Automakers

Microsoft will woo dealers

Bill Gates likes to undercut competitors.
RK
By:
Ralph Kisiel
July 17, 2006 05:00 AM
Here comes Bill

Here is Microsoft's rollout plan.

  • Danish firm Infonizer develops dealership management software

  • Infonizer, Microsoft train IT firms to resell Microsoft-branded systems

  • Introduce new system next year

  • Initially target dealership groups with up to 10 stores

  • Microsoft Corp. is about to reboot the sedate world of dealership-management software.

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