Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 11:48am

AuSM Staff

Contact At Once! announced Monday that the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently issued it a patent for a system designed to analyze messages and initiate communication sessions for clients. The new patent was developed to enhance the service that Contact At Once! customers are able to provide... Read More

Monday, August 28, 2017 - 4:11pm

Chris Hart-Williams, Staff Writer

Podium recently announced the appointment of Matt Murray as senior vice president of strategic accounts as well as new partnerships with DealerSocket and DealerVault. Podium’s latest integration with DealerSocket and DealerVault automates dealers' common interactions, such as collecting reviews and sending... Read More

Monday, August 28, 2017 - 12:55pm

AuSM Staff

CDK Global announced recently that it has partnered with ActivEngage to create Concierge Chat, a messaging tool built directly into CDK Next Gen Websites. The integration of Concierge Chat with the CDK platform provides customers with a professionally managed chat service fitted with features designed to help to drive... Read More

Friday, August 25, 2017 - 2:26pm

Sharon Kitzman, Dealertrack

Having worked on a number of recent home improvement projects, I’ve learned that a weekend warrior is only as good as her tools. Through my work in the automotive software industry, I’ve learned that the reverse is also true — a tool is only as good as the person using it. The DMS is an effective tool,... Read More

Friday, August 25, 2017 - 10:52am

AuSM Staff

Pearl Technology Holdings announced Thursday that it has enhanced its on-demand automotive retail platform ShowroomXpress, also known as SRX, with the release of a dynamic website widget that can calculate and present six different payments to car buyers in seconds. The new SRX website widget functions within the... Read More

Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - 4:59pm

AuSM Staff

Chrome Data recently entered into a new commercial agreement with Hyundai Motor America to implement the brand's build data within its VIN Description Services for the purposes of accurately describing Hyundai vehicles. The build data information from Hyundai allows Chrome VIN description services to be 100-percent... Read More

Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - 2:50pm

AuSM Staff

Hireology has brought on former Cars.com executive Michael Kraut as vice president of automotive partnerships. Kraut most recently served as vice president of national sales at Cars.com, and led the company to over thirteen years of record growth, according to Hireology. "Michael comes to Hireology during a... Read More

Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - 2:14pm

AuSM Staff

Advertising online video provider Vidillion recently announced its partnership with AutoDealerNetwork.TV to provide dealership customers visiting sales and service waiting rooms with up-to-the-minute news, entertainment and targeted and programmatic ad-serving from Vidillion. Vidillion allows dealers to both... Read More