It's time to open up about the real deal behind certification programs and what they mean for auto dealers.
You might have heard the news about one of my companies on the wire: Press Release Here where it was announced that Authenticom has acquired the assets of RyanTech on DMSi(c), Carpod and VIN Explosion. Because of that, we are no longer in the DMS Integration business and I have three words to say about that, "Thank You Authenticom!".
The truth of the matter is that the certification programs from DMS providers and attempts to block access for a dealer to freely move their own data where they want it has become such a CORE competency that you either do DMS Integration and ONLY that or you get out of the way and let somebody bigger do it for you. This is the case with the recent acquisition of our technology and moving it over to Authenticom, where it will serve dealers well. They have a great, friendly, seasoned and competent staff and the technology they just acquired only makes them and their dealers even better off than they were before. But there is one thing it doesn't do; ONE thing!
It doesn't solve the real issue in the industry. The real issue is that the fabricated certification programs are just pay to play windows that are drawing money right OUT of the dealer's pockets. Originally the idea of a certification program with a DMS provider had us at RyanTech DELIGHTED! Why would we be delighted to invest in certification? I'll tell you!
Go check us out at Microsoft's Pinpoint website where they highlight "certified partners" like us. We've been one of the most highly decorated partners in Microsoft's history. In fact we were partner of the YEAR in 2012. View our certifications and competencies at Microsoft here: http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/partners/ryantech-4295621573. It costs us tens of thousands of dollars a year to earn the level of Microsoft Partnership we have achieved and we are happy to pay it because there is a learning path, a testing path, confirmation and credibility requirement as well as customer references needed to earn any competency or award from Microsoft. We have 47 in total and we're currently working on 4 more in "Cloud Computing".
So when we heard about these programs we signed right up. Only to find out that they were a way for the DMS Vendors to learn what it is we really do and then limit our own business model and pick the dealer's pockets. There are NO certified programs that I have seen yet that deliver a higher level of security than any of our products, any of Authenticom's products as well as many of the competitor products that have been out for so many years.
More on this topic as the days continue and I will never give up serving dealers. Auto dealers have created a great life for me and my staff and all of our families. We owe it to dealers for the success we have had in this industry.
Kevin J. McMillen, CEO
RyanTech and MS Cloud Services
@ryantechkevin
http://www.ryantechinc.com
http://www.mscloudservices.com
Check out Authenticom at http://www.authenticom.com
You might have heard the news about one of my companies on the wire: Press Release Here where it was announced that Authenticom has acquired the assets of RyanTech on DMSi(c), Carpod and VIN Explosion. Because of that, we are no longer in the DMS Integration business and I have three words to say about that, "Thank You Authenticom!".
The truth of the matter is that the certification programs from DMS providers and attempts to block access for a dealer to freely move their own data where they want it has become such a CORE competency that you either do DMS Integration and ONLY that or you get out of the way and let somebody bigger do it for you. This is the case with the recent acquisition of our technology and moving it over to Authenticom, where it will serve dealers well. They have a great, friendly, seasoned and competent staff and the technology they just acquired only makes them and their dealers even better off than they were before. But there is one thing it doesn't do; ONE thing!
It doesn't solve the real issue in the industry. The real issue is that the fabricated certification programs are just pay to play windows that are drawing money right OUT of the dealer's pockets. Originally the idea of a certification program with a DMS provider had us at RyanTech DELIGHTED! Why would we be delighted to invest in certification? I'll tell you!
Go check us out at Microsoft's Pinpoint website where they highlight "certified partners" like us. We've been one of the most highly decorated partners in Microsoft's history. In fact we were partner of the YEAR in 2012. View our certifications and competencies at Microsoft here: http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/partners/ryantech-4295621573. It costs us tens of thousands of dollars a year to earn the level of Microsoft Partnership we have achieved and we are happy to pay it because there is a learning path, a testing path, confirmation and credibility requirement as well as customer references needed to earn any competency or award from Microsoft. We have 47 in total and we're currently working on 4 more in "Cloud Computing".
So when we heard about these programs we signed right up. Only to find out that they were a way for the DMS Vendors to learn what it is we really do and then limit our own business model and pick the dealer's pockets. There are NO certified programs that I have seen yet that deliver a higher level of security than any of our products, any of Authenticom's products as well as many of the competitor products that have been out for so many years.
More on this topic as the days continue and I will never give up serving dealers. Auto dealers have created a great life for me and my staff and all of our families. We owe it to dealers for the success we have had in this industry.
Kevin J. McMillen, CEO
RyanTech and MS Cloud Services
@ryantechkevin
http://www.ryantechinc.com
http://www.mscloudservices.com
Check out Authenticom at http://www.authenticom.com
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