Welcome to MINT for ACME

This presentation describes our vision and concept for an integrated internet based multimedia solution for the automotive industry.

We will describe the actual situation and expected tendencies for the near future from the viewpoint of a big European vehicle manufacturer. We have chosen the name A-Car Manufacturer in Europe (ACME) for this company.

ACME-Vehicles, as an innovative company, has already realized the need for such an application. ACME has invited to tender for the development of a Multimedia Information, Negotiation and Transaction application (MINT-Application). MINT should integrate existing dealer and ACME systems under a state-of-the-art user interface.

Introduction

Learn about the objectives and problem definition of the MINT project.

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General Approach

Discover the business processes and objects behind MINT.

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Business Functionality

Understand the key business features and benefits.

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Technical Environment

Explore the technical architecture and implementation details.

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In this set-up we want to show how we would utilize Internet and Multimedia technology to optimize business processes in the automotive industry.

This example is an attempt to overcome the buzzword and vaporware confusion that is typical in this area by showing exactly what such an innovative solution could look like.

The action takes place 1997 somewhere in Germany. To enjoy all features of this hypermedia document you need the latest browser technology.

To get an idea about how to work with this document you can visit the help section.

You can also jump directly to section 1.1. Introduction of the MINT for ACME proposal and get into the details.

Digital Archaeology Note: This is a modern restoration of a 1997 web application. The original used Flash animations, auto-playing WAV files, frames, and obsolete web technologies. These have been replaced with HTML5 equivalents while preserving the original look and navigation structure. Background images are now more visible, and redundant copyright footers have been removed.