Jeff Jedras and Patrick Thibodeau

IT turns to freelancers and consultants to fill project gaps, but it's no economic green shoot

General Motors Corp. wants its dealers to install new Integrated Dealer Management Systems (IDMS) that would give the automaker improved insight into their spare-parts inventories, and a Canadian IT vendor is poised to grab a big piece of the pie. In an attempt to encourage dealers to make the move, GM said it would give them a choice between systems from two handpicked vendors