Mobile messaging for car servicing on MeriCAR.com, partners with ValueFirst

Gurgaon 16 December: MeriCAR.com, an online car servicing web portal, is now associated with ValueFirst for providing facilities to car owners to send enquiries using Mobile Messaging. With MeriCAR.com you can easily search for a dealer in your locality, register and send enquiries. MeriCAR.com will be using ValueFirst’s application to then send SMS to its customers. This ensures easy accessibility to car servicing solutions.

ValueFirst, a leading provider of enterprise mobile messaging services, proposed a solution based on API (Application Programming Interface). ValueFirst APIs would work with MeriCAR application layer to send enquiries on the SMS to car service dealers. Car dealers would be informed about car servicing enquiries through SMS and email.

Mobile messaging for car servicing truly makes MeriCAR services device-agnostic, enabling millions of car owners to access dealers on the move, with just an SMS. The use of this application is revolutionary as till date mobile messaging for such applications has been a niche activity in India. Mobility has become a necessity and MeriCAR.com has mobile-enabled its customers to ensure cost-efficient and timely service using ValueFirst’s enterprise application.

"Mobile messaging would help car workshops dealers who do not check emails regularly. It would be quick and easy for car owners to be in contact with car service dealers” says Rakesh K. Sidana, CEO, Amoeba Webware Pvt. Ltd.

"Large enterprises where the requirements are too complex and varied can incorporate the API function calls in their CRM / ERP applications. This SMS gateway API will enable high performance of MeriCAR.com. This application is Cost Effective, using IP connectivity to reduce costs and dependence on any specific mobile network. It also enables high bandwidth connectivity and provides customers with high message security through the implementation of 128 bit algorithm based encryption for all traffic. We at ValueFirst are delighted to handle all complex messaging requirements that MeriCAR may have”, says Vijay Shukla, Co-founder & Country Head for India, ValueFirst.

About MeriCAR.com

MeriCAR.com, a first-in-India dedicated web portal for online booking for car servicing. The web portal is creating awareness and providing a web tool to car owners and car workshop dealers for online advance booking and sharing common car problems.

MeriCar.com has re-launched website with new features and keeping focus on “car care services”. Car insurance and ask the expert for car problems are new sections.

About ValueFirst

ValueFirst is a leading provider of enterprise mobile messaging services. It empowers its customers to communicate between varied IT back-end systems and mobile phones using SMS services. ValueFirst provides a unique, end-to-end, global carrier-grade mobile messaging services platform that includes configurable software applications, custom development and application hosting, as well as connectivity with over 500 mobile operators across the globe.

Source: http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/auto/2008121616911.htm

Relaunch of MeriCAR.com - Focus on Total Car Care Service

Gurgaon 10 December : Today MeriCAR.com has been re-launched with new sections and features. To meet objective of "total car care services", MeriCAR.com has added new section Car Insurance. Ask the expert for car problems is improved section.

Design of MeriCAR.com is more focus with just three option broadly - Car Service, Car Insurance, Car Problem. The team may be just running around these three options to get revenue from the portal (and keeping an option for advertising in future.)

Car Service section has major improvement over just simple sending enquiry form. Now customer has two options while sending enquiry with MeriCAR.com recommendation.

"MeriCAR recommendation will improve services at car dealers side and give benefits to customers of competition." says CEO, Rakesh K. Sidana

It was seen that popular car dealers do not care about customers and MeriCAR recommendation will help customer to get car service done in time (when car dealer's driver just forgot picking up customer's car and customer was just waiting - it was funny).

Having implemented Mobile SMS along with Email for password verification are great improvement over last version.

MeriCAR.com would be planning to have reviews from customers to help car dealers to improve their services.

MeriCAR.com nominated for TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards

Gurgaon 20 October : MeriCAR.com, a first-in-India web portal for online advance booking for car servicing, from Gurgaon has been nominated for the coveted TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards.

The First ever ‘Public Choice’ awards to recognize India’s new wave of growth, the TATA NEN Hottest Startups is an online contest where people can nominate companies & vote for them both on internet & through SMS.

MeriCAR.com is creating awareness and providing a web tool to car owners and car workshop dealers for online advance booking and sharing common car problems. Customer feedback and reviews are helping car workshops / dealers to improve their services.

MeriCAR.com has unique features of searching for neighborhood workshops and book a car service online. There is a facility for getting advice for car problems, add vehicles, get an e-mail and SMS alert, buy car spare parts online, post review for car service dealer.

“There are many web portals for sell and buy car, but nobody has fully explored internet potential to help neighbourhood workshops and car servicing dealers to sell their services online. MeriCAR.com is an effort to help car owners and dealers to communicate through web.” Says CEO, Rakesh K. Sidana

The TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards are designed to engage the public in the selection process. People can nominate and check out the nominations online. Voting can be done online or via sms. Comments can be shared online about the Nominees – people can campaign for their favorite startup, get their friends to vote and participate in Hottest Startup events

For more detail about nomination of MeriCAR.com for the TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards award, please visit link: http://www.hotteststartups.in/viewandvote.do?method=fetch&businessFn=viewandvote&startupId=768

- About Amoeba Webware P. Ltd. -
A web portal solution provider. Amoeba Webware Pvt. Ltd. has developed web portals which are unique and new in concept in India. The promoters has contributed its best to the conceptualization, development and management of web portals for International companies from UK, Australia and USA before making presence in India.

PR Release: http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/auto/2008102014455.htm

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MeriCAR.com is listed with Indian Web Startups

29 Oct 2008

IndianWebStartups.com
Category: Web App - Utilities

"MeriCar an online car booking and service center booking website is really a great initiative. Auto Industry needs online solutions like this where people can search for car dealers and service workshops. The reviews present an overall picture of a workshop's facilities and service standards." - Indian Web Startups

Source: http://www.indianwebstartups.com/StartupDetails.aspx?startupId=119

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