Several key industry players are now sponsoring the Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) project for 2008. CARSTAR Franchise Systems and ABRA Auto Body & Glass are Platinum sponsors, the highest level of sponsorship. Gold sponsors are Auto Body Hawaii, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) and the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA). Jeff Hendler and Collision Solutions are Silver sponsors. The sponsor program allows for the DEG to maintain services at no charge to the individual user.

Developed to help improve the collision repair estimating systems by facilitating industry feedback to information providers, the DEG was created and initially funded by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP), the Automotive Service Association (ASA) and the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS).

For more information on the DEG, visit www.degweb.org.