File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 1 RETS Resources  Informational resources  Developer resources  Consultants  MLS Vendors  Education Seminars  Bibliography Kevin McQueenYogi Schulz

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 2 RETS Resources Topic Objectives  Provide an overview of available RETS resources  Provide a guide for further investigation Considerable RETS resources exist

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 3 RETS Resources RETS Informational Resources  RETS workgroup - –Management information –Event descriptions –Marketing information –Technical documents –Developer resources –Workgroup lists –Workgroup discussion archives – on list signup pages –Links to Vendors, Consultants and MLS's  RETS information for business people – Lively discussions on the RETS-DEV list

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 4 RETS Resources RETS Developer Resources - 1  CRT RETS projects –  Falcon Technologies – RETS Toolkit –  MRIS – Conduit –  MRIS – RETS Transaction –rets.sf.net –rets.sourceforge.net/

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 5 RETS Resources RETS Developer Resources - 2  Open RETS Client –members.ispwest.com/restagner/orc/open_rets_client.html  Resources for RETS Developers –  RETS Sandbox –eavantia.com/sandbox  RETS Transaction Project –sourceforge.net/projects/rets

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 6 RETS Resources RETS Consultants - 1  Avantia –  Corvelle Management Consultants –  Falcon Technologies –  Focus Forward Consulting –  Templates for Business –

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 7 RETS Resources RETS MLS Vendors  First source for information about your system  Will have specific details on resources for your system  RETS-Compliant Products –  Who is offering RETS capable software? –

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 8 RETS Resources RETS Education Seminars  RETS Developer Seminar –  RETS MLS Support Staff Seminar –  Value of RETS for Your Association – Download for self-study Attend RETS or NAR event for instructor-led

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 9 RETS Resources Sources of Help  Ask your MLS service provider  Send your IT person to a RETS meeting  Join RETS listserver  Contact us (Yogi and Kevin) anytime

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 10 RETS Resources Topic Summary  Numerous RETS resources are available: –Web sites –Code libraries –Consultants –MLS vendors

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 11 RETS Resources RETS Bibliography - 1  Center for Realtor Technology –  CRT Newsletter – Winter 2004 – % pdf/$FILE/CRT%20IT%20newsletter%20Q1% pdf  FNIS Pins Integration Hopes On Upgraded Standards, New Technologies, by Blanche Evans –realtytimes.com/rtapages/ _fnis.htm  FNIS Real Estate Division's MLS Systems Receives Open Standards RETS 1.5 Certification –  Logging into a RETS Server, by Ron Goff –

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 12 RETS Resources RETS Bibliography - 2  MRIS RETS & Software Forums – –forums.mris.com/forums  NAR – RETS Overview –  New Data Standards Will Dramatically Change Real Estate, Washington, DC, May 22, –xml.coverpages.org/rets html  Rapattoni Corporation - RETS Frequently Asked Questions –

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 13 RETS Resources RETS Bibliography - 3  Real Estate Transaction Markup Language (RETML) –xml.coverpages.org/rets.html  RETS: NAR's Unfunded Mandate, November 3, 2003 –  The Significance of Standards for Industry –  Transparent Technologies –  What you need to know about RETS – updated September 2004 –

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 14 RETS Resources Standards Bibliography  The Value of Standards: A Delphi Study –  The Value of Standards in Web Design –Steven Champeon, CTO, Hesketh.com/inc. February 13, 2002 –digitalenterprise.org/seminar/champeon.html  What value are standards to my business? – All+About+Standards/What+are+Standards/Value.xalter

File: 11_RETS_ Resources.PPT 15 RETS Resources Picking the Winners