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IAS Introduces Lowest Fees Ever for SmartDealerProducts and CNA eContracting Within SmartMenu

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 15, 2008 -- Dealers can now get the SmartDealerProducts suite for the lowest license fees ever, $25 a month with no minimum warranty production requirement with IAS' new eBusiness initiative!

New Low Fee Structure

Dealers using eRating, eContracting, and eRemittance on all IAS contracts pay no license fees through August 2008, and only $25 a month after that. IAS will also credit the agent $100 per F&I office for the recommended color laser printer when the first eContract is remitted. This offsets the laser printer costs of about $300.

No setup fee is required. The traditional pricing structure of $50 and $200 per month in license fees based on the dealer warranty count is still available. A monthly DMS integration charge of $50 will apply to dealers utilizing ADP or Reynolds & Reynolds integration.

Chargeback Elimination Guarantee

IAS is also introducing the "Chargeback Elimination Guarantee". If a dealer eRates, eContracts, and eRemits a form to IAS and incorrect pricing on the form causes the dealer to under-remit, IAS will eat the difference!

Other Prices Lowered

IAS is committed to make identity verification within SmartMenu free of charge. In addition, IAS is lowering SmartInsight monthly charges and waiving DMS integration setup charges until the end of 2008.

CNA eContracting

SmartMenu has had the ability to electronically rate CNA vehicle service contracts for over a year. Now SmartMenu can eContract CNA policies as well. Together, IAS and CNA tested nearly 500 actual deals to confirm that CNA eRating and eContracting works seamlessly within SmartMenu. This functionality is live and available now!

The SmartDealerProducts suite of software, which also includes SmartTrac multimedia presentation software, SmartEye digital video recording software, and SmartInsight F&I reporting software, is available at to dealerships nationwide. For more information, contact Kris Wiley at (512) 421-8089.

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. For more information, please visit http://www.iasdirect.com/.