Dealership software is ready for takeoff.(Information Technology)(ADP Dealer Services)

Automotive News, February, 2006 by Kisiel, Ralph

Byline: Ralph Kisiel

Dealers who hate poring over lengthy reports and tiring spreadsheets soon will be able to use new software that converts mounds of data into colorful visuals.

The software is similar to that used by the U.S. Army in Iraq to determine quickly the flight-readiness of their Black Hawk helicopters.

ADP Dealer Services has licensed this advanced data visualization software from FYI Corp., of Melbourne, Fla., for automotive dealership use. The software, FYI Visual, represents data using colors and shapes that decision makers easily can identify, analyze and act upon.

The first automotive application will be for large dealership groups, but ultimately it will be made available to all dealerships, says Kevin Henahan, ADP...