1. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 1 RETS Development Resources  Informational resources  Developer resources  Consultants  RETS Service Providers & Service Consumers  Bibliography

2. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 2 RETS Development Resources Topic Objectives  Provide an overview of available RETS resources  Provide a guide for further investigation Considerable RETS resources exist

3. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 3 RETS Development Resources RETS Informational Resources  RETS workgroup - www.rets.org –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 Lively discussions on the RETS-DEV list

4. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 4 RETS Development Resources RETS Developer Resources - 1  CRT RETS projects –www.crt.realtors.org/projects/rets  Falcon Technologies – RETS Toolkit –www.falcontechnologies.com  MRIS – Conduit –www.mris.com/rets/products/conduit  Open RETS Client –home.earthlink.net/~restagner/orc/open_rets_client.html

5. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 5 RETS Development Resources RETS Developer Resources - 2  Resources for RETS Developers –www.rets.org/resources/index.html  RETS Sandbox –eavantia.com/sandbox  RETS Transaction Project –sourceforge.net/projects/rets –rets.sourceforge.net/

6. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 6 RETS Development Resources RETS Consultants - 1  Avantia –www.eavantia.com  Corvelle Management Consultants –www.corvelle.com  Falcon Technologies –www.falcontechnologies.com

7. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 7 RETS Development Resources RETS Consultants - 2  Focus Forward Consulting –www.kevinmcqueen.com  Office Products Technology –www.optc.com –minimal RETS client in Visual C++ using MFC –http://pm8500.optc.com/minimalretsclient.zip –All it does is login, but that should get you started  Templates for Business –www.t4bi.com

8. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 8 RETS Development Resources RETS Service Providers and Service Consumers  First source for information about your system  Will have specific details on resources for your system  RETS-Compliant Products –www.rets.org/compliance/compliantservers.html  Who is offering RETS capable software? –www.rets.org/links

9. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 9 RETS Development Resources RETS Service Providers - 1  Center for Real Estate Technology –www.crt.realtors.org/projects/rets  Denver MetroList –www.metrolist.com  FBS Datasystems – FlexMLS –www.fbsdata.com  FNIS – Paragon, RE/Xplorer® –www.fnismls.com  Interealty - MLXchange –www.interealty.com  Marketlinx - TEMPO Internet MLS –www.marketlinx.com

10. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 10 RETS Development Resources RETS Service Providers - 2  MRIS – Matrix, Keystone –www.mris.com  Offutt Systems - InnoVia –www.getoffutt.com  Rappatoni – Rappatoni MLS –www.rapattoni.com  Systems Engineering – Revolution –www.seisystems.com

11. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 11 RETS Development Resources Topic Summary  Numerous RETS resources are available: –Web sites –Code libraries –Consultants –Software vendors

12. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 12 RETS Development Resources RETS Bibliography - 1  Center for Realtor Technology –www.crt.realtors.org  CRT Newsletter – Winter 2004 –www.realtor.org/CRTWeb.nsf/files/CRT%20IT%20newsletter%2 0Q1%202004.pdf/$FILE/CRT%20IT%20newsletter%20Q1%202 004.pdf  FNIS Pins Integration Hopes On Upgraded Standards, New Technologies, by Blanche Evans –realtytimes.com/rtapages/20031014_fnis.htm  FNIS Real Estate Division's MLS Systems Receives Open Standards RETS 1.5 Certification –www.rismedia.com/index.php/article/articleview/5556/1/1/  Logging into a RETS Server, by Ron Goff –www.phpbuilder.com/columns/goff20040618.php3

13. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 13 RETS Development Resources RETS Bibliography - 2  New Data Standards Will Dramatically Change Real Estate, Washington, DC, May 22, 1999. –xml.coverpages.org/rets19990524.html  Real Estate Transaction Specification FAQ RETS Version 1.0, November 13, 1999 –www.rmls-mn.com/systeminfo/rets.html  RETS: NAR's Unfunded Mandate, November 3, 2003 –www.callclareity.com/2003-rets.html  RETS Resource Center for Rapattoni MLS –www.rapattoni.com/supp/mls/rets/  What you need to know about RETS –www.realtor.org/markcom.nsf/files/RETS_Color.pdf/$FILE/RE TS_Color.pdf

14. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 14 RETS Development Resources Standards Bibliography  The Value of Standards: A Delphi Study –www.delphigroup.com/research/whitepapers/20030728- standards.pdf  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? –www.bsi-global.com All+About+Standards/What+are+Standards/Value.xalter

15. File: 08_RETS_Development Resources.PPT 15 RETS Development Resources Picking the Winners