The Talking Pictures Automotive Catalog system is a specialized software package designed to aid in the production of automotive part catalogs. This unique Microsoft Windows based software package can be used to maintain all types of information on automotive parts such as applications, interchanges, bill of materials, and even pictures, from which comprehensive part catalogs can be produced. Catalogs can be published in print, distributed electronically on CD-ROM with a multimedia enhancement, or linked to a website for browsing. Talking pictures will satisfy catalog, data management, electronic catalog data, and print requirements without expensive customization.

• Enhances productivity while managing large quantities of data
• Provides extensive lookup, tracking, and reporting functionality
• Facilitates compliance with all industry data formats including ACES and PIES using Synchro-Map and PiesSync.
• Provides paper, CD-ROM/DVD, and internet catalog publishing
• Manages product development process through research, engineering, marketing, and product release with the Product Development and Engineering System (PDES) module.
  For more information on PDES click here.

Convenient Access and Tracking

Employ Talking Pictures extensive lookup, tracking, and reporting capabilities to locate and print reports on any part information. Track all data changes accurately and completely with the ‘Audit Log’ feature. It tracks net changes by product line and supplies net change reports.

Instant Output in Multiple Formats

Provide customers and electronic catalog vendors with catalog data in their preferred formats from a single data source. You can also produce printer ready files for paper catalogs with the click of a button.

Multiple Software Options

Satisfy multiple catalog management requirements with our software solutions.

Data Creation and Management

• Publisher Standard Edition – Provides powerful inquiry, analysis, reporting, data maintenance, publishing, and import/export capabilities.
• Publisher Enterprise Edition – Offers the functionality of the Standard Edition but with enterprise level performance.

Catalog Distribution

• LAN Browser Edition – Provides read-only access to catalog data to employees in local and wide area networks.
• CD browser Edition – Distributes read-only access to catalog data and other parts related data via CD-ROM.
• Internet Edition – Provides read-only access to product information via manufacturers’ internet or intranet sites.

Electronic Data Deployment Manager NEW IN VERSION 6.0!

Automatically produce net change data to customers and electronic catalog suppliers with net change data in their preferred formats, including AAIA Legacy and ACES. This component will manage your data traffic and will ensure data synchronization with customers and e-catalog vendors. You can easily identify all data changes within a ny time frame which is ideal in allowing processing of “frozen” data sets with zero down-time in catalog development.

For more information about Talking Pictures and our other CMS’s please contact Steve Hart in our
sales department.