Sonata Software launches car rental management service MilEdge

Designed for large and medium car rental organisations and auto-leasing companies, MilEdge is a PCI DSS compliant comprehensive web-based solution, Sonata said in a statement.

It is developed to support all stages of car rental operations, from front counter control to back office management, thereby creating a cohesive and efficient business environment, it added.

"MilEdge has been designed to provide quick and easy solution to the car rental businesses, helping them to streamline their operations, respond quickly to the market fluctuations and grow their business faster," said Sonata Software Head (Travel, Transportation & Logistics Business) Mahesh Shastry.

Sonata is implementing MilEdge at Arenco Group, the largest car rental company and owner of Dollar and Thrifty brand in United Arab Emirates with a fleet size of over 16,000 vehicles.

MilEdge comprises modules from customer enquiry to vehicle purchase, fleet management, bookings, rental agreements, transfers, replacements, rate management, payment management, fleet movement tracking, incident management, vehicle service, loyalty management and finally sale and disposal of the vehicles, it said.

The solution also supports handheld devices viz. PDAs for counter and operations users to track vehicle movements and fuel dispensing from in-house fuel stations. The web based application is an easily customisable solution supporting multi-organisational capabilities,the company said.