABS™ Enterprise 8.2.

ABS 8.2 features new capabilities that enable individual collision repair facilities to operate more efficiently and reliably while solidifying ABS Enterprise 8.2 as the preeminent management system for high-performing or multi-location facilities. Both ABS 8.2 and ABS Enterprise 8.2 include enhanced reporting features, providing users with easy, instant access to performance details surrounding their business operations. ABS reports can now apply filters and sort and export data to other applications.

Rod Matthews, owner of Pete's Auto Body in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, and Mitchell customer for over 15 years is currently using ABS 8.2 and commented on the solution saying, "The new release is packed with features that all professional collision shops will use on a daily basis. ABS 8.2 is as necessary to a business as their spray booth."

Additional ABS capabilities include:

--  Improved workflow to boost operational efficiency: ABS 8.2 helps
    collision repair facilities support their unique business requirements with
    new events, logs and business rules.
--  Enhanced reporting includes a new linear option that allows customer
    data to be exported into other applications -- such as Microsoft®
    Excel® -- helping collision repair facilities to implement marketing
    campaigns.
    

Multi-location collision repair facilities with more complex operations, as well as those customers interested in a solution to enhance their consolidated reporting and oversight needs will benefit from ABS Enterprise's new enhancements including:

--  Improved White Board usability helps users manage operations more
    actively: Collision repair facilities can now make more informed business
    decisions by easily changing Production Status and adding more information
    such as Towing Status and Out Date.
--  Enhanced Shop Clock enhancements: Added functionality makes it easier
    for managers to reflect more accurate times and improve technician
    performance.
    

ABS 8.2 and ABS Enterprise 8.2 are leading business management systems for collision repair facilities because of their proven ability to increase operational efficiency and gain invaluable decision-support information along with Mitchell's superior customer support. ABS 8.2 and ABS Enterprise 8.2 are both currently available.

About Mitchell International, Inc.

Mitchell International (www.mitchell.com) is a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the property and casualty insurance claims and collision repair industries. Mitchell facilitates millions of electronic transactions between more than 25,000 business partners each month to enhance their productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction levels.

Contact Information: Contacts: Jennifer Forman Sr. Director, Marketing 800-854-7030 800-238-9111 x6585 or Kam Hashim Boston Communications 617-292-7316