The International Automotive Technicians Network (commonly known as iATN) is an internet-based information service for the automotive industry. Its most popular feature is the Auto Pro Community service, which features peer-to-peer vehicle repair help for industry professionals, and discussion forums focused on technical, managerial and other industry topics.

In 2015, iATN released two new services: an employment service called Auto Pro Careers, and a user-editable product and service guide called Auto Pro Wiki.

iATN was founded in 1995 by Brent Black as an email-only service called AutoTechNet, which was focused exclusively on peer-to-peer help with vehicle repair diagnosis. Soon after it's founding, the company transitioned from an email-only service to a web-based service, offering it's first real community features with the introduction of discussion forums on June 13, 1996. The company's name was officially changed in 1996, and it was incorporated in California in 1998.

In 2006, the company was purchased by Service Repair Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Identifix. In 2015, the purchase of Service Repair Solutions was completed by Solera, after an initial one-year joint venture with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. On September 13, 2015 it was announced that Solera had entered into an agreement to be acquired by U.S.-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. With the exception of Brent Black, who retired in 2013, iATN is still managed by the same core staff that has been in place since 1995.

The International Automotive Technicians Network (commonly known as iATN) is an internet-based information service for the automotive industry. Its most popular feature is the Auto Pro Community service, which features peer-to-peer vehicle repair help for industry professionals, and discussion forums focused on technical, managerial and other industry topics.

In 2015, iATN released two new services: an employment service called Auto Pro Careers, and a user-editable product and service guide called Auto Pro Wiki.

iATN was founded in 1995 by Brent Black as an email-only service called AutoTechNet, which was focused exclusively on peer-to-peer help with vehicle repair diagnosis. Soon after it's founding, the company transitioned from an email-only service to a web-based service, offering it's first real community features with the introduction of discussion forums on June 13, 1996. The company's name was officially changed in 1996, and it was incorporated in California in 1998.

In 2006, the company was purchased by Service Repair Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Identifix. In 2015, the purchase of Service Repair Solutions was completed by Solera, after an initial one-year joint venture with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. On September 13, 2015 it was announced that Solera had entered into an agreement to be acquired by U.S.-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. With the exception of Brent Black, who retired in 2013, iATN is still managed by the same core staff that has been in place since 1995.

The International Automotive Technicians Network (commonly known as iATN) is an internet-based information service for the automotive industry. Its most popular feature is the Auto Pro Community service, which features peer-to-peer vehicle repair help for industry professionals, and discussion forums focused on technical, managerial and other industry topics.

In 2015, iATN released two new services: an employment service called Auto Pro Careers, and a user-editable product and service guide called Auto Pro Wiki.

iATN was founded in 1995 by Brent Black as an email-only service called AutoTechNet, which was focused exclusively on peer-to-peer help with vehicle repair diagnosis. Soon after it's founding, the company transitioned from an email-only service to a web-based service, offering it's first real community features with the introduction of discussion forums on June 13, 1996. The company's name was officially changed in 1996, and it was incorporated in California in 1998.

In 2006, the company was purchased by Service Repair Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Identifix. In 2015, the purchase of Service Repair Solutions was completed by Solera, after an initial one-year joint venture with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. On September 13, 2015 it was announced that Solera had entered into an agreement to be acquired by U.S.-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. With the exception of Brent Black, who retired in 2013, iATN is still managed by the same core staff that has been in place since 1994.

The International Automotive Technicians Network (commonly known as iATN) is an internet-based information service for the automotive industry. Its most popular feature is the Auto Pro Community service, which features peer-to-peer vehicle repair help for industry professionals, and discussion forums focused on technical, managerial and other industry topics.

In 2015, iATN released two new services: an employment service called Auto Pro Careers, and a user-editable product and service guide called Auto Pro Wiki.

iATN was founded in 1995 by Brent Black as an email-only service called AutoTechNet, which was focused exclusively on peer-to-peer help with vehicle repair diagnosis. Soon after it's founding, the company transitioned from an email-only service to a web-based service, offering it's first real community features with the introduction of discussion forums on June 13, 1996. The company's name was officially changed in 1996, and it was incorporated in California in 1998.

In 2006, the company was purchased by Service Repair Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Identifix. In 2015, the purchase of Service Repair Solutions was completed by Solera, after an initial one-year joint venture with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. On September 13, 2015 it was announced that Solera had entered into an agreement to be acquired by U.S.-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. With the exception of Brent Black, who retired in 2013, iATN is still managed by the same core staff that has been in place since 1995.

The International Automotive Technicians Network (commonly known as iATN) is an internet-based information service for the automotive industry. Its most popular feature is the Auto Pro Community service, which features peer-to-peer vehicle repair help for industry professionals, and discussion forums focused on technical, managerial and other industry topics.

In 2015, iATN released two new services: an employment service called Auto Pro Careers, and a user-editable product and service guide called Auto Pro Wiki.

iATN was founded in 1995 by Brent Black as an email-only service called AutoTechNet, which was focused exclusively on peer-to-peer help with vehicle repair diagnosis. Soon after it's founding, the company transitioned from an email-only service to a web-based service, offering it's first real community features with the introduction of discussion forums on June 13, 1996. The company's name was officially changed in 1996, and it was incorporated in California in 1998.

In 2006, the company was purchased by Service Repair Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Identifix. In 2015, the purchase of Service Repair Solutions was completed by Solera, after an initial one-year joint venture with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. On September 13, 2015 it was announced that Solera had entered into an agreement to be acquired by U.S.-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. With the exception of Brent Black, who retired in 2013, iATN is still managed by the same core staff that has been in place since 1995.

The International Automotive Technicians Network (commonly known as iATN) is an internet-based information service for the automotive industry. Its most popular feature is the Auto Pro Community service, which features peer-to-peer vehicle repair help for industry professionals, and discussion forums focused on technical, managerial and other industry topics.

In 2015, iATN released two new services: an employment service called Auto Pro Careers, and a user-editable product and service guide called Auto Pro Wiki.

iATN was founded in 1995 by Brent Black as an email-only service called AutoTechNet, which was focused exclusively on peer-to-peer help with vehicle repair diagnosis. Soon after it's founding, the company transitioned from an email-only service to a web-based service, offering it's first real community features with the introduction of discussion forums on June 13, 1996. The company's name was officially changed in 1996, and it was incorporated in California in 1998.

In 2006, the company was purchased by Service Repair Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Identifix. In 2015, the purchase of Service Repair Solutions was completed by Solera, after an initial one-year joint venture with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. On September 13, 2015 it was announced that Solera had entered into an agreement to be acquired by U.S.-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. With the exception of Brent Black, who retired in 2013, iATN is still managed by the same core staff that has been in place since 1995.

iATN was founded in 1995 by Brent Black, and incorporated in California in 1998. It provides an information service for the automotive industry, most notably it's Auto Pro Community service, where industry professionals discuss both technical and managerial topics. The service was originally known as "AutoTechNet," but the company's name was officially changed to International Automotive Technicians Network in 1996, and is most commonly known by it's stylized abbreviation, iATN.

In 2015, iATN released two new services: an employment service called Auto Pro Careers, and a user-editable product and service guide called Auto Pro Wiki.

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In 2006, the company was purchased by Service Repair Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Identifix. In 2015, the purchase of Service Repair Solutions was completed by Solera, after an initial one-year joint venture with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. With the exception of Brent Black, who retired in 2013, iATN is still managed by the same core staff that has been in place since 1995.

The International Automotive Technicians Network (commonly known as iATN) is an internet-based information service for the automotive industry. Its most popular feature is the Auto Pro Community service, which features peer-to-peer vehicle repair help for industry professionals, and discussion forums focused on technical, managerial and other industry topics.

In 2015, iATN released two new services: an employment service called Auto Pro Careers, and a user-editable product and service guide called Auto Pro Wiki.

iATN was founded in 1995 by Brent Black as an email-only service called AutoTechNet, which was focused exclusively on peer-to-peer help with vehicle repair diagnosis. Soon after it's founding, the company transitioned from an email-only service to a web-based service, offering it's first real community features with the introduction of discussion forums on June 13, 1996. The company's name was officially changed in 1996, and it was incorporated in California in 1998.

In 2006, the company was purchased by Service Repair Solutions, Inc., the parent company of Identifix. In 2015, the purchase of Service Repair Solutions was completed by Solera, after an initial one-year joint venture with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. On September 13, 2015 it was announced that Solera had entered into an agreement to be acquired by U.S.-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. With the exception of Brent Black, who retired in 2013, iATN is still managed by the same core staff that has been in place since 1995.