CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Dec. 14, 2009) – Quorum Information Technologies Inc. (Quorum) (TSX VENTURE:QIS) announced today that it has attained a record level of sales activity. The Company reports that it has sold fifteen (15) new dealership systems in the past ten (10) weeks. Of these new sales, eight (8) were in the U.S. while seven (7) were in Canada. Ten (10) are General Motors franchised dealerships.
“We have seen a remarkable increase in sales activity since the start of the fourth quarter,” commented Mark Allen, Quorum's VP of Sales, Marketing and Services. “Quorum has been able to achieve this high level of sales performance through a number of key factors. We have seen some resurgence in our sales pipeline as a result of the release of pent-up demand that built up during the recent automotive industry downturn. But, more importantly, we have been able to capitalize on the demand with the right mix of value and price, including some great dealer savings programs. Additionally, our base of loyal customers has supported our growth by providing strong references for new prospects; and Quorum's five (5) consecutive profitable quarters, despite the economy, has proven our long-term viability. Finally, with GM now working on its future, the IDMS program has gained momentum again, including the initiation of new integration points. Everything has come together at the right time,” he concluded.
Scott Maroni, Quorum's Services Delivery Manager added, “During the automotive industry downturn, we put plans in place to increase our throughput and improve an already industry-leading implementation process. The Services Team will use these process improvements to deploy the newly-sold systems within the first half of 2010.”
“Even after closing these new sales, our qualified leads pipeline continues to grow. We have over 30% more leads in the pipeline now than we had just a few months ago,” said Allen.
About Quorum
Quorum is a North American company focused on developing, marketing, implementing and supporting its XSellerator™ product for the automotive vertical. XSellerator is a dealership and customer management software product which automates, integrates and streamlines every process across departments in a dealership. One of the select North American suppliers of General Motors' IDMS, Quorum is the third largest DMS provider for GM's Canadian dealerships with over 20% of the market. Quorum is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and Field-Level Managed ISV in both Canada and the United States. Quorum Information Technologies is traded on the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSX-V) under the symbol QIS. For additional information please go to www.QuorumDMS.com.
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Leanne Bannon
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