IAS News and Press
IAS Introduces Detailed Reporting Software
Jun 7, 2005
F&I Management & Technology Magazine
AUSTIN, Texas -- IAS, a provider of F&I software programs, announced it has expanded its SmartDealerProducts F&I selling software suite to include a reporting tool. SmartInsight is an automated solution that harnesses the power of the Internet and e-mail to provide advanced F&I reporting functionality to dealership personnel.
SmartInsight reports are completely customizable to fit dealer needs and feature multiple data grouping options including data grouped by store, by F&I manager or by sales manager. Reports can also include various modules as determined by the dealer including deal count data, product penetration data and product profit data. Reports utilize "click-through" technology, allowing the user to drill down into greater detail for each number included on the report.
"In today's complicated dealership environment many dealers think they have to choose between profits and compliance," said Bob Corbin, president. "Utilizing a tool like SmartInsight allows them to establish F&I accountability over both. SmartInsight allows the dealer to drill down into data by simply clicking on any number on a report to see what data is represented. This software provides powerful insight into what is happening at the dealership."
SmartInsight utilizes DMS integration to extract data from leading DMS systems without user intervention to help eliminate errors caused by inaccurate data entry. The necessary data can be extracted through a high speed VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection or through nightly maintenance modem extraction.
A key feature of SmartInsight is the convenient delivery of reports via e-mail so that dealership users do not need to remember to log into the system. Each user can specify his own report schedule, and each report can have a different schedule. Reports can be scheduled to run daily, weekly or monthly.
About IAS
Innovative Aftermarket Systems (IAS) is the leading provider of F&I aftermarket programs to automotive dealerships. IAS offers a variety of products including, GAP, Invisible Phantom Footprints, Theft Avert, Super Polysteel, The Preferred Advantage, R.O.A.D. InTire, among others. Additionally, IAS' flagship software suite, SmartDealerProducts, provides revolutionary F&I software solutions for dealerships and their customers. IAS' training department, SmartDealerUniversity, provides ongoing training and feedback to ensure continued penetration, ethical presentations and increased profits for IAS dealership customers. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, IAS has hundreds of certified agents throughout the United States and provides technology solutions and aftermarket products for many of the top-100 dealer groups. For more information, please visit www.iasdirect.com.