Stanley Auctions Partner with Vemark for Software Upgrade
April 30, 2008
ANDERSON, S.C. — Auction owners Henry and Patty Stanley recently announced they have signed an agreement with Vemark to provide new operating software for Charleston Auto Auction, Carolina Auto Auction and Indiana Auto Auction.
Under the deal, Vemark is offering its Software as a Service technology, which includes SNaps, an auction management system with integrated Web services, as well as BidCentral, an online bidding program.
"We have to prepare our auctions for future business. We need to have information that is easy to access and shared amongst our auctions and our customers, wherever they are located," commented Keith LeLux, owner and managing partner of Charleston Auto Auction.
"And, it has to be easy to maintain and secure without disruptions in service nor the hassles of software installation, maintenance and upgrades," he continued.
According to officials, the programs, SNaps and BidCentral, are designed to provide live bidding and integration with third-party sources.
"We are fortunate to have this opportunity with the Stanley auctions. They are state-of-the-art when it comes to running auto auctions," stated Doug Mellette, Vemark's chairman and chief executive officer. "Using our suite of tools, their auctions, dealers and commercial consignors will now have real-time information while reducing the auctions' IT burden."
Henry Stanley, president of the Stanley auctions, added: "We can't rely on what we did in the past to guarantee that we'll be the best going forward.
"It makes sense that we switch to a more open system where dealers, consignors and each of our auctions can access inventory status, account status and vehicle locations online day or night," he said.
Officials indicated that Charleston Auto Auction will be the first to implement the Vemark software. All three auctions are part of the ServNet Auction Group.
For more information, visit www.vemark.com or www.servnetauctions.com.
