Chrome Inventory Everywhere Adds New Vehicle Data for Cleaner Inventory Descriptions; Dealers Say Internet Sales Up 30%.Business Editors/Automotive Writers PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002 Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technology and commerce solutions, today announced the release of Chrome Inventory Everywhere(TM), 4.0, an inventory editing and posting tool that combines DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. inventory records with Chrome's New Vehicle Data to give dealers the most vehicle-specific information available, anywhere. By supplementing the traditional VIN VIN Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasm, see there information that comes from a dealer management system (DMS) with Chrome's New Vehicle Data, all inventory records are enhanced with standard equipment and factory option descriptions. The result is vehicle inventory data normalized around Chrome's accurate descriptions and logic, enabling unprecedented research, comparison and search capabilities across a dealer's online inventory. Chrome Inventory Everywhere provides an easy-to-use application which enables dealers to add or delete optional, standard, and dealer-installed equipment as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . Once the vehicle descriptions are complete and accurate, dealers can add photos, apply individual messages and offers to the listing, run reports and even identify the amount of time a vehicle has been on the lot by color-coding their inventory list. The import and export functions are one-step actions and transmit inventory instantly to pre-selected Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . All steps of the process take place on one screen, part of the new design unveiled with 4.0. "CIE (Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage, International Commission on Illumination, Vienna, Austria, www.cie.co.at) An international organization that sets standards for all aspects of lighting and illumination, including colorimetry, photometry and the measurement of visible and 4.0 gives you more detail per vehicle than any other inventory system on the market today," said David Mingle, President of Chrome Systems. Dealers report Internet sales up 30 percent and prospect calls up 50 percent after installing CIE in their dealerships and time-savings of more than 14 hours using the new system. "Dealers who aren't using CIE are missing the boat," says Jerry Thurman, Internet Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , Scarff Motors. "Chrome Inventory Everywhere paid for itself the very first day." CIE 4.0 is available immediately. About Chrome With more than 13,500 clients, including half of all automotive dealers in the U.S. and Canada, Chrome provides vehicle content, vehicle ordering and inventory management tools, configuration technology and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to deliver complete enterprise solutions to all segments of the retail automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. . These segments include manufacturers, fleet companies, dealers, Internet sites, supply chain providers, and financial institutions. Chrome pioneered the technology behind electronic vehicle configuration and for more than 16 years has collected, analyzed and enhanced "raw" automotive data from all manufacturers. Chrome provides the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. ordering system for General Motors and its 8,300 dealers. Chrome sets the standard in ordering systems for fleet management, serving 9 of the 10 largest fleet leasing companies. |
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