The Gen-5 Extended Warranty System (Gen-5) is a web-based (java) online extended warranty (EW) certificate management system. The purpose of Gen-5 is to support the aggressive expansion of the Extended Warranty line of business around the world. Gen-5 is a robust system that provides end-to-end functionality, incorporating global best practices. With a single data center in New Jersey, and a product support team based out of New Jersey and India, Gen-5 is a cost-effective system that will facilitate the roll out of our extended warranty line of business to new countries. It will also replace legacy systems that lack desired functionality to improve warranty administration performance and reporting in presently active countries.