PMDS - Auto-IT Dealer Management Systems - UNITS, EQUIP, PMDS

Auto-IT (PMDS) - Automotive Dealer Management Systems for Car, Truck, Agriculture, Construction and Forestry equipment dealers - UNITS, EQUIP, PMDS.

Automotive Solutions

PMDS™ has a large base of automotive and trucking dealership clients throughout Australia and New Zealand and is a comprehensive solution designed for medium to large dealerships and dealership groups. PMDS™ was and continues to be driven and developed in conjunction with its major client dealership groups making it one of the most intuitive, effective and efficient dealer solutions in the industry.

Auto-IT (PMDS) - Automotive Dealer Management Systems for Car, Truck, Agriculture, Construction and Forestry equipment dealers - UNITS, EQUIP, PMDS. PMDS™ features

The system is fully integrated and includes the following modules:

• Financial – General Ledger, Accounts Receivable / Payable,
   Purchasing, Payroll and Cash Management
• Operations – Parts Sales and Inventory Management, Service and
   Warranty, Vehicle Sales
• Customer Relationship Management – Marketing, Contact
   Management and Customer Satisfaction functions
• Web Trader – browser-based Web Trader for parts trading with
   other dealerships
• Graphical and powerful browser-based management modules

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Some other powerful PMDS™ components include:

• Kaizen™ – Browser-based service reporting, booking and time clocking tool that delivers
   dealer-wide productivity improvement.
• PinPoint™ – Browser-based drill down financial reporting and budgeting application including
   ‘what-if” analysis.
• Deal Manager – Showroom module to control of sales, aftermarket, accessories, and F&I, improve
   gross reporting, print contracts, save time in costing deals.
• PMDS™ eMail – email reports, statements, quotes, invoices and advices directly from PMDS™
• SMS – send single or batch SMSs directly from PMDS™

The system utilises ‘D3’ development tools on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system and its intuitive functionality has won it an enviable reputation in the retail automotive industry.

PMDS™ benefits

PMDS™’s strategy of providing the “best of both worlds” combines 28 years of functionality for dealers with browser-based management and point-of-sale software. Intuitive in design, PMDS™ was built to meet all the computing needs of an automotive dealership in one user-friendly system.

A single integrated database of vehicles, parts, customers and suppliers provides all the information required to manage sophisticated sales, parts and service departments, whilst providing the prospecting and sales data and software to meet the needs of a fully-functioning marketing department.

PMDS™ Senior Management

Aaran Newman
National Sales & Marketing Manager, Executive Director

A veteran of the motor industry, Aaran was still in school when he started working on weekends and during holidays as a yard hand washing cars and helping with parts stock takes for his family's business.

After completing school and backpacking for a year overseas he returned home and worked in accounts and as a Systems Administrator, dabbling in sales on the weekends.

His interest in computer systems grew over time and he moved to Newmans Information Systems (NIS). When NIS merged with KGM and become Auto-IT he remained with the business and has continued to play a major role in its growth.

Steve Hall - Product Manager
Wes Caldwell - Development Manager

Wesley Caldwell is the Software Development Manager for Auto-IT's highly respected PMDS Product. Heading up a team of dedicated and experienced programmers, Wesley manages all aspects of the development cycle, including project management, change request management, issue management, patch and release management and technical writing.

His extensive knowledge of the PMDS product can be attributed to over 10 years of experience within Auto-IT, from his early days at Newmans Information Services in the Data Services position, he then spent several years honing his customer service focus and product knowledge in the support department. Having both an appreciation and dedication to the PMDS product, he migrated into roles including quality assurance and software development. Wesley now leads the PMDS development team as they continue to expand the core PMDS product suite whilst also developing modern and exciting browser-based products for PMDS.

Brent Jones - National Customer Services Manager
Lucy Kelly - Client Relations Manager

Lucy Kelly started with Auto-I.T. as the PMDS™ Client Relations Manager early last year. She manages the PMDS™ Account Management team and is based in our Sydney offices.

Before working for Auto-I.T., Lucy worked for over 10 years in Senior Management and Operations roles in service-based industries. Her work involved dealing with clients from a variety of businesses. Lucy drawers on this experience and client focus in her current role at Auto-IT. She completed her Master of Business Administration in 2005.

Lachlan Rotheudt - Technical Manager

Lachlan Rothheudt brings over six years of IT network administration and technical experience within the automotive industry. He now manages all aspects of PMDS™ technical services, including networking and infrastructure installations and support, as well as designing new and improved solutions that make the most of today's technologies.

Before commencing with Auto-I.T. in 2006, Lachlan worked for four years managing the IT division for one of Sydney's larger dealership groups and was an integral part of the company's ability to lead the Australian automotive industry in the utilisation of innovative technologies and processes.