| After extensive research, Fleet management | | | | management companies, Odessa's software suite |
| consultants Odessa Technologies, Inc. | | | | can address the entire range of fleet |
| recently identified key trends shaping the | | | | operations while comprehensively managing the |
| fleet management industry. Among these key | | | | entire life -cycle of the underlying lease |
| trends, in addition to real-time exchange of | | | | contract. Typically, the fleet leasing |
| information, users can expect to see greater | | | | life-cycle begins with the issuance of a |
| functionality derived from (1) the | | | | fleet card and ends when the vehicle is taken |
| integration of leasing software and fleet | | | | off-road. With a continually expanding choice |
| management systems and (2) web-based fleet | | | | of services, fleet management companies can |
| leasing software. With the advent of | | | | choose software applications that are |
| Internet-based fleet management software, | | | | equipped with fuel purchase management, |
| fleet management companies can now leverage | | | | maintenance work management, accident |
| the accessibility of the Web to create | | | | management, license management, fleet card |
| significant advantages over traditional | | | | administration, exceptions reporting, and |
| leasing software products. | | | | customer billing capabilities, just to name a |
| | | | few. When this is coupled with fully |
| Benefits of web-based design | | | | integrated lease management functionality, |
| | | | there is a new value add that is brought to |
| One of the benefits of the added | | | | the table. The customer can now be viewed in |
| functionality attributed to Web-based | | | | terms of all the services or products that |
| software is an increase in operational | | | | they are paying for and not just in isolated |
| efficiencies. In the past, the ability to | | | | fleet or lease terms. Further, the company's |
| manage complex relationships across all | | | | internal profitability, as a result, can also |
| customer types has been challenging. Current | | | | be better analyzed. This allows salespersons, |
| technology enables users to connect with the | | | | for instance, to more effectively negotiate |
| fleet management company or lessor from any | | | | the various terms of a customer relationship |
| location equipped with Internet access. The | | | | that includes fleet and leasing products. |
| traditional one-way pipelines of data | | | | |
| delivery thus become forums for information | | | | Integration and customization |
| exchange. Additionally, the integration of | | | | |
| leasing software and fleet management systems | | | | Fleet leasing services can be administered |
| can result in demonstrable cost savings for | | | | either as value-added services that |
| the business. More specifically, fleet | | | | complement the lease life-cycle or as |
| management software is capable of connecting | | | | separate, stand-alone product offerings - |
| business partners in real-time, thereby | | | | independent of leasing. The choice is |
| significantly reducing communication cycle | | | | entirely dependent upon the individual |
| times. | | | | business's needs. An advanced fleet |
| | | | management software product provides seamless |
| Integrated Lease & Fleet management software | | | | integration between existing systems and |
| solutions | | | | allows for some level of customization thus |
| | | | ensuring the long-term success of the |
| Designed specifically for fleet and lease | | | | investment. |