Netlink Software Group Announces Acquisition of VinPlus LLC

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 5 -- Netlink Software Group, the automotive IT practice leader, today announced the acquisition of VinPlus LLC, in a major expansion of IT service capabilities for the North American automotive market.

"This acquisition rounds out our automotive IT portfolio with Netlink's proven track record of innovative IT solutions for OEMs and VinPlus's experience in serving dealers, the aftermarket providers, financial services and marketing companies. We now have the ability to provide the solutions that will maximize the operational efficiency and profitability across the entire automotive industry," according to Dilip Dubey, CEO of Netlink. "VinPlus will continue with its trade name and by having Bill Russo, the founder and visionary leader of VinPlus stay on with Netlink, we see tremendous opportunities for continued growth on a global basis."

VinPlus, with headquarters in Coral Gables, Florida, has a dealer base of more than 3,000 leading franchise automotive dealers including the United Auto Group, The Schumacher Group and The Warranty Group. VinPlus's data services extracts transactional and historical data from proprietary Dealer Management Systems (DMS) and delivers it to its end-users in the most secure, cost- effective manner in the industry. VinPlus's best-in-class software enables its clients to take raw transactional and historical data and integrate it into business applications such as fulfillment programs, CRM, pre-owned vehicle merchandising and data archiving.

Bill Russo noted that, "VinPlus has always prided itself on being a rapid developer of industry needed applications and joining with the resources of Netlink will make us unmatched in our ability to help dealers get more out of their DMS investments, help manufacturers connect their retail operations to supply chain systems, and set up seamless applications for Dealer Service Providers."

He added that VinPlus's management team and support staff will remain in place and will immediately be adding an array of Netlink resources for dealer clients.

Founded in 1997, Netlink provides superior application development services from creative, Flash-based front ends to custom e-commerce, portals and application development. With locations in Madison Heights, Southfield, Phoenix, Denver, Miami and Bhopal, India, Netlink, a privately-held company, prides itself on three principles: the Delta Platform, the 20:20 rule and its highly trained staff.

The Delta Platform is a set of process, systems, pre-built technologies and web-based tools that enable virtually team integration. The 20:20 rule guarantees 20 percent IT cost savings, and 20 percent service improvement as a result of customers using Netlink. Third, Netlink has an unmatched talent of IT professionals that build strong business results. The company's growth has been nothing short of phenomenal with an average annual growth exceeding 100 percent since 1997. Netlink has worked with successful companies such as Starbucks, General Motors, Teletech, Takata, DTE Energy, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Avaya.

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