AUSTIN, Texas, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- IAS announced today that dealers using IAS' SmartMenu software system will now be able to electronically rate GE Auto Warranty service contracts within the software. This free service gives users a one-click method to acquire available rates for a given vehicle and customer. GE Auto Warranty Services joins CNA National Warranty Corporation and Protective as available rate providers within SmartMenu.

With this release of SmartMenu, dealers can rate the service contract automatically and effortlessly. After extracting vehicle information from the DMS, including the VIN and mileage, SmartMenu transmits the data to the VSC provider. The provider responds with a listing of plans applicable to the vehicle being sold. This listing includes the plan name, dealer cost, retail price, term in months, term in miles, deductible, and program options. The user selects which plan(s) to include in various menu packages and the output menu is updated automatically with the appropriate retail price.

According to Matt Nowicki, director of IT for IAS, "We are very pleased to make such simple and easy GE service contract rating available to our dealer customers. We've spent months perfecting and testing this solution, and I'm confident that our F&I users will benefit tremendously."

SmartMenu can also sort the results by price, or filter based on plan parameters such as term in months or term in miles to determine which plans fit customer needs and budget.

The service contract rating functionality gives dealers flexibility in service contract markup as well. Dealers can choose to mark up the VSC product by percentage or dollar amount, and by how much. Feedback from existing dealers indicates that the SmartMenu rating system redefines how dealers think about presenting VSC options to their customers.

The SmartDealerProducts suite of software, which includes SmartMenu, SmartTrac, SmartEye and SmartInsight, is available at dealers nationwide. For more information, contact Kris Wiley at (800) 346-6469 x8989.

About IAS

Innovative Aftermarket Systems (IAS) is the leading provider of F&I aftermarket programs to automotive dealerships. IAS offers a variety of products including, GAP, Invisible Phantom Footprints, Theft Avert, Super Polyshield, The Preferred Advantage, R.O.A.D. InTire, among others. Additionally, IAS' flagship software suite, SmartDealerProducts, provides revolutionary F&I software solutions for dealerships and their customers. IAS' training department, SmartDealerUniversity, provides ongoing training and feedback to ensure continued penetration, ethical presentations and increased profits for IAS dealership customers. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, IAS has hundreds of certified agents throughout the United States and provides technology solutions and aftermarket products for many of the top-100 dealer groups.

About GE Auto Warranty Services

GE AWS specializes in solutions for automotive, power sports and recreational vehicles. GE's innovative electronic claims and contract fulfillment processes deliver accurate results and save time and money for all. GE's in-house staff of highly skilled claims and customer service professionals provide support and solutions that keep satisfaction ratings soaring. GE AWS is located in Colorado and serves Agents, Dealerships, Original Equipment Manufacturers and Consumers nationwide and in Canada.

CONTACT: Kris Wiley of Innovative Aftermarket Systems, +1-800-346-6469,
ext. 8989

Web site: http://www.iasdirect.com/