CLIFTON PARK, NY (October 14, 2008) – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (www.automate.com) today announced Andrew Massa has been named the company’s new director of strategic accounts. Massa will be responsible for large dealer group client accounts and maintaining relationships with industry consultants.

“Andrew has a proven track record as the company’s National Sales Manager,” said Mike Esposito, president of Auto/Mate. “His industry experience and knowledge will be of considerable value to dealership groups and help drive our growth in this market segment.”

Massa began his career with Auto/Mate for over 5 years ago as a member of the company’s installation and support team. He was later promoted to National Sales Manager, a position he has successfully held for the past 3 years. Massa has extensive dealer experience as both an F&I and Fixed Ops Director, as well as lateral experience selling consulting services to dealers.

Auto/Mate’s flagship product, Automotive Management Productivity Suite (AMPS), is a comprehensive dealership management system with over 20 integrated modules to help dealers more efficiently and effectively manage their business. It supports an unlimited number of users, workstations and printers, and is available as both a cost-effective in-house and ASP solution.

The company recently announced a 25% growth in dealer clients during the first half of the year. Auto/Mate currently has 75 employees and a customer base of over 500 dealerships nationwide.

About Auto/Mate

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems is a leading provider of dealership management system (DMS) software to retail automotive dealerships. Its Automotive Management Productivity Suite (AMPS) is a user-friendly, feature-rich dealership management software in use by more than 900 auto dealers nationwide. Auto/Mate offers the best customer service in the industry; the company received top satisfaction rankings in NADA’s most recent DMS provider survey.

Auto/Mate’s employees have more than 300 years of combined experience working in auto dealerships – the foundation of its “Designed by Car People, for Car People” slogan. For more information, visit www.automate.com, follow us on Twitter @AutoMateDMS and subscribe to our blog at https://automate.com/blog/.