Stephen M. Cottrell

Authenticom, Inc. provides dealer management system integration and enterprise-level data enhancement solutions to the automotive industry. The firm integrates with different Dealer Management Systems (DMS) and connects to a list of automotive dealerships throughout North America. It provides back-end support for automotive marketing agencies, customer relationship management systems, and third-party service providers that require data management services. The company was founded by Stephen M. Cottrell in 2002 and is headquartered in La Crosse, WI.

Autoweb.com, Inc. provides car buying information services over the Internet. The firm's website centralizes automotive-related commerce, content & community offerings to assist consumers in researching, evaluating & buying vehicles and automotive-related products & services such as insurance & financing. It also provide information on automotive content, web hosting & development services and sales automation services to vehicle manufacturers, dealers & online partners. The company was founded by Matias De Tezanos, Jose Vargas and Julio Gonzalez Arrivillaga in 1995 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.