Pathfinder's Mekanix Choice Pathfinder's newest version of business management software for outdoor power equipment dealers is Mekanix Choice. It is powered by the .NET environment with the power of an SQL database and the added power of user suggestions. Mekanix Choice includes inventory management, customer invoicing, work order/repair, accounts receivable, QuickBooks interface, data server and price files for up to 20 manufacturers. The package includes data server with 3-year hot swap warranty, automatic software updates, unattended daily offsite data backups, and unattended price file installations with effective-date notifications. Several options are available. "With our previous software, if we ran into a hardware failure, we lost all our customer, transaction and inventory data," said Mike Saice, national parts and service trainer, Northern Tool and Equipment. "With Mekanix Choice, all that information is backed up outside of our PCs. It has saved three or four locations already. Mike Waterson, Jeremie Grund and the support staff at Pathfinder solve problems and issues very fast! Great support!" Pathfinder Computer Systems, Inc.
ARI new products FootSteps, ARI's award-winning lead management solution, and PartStream, the company's online consumer parts lookup system, are available in Essentials and Professional editions. The Essentials edition has key features for smaller dealerships, and the Professional edition offers premium features for larger dealerships. The Professional edition of PartStream is ideal for dealers with a large volume of parts eCommerce, and the Professional edition of FootSteps is designed for dealers with multiple locations and staff. FootSteps editions integrate with ARI's PartSmart parts lookup to turn every consumer interaction into a long-term relationship. In one click, dealers can capture customer information at the time of a sale or service event, so they can proactively follow up to drive more sales.
PartStream editions seamlessly integrate with any existing website and shopping cart — whether or not ARI is the provider — to fuel dealers' online parts sales. A free, 30-day trial is available. PartStream Mobile runs automatically in mobile browsers of all smartphones and tablets, so consumers can quickly and easily look up and buy parts at their convenience, using hot-spotted diagrams and pinch and zoom viewing. ARI
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