text: what does software management system (sms) mean ??? i have a presentaion and i need some info integra management systems (ims) is the home of star service manager. star software is the full featured repair and service management system, serving the automotive, marine, and aviation repair industries. star offers gst and pst tax calculation option for canadian users.  the wide array of features star service manager offers that make your business management easier is below.   repair orders   produces clear, accurate, and professional looking repair orders and estimates.   unlimited labor and parts per repair order.  increases sales by notifying you of prior recommendations and services due when opening a new repair order.   flexible user defined descriptions of services performed.   adds haz-mat and shop supply charges automatically.   updates inventory for accurate sales and usage counts and reorder quantities.   reports technician productivity and commissions due.   posts in-house charges to accounts receivable for simple one entry bookkeeping and billing.   shows you the costs and profit on a job while you write the estimate.   estimating links to alldata and quickquote (windows only).  customer and vehicle information    unlimited number of customers.  unlimited vehicles per customer.  unlimited number of scheduled services per vehicle with individualized service intervals.  detailed online history of all services performed on any vehicle.  inventory control   unlimited part numbers and alternates.  unlimited vendors.  automatic generation of purchase orders based on reorder needs.  multiple pricing levels.  complete tracking of inventory items from order to physical count.  reports month by month sales activity, low quantity items, valuation, and best pricing from multiple vendors.  allows for foreign part number sorting.  seamlessly integrates with accounts payable.  canned jobs   creates canned job and labor codes for easy entry of common and repetitive jobs.  unlimited number of canned jobs may be created.  allows for customer creation of easy to remember codes.  accounts receivable   automatic posting of sales from repair orders and counter sales to accounts receivable.  sends customer statements at any time.  calculates finance charges on overdue accounts.  easily records customer payments.  prints detail and summary aging reports.  accounts payable   unlimited number of vendors.  maintains detailed vendor information.  easily records credits and debits from vendors.  automatically posts amounts due vendors when receiving inventory.  shows full detail of amounts due vendors.  provides handy two week cash requirements report.  reports and followup   daily sales and profit recap, profit by repair order, technician productivity, tax reports, and much more.  sales and marketing statistics by city, advertising methods, customer referrals, make and model.  prints customer mailing labels for followup on scheduled services, recommended services, thank you's, geographic area, special offers, and more.  exports customer information to many word processing programs for personalized form letters.  quickbooks and peachtree links   allows accounting data to be exported to quickbooks, peachtree, and myob for financial reporting.