1. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 1 RETS Introduction RETS Meeting 2005 Presenter: Yogi Schulz RETS Developer Seminar April 2005 Copyright © 2005 National Association of Realtors

2. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 2 RETS Introduction Housekeeping Items  Refreshments  Facilities  Messages  Cellular phones & beepers

3. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 3 RETS Introduction Management Consultants Yogi Schulz Biography  President of Corvelle Management Consultants  Information technology related management consulting  Project management and systems development  5 years of real estate IT experience  Industry presenter: –Project World - 4 years –CIPS Informatics - 7 years –PMI - Information Systems SIG - 2 years –Convergence - 4 years

4. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 4 RETS Introduction Paul Stusiak Biography  President of Falcon Technologies Corporation  Delivery focused software development  Systems development and IT consulting  8 years of current real estate IT experience  22 years of IT industry experience

5. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 5 RETS Introduction Seminar Objectives  Build an understanding of RETS  Recognize the impact RETS can have for the distribution and accessibility of MLS data  Learn solutions to common RETS development and implementation issues  Explore the RETS resources that support software development Improve RETS development effectiveness

6. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 6 RETS Introduction RETS Vision Innovation by standardizing access and transfer of real estate information through open standards

7. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 7 RETS Introduction Importance of RETS  Helps to reduce data distribution costs  Helps to build data revenue  Standardizes systems development to reduce effort and elapsed time

8. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 8 RETS Introduction Participant Introductions  Name  Organization  Role  Any specific expectations for the day

9. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 9 RETS Introduction Value of IT Standards  Improve quality  Reduce cost through re-use  Accelerate delivery  Improve data management practices  Improve return on investment Demand software development discipline

10. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 10 RETS Introduction Participant Prerequisites  Experience as a software developer  Knowledge of the real estate industry data and terminology  Exposure to IETF standards: –RFC 2616 http version 1.1 –RFC 2617 digest access authentication  Exposure to W3C XML standard  Exposure to development techniques that are: –Discovery based –Platform and language neutral

11. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 11 RETS Introduction Presentation Outline  Introduction  Overview  Sandbox tour  Software development  Implementation issues  Development direction  Resources  Conclusion

12. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 12 RETS Introduction Handout Binder Description  Introduction  Overview  Software development  Implementation issues  Development direction  Resources  Conclusion  Business case  Sandbox tour

13. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 13 RETS Introduction Evolution of Standards

14. File: RETS_Introduction.PPT 14 RETS Introduction Internet Security