1. RETS Resources New Topic Informational resources Developer resources
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In this part of the RETS Seminar, I want to describe various resources that are available to those interested to learn more about RETS:
Informational resources
Where are the informational resources, mainly Web pages, that contain useful information for RETS developers?
Developer resources
Where are the Web pages that contain code or facilities that are useful to developers?
Consultants
Who are the consultants who have experience with RETS development?
RETS Service Providers & Service Consumers
Who are the major RETS software development organizations that have produce RETS servers and clients?
Bibliography
Where can we find articles on the Web that are relevant to the RETS community; especially software development issues?
Joke: C monkey
A tourist walked into a pet shop and was looking at the animals on display. While he was there, another customer walked in and said to the shop keeper, "I'll have a C monkey please". The shopkeeper nodded, went over to a cage at the side of the shop and took out a monkey. He fit a collar and leash, handed it to the customer, saying, "That'll be $5,000." The customer paid and walked out with his monkey, apparently content with his purchase.
Startled, the tourist went over to the shopkeeper and said, "That was a very expensive monkey. Most of the monkeys are only a few hundred dollars. Why did it cost so much?" The shopkeeper answered, "Ah, that monkey can program in C - very fast, tight code, no bugs, well worth the money."
The tourist looked at a monkey in another cage. "That one's even more expensive - $10,000! What does it do?" "Oh, that one's a C++ monkey; it can manage object-oriented programming, Visual C++, even some Java. All the really useful stuff," said the shopkeeper.
The tourist looked around for a little longer and saw a third monkey in a cage of its own. The price tag around its neck read $50,000. He gasped to the shopkeeper, "That monkey costs more than all the others put together! What on earth does it do?"
The shopkeeper replied, "Well, I haven't actually seen it do anything, but it says it's a consultant."
Informational resources
Developer resources
Consultants
RETS MLS vendors
Bibliography
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2. Considerable RETS resources exist
Topic Objectives
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Provide an overview of available RETS resources
Provide a guide for further investigation
Considerable RETS resources exist
Provide an overview of available RETS resources
Provide a guide for further investigation
Considerable RETS resources exist
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3. RETS Informational Resources
RETS Resources
RETS Informational Resources
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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 workgroup
Provides best source of management oriented descriptive information
is the definitive source for RETS standards with a technical orientation
Contains the current standards and links to external standards referenced by RETS
Includes links to other resources
Contains information about the various RETS and workgroup events
Contains the threaded discussions
To access the RETS-DEV archive: User is 'RETS' and Password is 'RETS'.
Lively discussions on the RETS-DEV list
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4. RETS Developer Resources - 1
RETS Resources
RETS Developer Resources - 1
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CRT RETS projects
NAR technology resource, has implemented proof of concept elements of RETS
Falcon Technologies – RETS Toolkit
Provides a tool kit of routines that can be hooked into a GUI of your choice or design
MRIS – Conduit
Provides a RETS client with a GUI
Open RETS Client
home.earthlink.net/~restagner/orc/open_rets_client.html
Provides an open source RETS client supporting many of the RETS functions
CRT RETS projects
Falcon Technologies – RETS Toolkit
MRIS – Conduit
MRIS – RETS Transaction
rets.sf.net
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5. RETS Developer Resources - 2
RETS Resources
RETS Developer Resources - 2
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Resources for RETS Developers
This page is the entry point for RETS developers at RETS.org
RETS Sandbox
/sandbox/index.html
RETS testing facility created for NAR by Avantia
RETS Transaction Project
sourceforge.net/projects/rets
Components to implement RETS functions
Open RETS Client
home.earthlink.net/~restagner/orc/open_rets_client.html
Resources for RETS Developers
RETS Sandbox
eavantia.com/sandbox
RETS Transaction Project
sourceforge.net/projects/rets
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6. RETS Consultants - 1 Avantia Corvelle Management Consultants
RETS Resources
RETS Consultants - 1
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Provide For Hire support
May have direct experience with your vendor’s implementation
May have direct experience at implementing RETS servers
Avantia
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Falcon Technologies
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7. RETS Consultants - 2 Focus Forward Consulting
RETS Resources
RETS Consultants - 2
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Focus Forward Consulting
Office Products Technology
Templates for Business
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8. RETS MLS Vendors First source for information about your system
RETS Resources
RETS MLS Vendors
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Check the RETS site for links to products that have passed the RETS compliance test
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?
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9. RETS MLS Vendors FNIS – Paragon, RE/Xplorer® Interealty - MLXchange
RETS Resources
RETS MLS Vendors
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The major RETS service providers who have implemented their software at at least one MLS
FNIS – Paragon, RE/Xplorer®
Interealty - MLXchange
Marketlinx - TEMPO Internet MLS
MRIS – Matrix, Keystone
Rappatoni – Rappatoni MLS
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10. Sources of Help Send your IT person to a RETS meeting
Join new RETS MLS support forum
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11. Topic Summary Time for Discussion
RETS Resources
Topic Summary
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Numerous RETS resources are available:
Web sites
Code libraries
Consultants
Software vendors
Numerous RETS resources are available:
Web sites
Code libraries
Consultants
MLS vendors
Time for Discussion
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12. RETS Bibliography - 1 Center for Realtor Technology
RETS Resources
RETS Bibliography - 1
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Articles available on the Web that relate to RETS
Typing RETS into Google is an effective way to identify relevant articles
Center for Realtor Technology
CRT Newsletter – Winter 2004
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
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13. RETS Resources
RETS Bibliography - 2
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New Data Standards Will Dramatically Change Real Estate, Washington, DC, May 22, 1999.
xml.coverpages.org/rets html
Real Estate Transaction Specification FAQ RETS Version 1.0, November 13, 1999
RETS: NAR's Unfunded Mandate, November 3, 2003
What you need to know about RETS – updated September 2004
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14. Standards Bibliography
RETS Resources
Standards Bibliography
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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
A few references to the value of standards
These references are here because the value of standards can be difficult to explain or sell within your organization
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15. RETS Resources
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