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iATN's mobile App now available for Apple iOS
The iATN® mobile app is now available for iPhone and iPad. Go to the App store and search "iatn" and press GET. Enter your user name and password and enjoy the benefits of your iATN membership. Also, the iATN Auto Pro Wiki is live and accepting edits from any qualified member.
The iATN app lets you fully participate in all network discussions: reply to existing discussions, start new ones and attach photos and videos to messages; receive notifications when someone replies to your message or participates in a discussion to which you're subscribed
Premium iATN subscribers can use the app to search the iATN Knowledge Base, using traditional keyword searches or by scanning a VIN barcode for a vehicle in their shop. Users with a basic iATN membership have the option to enable a Mobile Pass with an in-app purchase, good for seven, 14 or 30 days of Knowledge Base access.
“Within a few seconds from a mobile device, one can scan a VIN barcode and quickly search all of iATN for relevant information, or record a video, photo, etc., and post it for conversation in very short order,” said Scott Brown, iATN president. “We are living in some very interesting times, and we look forward to opening up new ways for iATN members to communicate and leverage the technology they carry in their pockets.”
iATN plans to integrate additional features into the mobile app, including Auto Pro Careers and Auto Pro Wiki, two new services iATN has released in the past year. To offer suggestions and improvements, members are encouraged to use the app's “feedback” option.
A version targeting Android 4.4 and above is in development.
The iATN Auto Pro Wiki
iATN Auto Pro Wiki is a product & services guide for the auto service industry that can be curated by all members. The Wiki is open to all to read, but only iATN members can edit it and share reviews of products and services.
As with any wiki (such as Wikipedia), it is editable by the people using it: you, and all members of iATN. There are going to be pages for every company providing resources for the auto service industry, and a page for every applicable product and service they offer. Like Wikipedia, the biographical information about companies and products must be neutral, un-biased information. Opinions about the products and services can be shared via the review system built into the Wiki.
Creating new pages in the Wiki is easy: just review a product or service, and any missing pages for the product and service you're reviewing are created automatically. After writing your review, you're welcome to provide more biographical information about the company and/or it's services by editing their Wiki pages. You are also free to edit and create pages in the Wiki without posting a review. Try it now: https://iatn.net/wiki
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