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Press Releases
Mar, 3 2008 -

AutoMobile Technologies (AMT) today announced AutoNetrix™ as the first reseller for AMT’s Recon Pro™ software. Recon Pro uses cell phones or PDAs to identify, estimate, book, and bill reconditioning work.

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Feb, 8 2008 -

AutoMobile Technologies (AMT) has announced Version 1 of its Recon Monitor™ software. The software increases the profitability of dealership used car departments, standalone used car businesses, and collision centers by speeding up the time to prepare vehicles for sale through improved reconditioning vendor tracking.

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Articles
Nov, 10 2008 - Spending Smart in Uncertain Times

When the economy looks less than certain, the gut instinct of many business owners is to immediately halt all capital expenditures. This instinct is particularly strong in the paintless dent removal industry. While a closer scrutiny of expenses in your PDR business is smart, what's even smarter is learning how to recognize which things (more advertising, PDR software, new tools) will have an immediate positive effect on your paintless dent repair business.

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Oct, 15 2008 - Dealership Software: Separating the Facts from the Fads

The automotive business is changing for both new car dealers and used car dealers alike. Margins are shrinking and there is an emphasis on increased efficiency, not just to maintain profits, but to survive. In recent years many firms have begun to market dealer software. But the real question for most business managers is: “How do you determine whether automotive dealer software will deliver on its promises?”

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Recon Pro Installation and Support

Recon Pro is very easy to install. A user can be up and running on the system in under thirty minutes.

Customers can select any cell phone or PDA running Windows Mobile from the vendor of their choice. AutoMobile Technologies does not sell the hardware, although the company can recommend a choice of devices.

Installation of the Recon Pro software on the mobile device is very easy.

  1. While logged on to the mobile device, go to the web site address (url) provided by Recon Pro as part of the system licensing;
  2. Download the Recon Pro mobile software onto the mobile device;
  3. Enter the activation code that has been provided to you on the screen of the mobile device;
  4. The mobile device is now ready for use.

The other part of the Recon Pro system is the software that runs on AMT servers accessible from any laptop or desktop computer connected to the internet. The software runs on AMT servers, and AMT is responsible for all software updates, system monitoring, backups, and all other IT tasks.

Once the initial company information has been set up in the system user can access the Recon Pro Back Office from any computer connected to the Internet by using Web browser and provided login and password.

It is rare for users to have questions after the initial setup and early usage. However, if software questions arise, customer support is available as part of the service contact.

A live support representative is available every business day from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. Pacific time.

Any hardware problems should be directed to the hardware vendor or the support service that has been selected.