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About ZiiOS >> Press Center First Ever Internet-Based DMS Designed Specifically For Powersports Industry Premiering at Dealerexpo 2010 Promises Big Cost Savings Reliance on the latest Internet software technology and innovative features promise big cost reductions and improvements in staff productivity for dealerships regardless of size El Dorado Hills, CA – February 1, 2010 – Ziios, the leading provider of advanced, web-based Dealership Management Systems for the Powersports industry, announced today that it will premier MomentumDMS in Booth 3353 at the upcoming Dealerexpo 2010 from February 12-15 in Indianapolis, Indiana. “At Ziios we are laser focused on innovation to help Powersports dealers reduce operating costs and improve staff productivity,” said Curtis Conner, Founder and CEO of Ziios. “I know a lot about the challenges dealers face every day from my own first-hand experiences running a very profitable multi-line, multi-store dealership. MomentumDMS was designed with all that knowledge plus everything that my more than a decade with Microsoft taught me about creating really innovative software. “One of the trends I learned a lot about working with Microsoft’s largest customers is the stampede to move applications off of PCs and servers and onto the Internet. The reason they’re doing this is simple. It saves a lot of money. We made the decision to design MomentumDMS as a totally Internet-based application for the very same reason.” There are several ways MomentumDMS quickly delivers cost reductions to dealerships. Conner continues, “The most obvious is for IT support. When there are no servers, there is no need to pay some expensive IT guy to come fix them when they stop working. But we also eliminate the time-consuming hassles of constant software and part catalog updates, as well as the time-wasting need to enter major unit information every time the manufacturers release new models. We do all dirty work so you don’t have too. Every time you login you’re guaranteed to be using the most up-to-date software and data.” As for dealership size, Conner sees building MomentumDMS from the ground up as an Internet application as a great equalizer. Conner explains, “The vast majority of dealers in our industry have been prevented from using the top DMS solutions because of the high start-up costs for servers and software licenses. Because all that is required to use MomentumDMS is a PC with Internet access, it completely changes the game by enabling the little guys to benefit from the same leading-edge software as do the big guys, but at an affordable monthly cost.” The premier Winter 2010 release
of MomentumDMS will be launched at Dealerexpo 2010 in Indianapolois, IN
on February 12-15. More
information is available at http://www.ziios.com or by calling
877-944-6766.
----------------------------------------------- Former Microsoft Executive and Powersports Dealership Owner/Operator Creates the First Ever Web-Based Dealership Management SystemSpecifically For the Powersports Industry, MomentumDMS™ December 4, 2009 El Dorado Hills, CA – December 2, 2009 – They say necessity is the mother of invention, which is certainly the case with Curtis Conner. The former Microsoft executive and career software developer fulfilled a life-long dream when he retired from Microsoft after more than a decade and purchased two Sacramento-area multi-line powersports dealerships. "I wanted to spend every day with fellow enthusiasts and the toys that I love," says Conner. "What better way than to buy a dealership?" Accustomed to working with and creating cutting-edge software at Microsoft, Conner quickly learned first-hand that dealership management systems for the powersports industry weren’t up to the standards to which he was accustomed. "The market leading DMS in the industry was stuck in the early ‘90s. It was as though the Internet had never been invented." says Curtis Conner. "It didn’t do the things I knew could be done from all my years as Microsoft that could really help my dealership. The focus was on accounting and printing invoices rather than meeting customer needs. Staff in different departments couldn’t effectively work together to solve customer problems. There was lots of data but it was impossible to get a clear picture of what was happening in my business. I knew I could do better.” Conner’s frustration is the impetus for MomentumDMS™, the first web-based “Software as a Service” DMS solution built specifically for the powersports industry. MomentumDMS harnesses the power of the Internet to help dealers increase revenue, decrease cost and improve customer service. Unlike all other currently available powersports DMS products, MomentumDMS is delivered on a subscription basis for a monthly fee. There are no large up-front expenses for software licenses or servers. "Before MomentumDMS, running a multi-store powersports business meant an enormous of wasted staff time performing unnecessary tasks and chasing paperwork," says Conner. "For example, every other DMS on the market forces the dealership to manually enter all kinds of basic product data for every manufacturer. Your staff has to key in the specs, the color, the options, and so forth hundreds of times. Not only is it a waste of time, but there's also no consistency in the way data is entered, so it’s next to impossible to get decent reports. I was amazed to see how many different ways different people would refer to the same major unit model which creates a reporting nightmare. That's why MomentumDMS comes automatically populated with all basic manufacturer data. This one feature saves enormous amounts of employee time, and there is only ONE way to describe a particular major unit, which makes reporting a breeze." Another MomentumDMS innovation puts money directly on the dealership's bottom line. The Microsoft retiree continues, "One of the most annoying things about the DMS system I had was its inability manage factory incentive payments. If you don't get the right paperwork in at the right time, you lose out on that incentive payment from the OEM. It's free money. We eliminate that hassle with MomentumDMS by managing the process for you. It's done automatically, so you don't have to pay an employee to deal with it, and you know that paperwork submissions won't fall through the cracks." MomentumDMS also helps the dealership manage incoming manufacturer incentive information. "It seemed like we were constantly getting long, complex faxes from one of our manufacturers which detailed the latest promotions, factory incentives, sales, rebates, policy changes and so forth. It was so complicated that we had to waste time on a daily meeting just to make sure everyone was on the same page. If we didn’t, someone would forget something and we would either lose incentive income on a deal or lose a customer because we didn’t quote the right price. With MomentumDMS all that goes away because all the latest incentive information is automatically available in our system. There is no more hoping that your sales staff remembers all this stuff. Every quote or deal a sales person creates always includes available incentives which means they can give customers the best deal possible and close more business." "Basically, everything that frustrated me about the so-called 'industry leading' DMS packages has been addressed with MomentumDMS," says Conner. "As a dealer my job is to make sales and generate revenue. Most powersports dealers will tell you, 'I'm not an IT person or computer guy.' But with every other DMS on the market, a dealership has to invest in an in-house server, backups, upgrades, and an IT person to maintain it all. There is none of that with MomentumDMS. No more uploading new price tapes, no more servers going down, no more IT hassles. Ziios does the heavy lifting at our end so the dealer can focus on selling and serving customers." The premier Winter 2010 release of MomentumDMS will be launched at Dealerexpo 2010 in Indianapolois, IN on February 12-15. More information is available at http://www.ziios.com or by calling 877-944-6766. ----------------------------------------------- MomentumDMS. Real Innovation for Serious Powersports Dealers. Better software. Lower cost. Less risk. Less hassle. Better results. Contact Ziios now to learn how
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