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DEP replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Great Post! When vendors tell you that your group is overprotective they might be referring to the fact that you actually take the time...
countzerro replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
The biggest problem with integration is that there are very few people who actually understand how it all works together. You must be...
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Cem Avsar replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Do not forget to clear (delete) all DMS VPN access. You will be surprise when you find out your previous employees still accessing your...
umer.autojini replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
@david I 100% agree with you on principle of "Develop a standard database schema". There are many specs already for exchanging customer...
David Book replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Once again, another good discussion. My two cents....
Integration - yikes. The word itself screams "difficult" "impossible" "time...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Bob - thanks again for your viewpoint. Yes, we all understand that there is legal liability for the DMS providers. Yes, it would be...
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Bob replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Alex,
I agree that the DMS world (and in general the auto business) is behind the times from a technology viewpoint, and would like to...
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Aimsmith replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Bob:
Thanks very much for your post. AMEN to all you said. This industry is in a total state of denial about it's condition. No wonder...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Bob - thank you for presenting the other side. It is a very valid side in the legal-world we live in. I can only go off of my own...
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Aimsmith replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Anthony: Let your bosses know that what they are doing with these two database programs is going NOWHERE! This is not he way to manage...
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Bob replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Alex,
I used to work on the DMS Side. SO from that perspective, I have many experiences of thrid party vendors to the DMS that so...
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Henry Merry replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR) group started several years ago with the goal of creating an open standard so...
Anthony Stanley replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Alex- Kudos to you for your google usage to look up such a big word that we are all so fimilar with, but I guess we could have all been...
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Matt Watson (blog) replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
I'm not an expert on Arkona, but I do know they do major quarterly releases of their software and they are heavily investing in...
Justin Duff replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
We also provide dealers with RSS feeds for both new and pre-owned inventory. It is a less used feature but I can see it becoming more...
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Jennifer Schrader (blog) replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Great post! Many here know I am a website vendor and get asked many questions on a daily basis from dealers on this "Topic".
It comes...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Joe - I guess you missed my last sentence of the article (the one in italics). Are you an IT Nazi or do you work for a DMS? ....I so...
umer.autojini replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Alex excellent post... Check out, Open Secure Access and Join... as it is designed to address these issues...
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Joe replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Alex,
By opening your DMS database doors to multiple "uncertified" vendors to integrate directly with it, there is a huge potential of...
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Craig Belowski replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Alex,
Nice to see we're not the only ones with integration frustration. I recently bashed our website provider about some problems...
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Roland (blog) replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Being a tech guy, I really liked this post on the nuts and bolts of integration.
Here's an integration that would be a boon to dealers...
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Mike Keesee replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Arkona and Homenet is the deal! Always easy to work with. I like the idea of DMS being a storage for data and a CRM or something...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
Wow Matt - that's awesome! That is really cool. I will have to look a little harder at Arkona. Aside from just bolting on outside...
mattwatson81 replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
@alex The good thing about Arkona though is because their system has such strong integration you can bolt on additional pieces of...
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Alex Snyder (blog) replied to the thread Integration? What's that and what do I do with it? What about my DMS?.
A Vendor - I don't know know a whole lot about Arkona, but have heard they are easy to get along with for "integrations". I hear they...