Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Norden Mfg.
On June 18, software company CDK Global was hit by a cyber attack causing a system-side outage that left dealers unable to access their business system and carry out day-to-day activities. While CDK Global Heavy Equipment merged with E-Emphasys Technologies in May 2023 and is now part of VitalEdge, dealers using IntelliDealer have been locked out. While the VitalEdge servers are separate from the CDK servers, CDK Global restricted access to them all as a safety precaution.
CDK Global Heavy Equipment merged with e-Emphasys Technologies in May 2023 (now known as VitalEdge Technologies), ag dealers using IntelliDealer report they’ve been locked out of the system for days.
e-Emphasys Technologies, a software developer for agriculture, construction and material handling equipment dealers, announced that it has changed its name to VitalEdge Technologies 9 months after its merger with CDK Global Heavy Equipment, provider of the IntelliDealer dealer management system.
Brian Lewis, Senior Sales Account Manager at IntelliDealer/e-Emphasys Technologies discusses how leveraging barcoding technology in your dealership brings increased accuracy, ease of use and efficiencies by having information more readily accessible for your dealership staff.
Neil Messick, Co-Owner, Brian Messick, President, and Jay Gainer, General Manager, discuss how the Messick’s dealership has grown over the past 75 years to now employ 350 people.
Since 1980, A&I Products has become a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of aftermarket replacement parts for the agricultural, turf, and industrial equipment markets. A&I Products' experience and expertise has greatly contributed to the company's reputation as a top supplier of quality, reasonably priced parts. Founded with roots as a small machine shop and repair facility, the company made the transition by manufacturing new parts to replace those that were identified as commonly needing repair. Throughout the 1980s, the company quickly garnered a reputation for offering quality parts at a reasonable price.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.