FileNET Panagon Software Selected by Canada's REALTOR Link Project to Serve Realtors Across Canada.COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 1998-- REALTOR Link Aims to Provide 69,000 Canadian Realtors With Access to Centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. Information Online; FileNET Software to Support Board's Use of Intranet, Linking 7,000 Broker Offices Across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. FileNET Corp. (Nasdaq:FILE) today announced Canada's REALTOR Link team has selected FileNET's Panagon(tm) IDM (1) See identity management. (2) (Integrated Device Manufacturer) A company that performs every step of the chip-making process, including design, manufacture, test and packaging. Examples of IDMs are Intel, AMD, Motorola, IBM, TI and Lucent. Document Services software to provide Realtors with easy access to an online library of industry information. The project team, led by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV), founded in 1919, is the third largest real estate board in Canada with over 9500 members.[1] REBGV claims to have pioneered the first Multiple Listing Service in Canada. , is creating a "virtual real estate community" that will allow members across Canada to communicate through the Internet and to collaborate more efficiently to better serve their clients. The REALTOR Link project is composed of nine industry-leading organizations including The Canadian Real Estate Association
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) represents over 90,000 realtors (including brokers, agents, and salespeople) across Canada. and the real estate boards of Canada's three largest cities. Collectively, these organizations provide 69,000 Realtors and more than 7,000 broker offices with the structure and services needed to ensure a high standard of business practices and to effectively serve the real estate needs of their communities. Considering the paper intensive demands of Realtors, electronic document management functionality is critical. The software enables automatic searches across multiple servers, allowing Realtors from any of the participating organizations to easily locate and access specific documents like policy and procedure manuals. In addition, the IDM Document Services version control feature ensures that the most recent version of a document is being reviewed and the rendition ren·di·tion n. 1. The act of rendering. 2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece. 3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work. 4. A translation, often interpretive. feature creates a read-only version to protect document integrity. With so many members, the Canadian Real Estate organizations were faced with the challenge of distributing large amounts of information, including the latest government regulations, statistics, and relevant industry updates, in a timely manner -- traditional paper newsletters and bulletins proved to be both costly and inefficient. After considering several options, the project team turned to the Internet as a cost-effective solution. By implementing an intranet site, the team could offer immediate electronic communications as well as an online repository of documents ranging from meeting minutes to new industry regulations. An evaluation of document management systems led to the selection of FileNET's Panagon software for the storage, management and retrieval of these documents. FileNET ValueNET partner Yaletown Technology, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. specializing in data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse and document management solutions, managed the implementation and provided a customized, Java-based interface for the document library. Based on its high volume needs, the REALTOR Link project team chose FileNET's Panagon IDM Document Services information repository An information repository is an easy to deploy secondary tier of data storage that can comprise multiple, networked data storage technologies running on diverse operating systems, where data that no longer needs to be in primary storage is protected, classified according to captured to organize and manage a variety of documents. Panagon IDM Document Services incorporates imaging, workflow and document management functionality to simplify access and administration of all document types. "REALTOR Link is designed to serve as a comprehensive source of industry information for all real estate professionals," said Mike Pedersen, Information Service manager at the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. "FileNET's Panagon software is helping us fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. this goal by providing members with easy access to important and timely information. The software also offers a cost-effective way to maintain our document library while offering the flexibility to expand the scope of our program in the future." The REALTOR Link team recently completed a successful trial of the Intranet site and it will be opened to Realtors of participating associations across Canada this summer. Other real estate organizations throughout the country are also considering the possibility of expanding access to the site and its content to their members. "The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and its partners have shown great vision in recognizing the importance and power of immediate, easily accessible information," said Lee Roberts, president and COO of FileNET. "In so doing, the Board is demonstrating the power of using this information as a basis for changing the way business is conducted. Our Panagon software not only meets the program's current need for document access and management, but its open and scaleable architecture makes it an ideal platform as the REALTOR Link intranet grows." FileNET Panagon software provides an open solution for capturing, storing, managing and retrieving document images and other information used within business processes to make critical decisions and deliver more effective customer service. The software can store and access the hundreds of millions of documents typically found in a large government or corporate organization in both front office and back office environments. About REALTOR Link The REALTOR Link Intranet pilot project is comprised of the following organizations: The Canadian Real Estate Association, British Columbia Real Estate Association The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) represents approximately 17,000+ real estate brokers and salespeople who are members of British Columbia's 12 real estate boards. , Calgary Real Estate Board, Fraser Valley Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. The term is sometimes used to refer to the Fraser Canyon and stretches upstream from there, but in general British Columbian usage the term refers to the stretch Real Estate Board, Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board, Greater Montreal Real Estate Board The Greater Montreal Real Estate Board (GMREB), or Chambre immobilière du Grand Montréal (fr), is the second largest real estate board in Canada with over 9000 members.[1] History
About FileNET FileNET Corp. (http://www.FileNET.com) is a proven leader in delivering integrated document management (IDM) software to unleash the power of information for corporate and government organizations. FileNET's Internet and client/server solutions provide standards-based workflow, document imaging, electronic document management and report management (COLD) software for managing information and enhancing productivity. Costa Mesa, Calif.-based FileNET markets its innovative products in more than 60 countries through a global FileNET sales, services and support organization, including its ValueNET(R) partner program of resellers, system integrators and application developers. -0- FileNET and ValueNET are registered trademarks and Panagon is a trademark of FileNET Corp. All other named products mentioned in this release may have been identified trademarks or registered trademark of their respective holders. CONTACT: FileNET Corp. Lynda Orban, 714/966-7141 lorban@filenet.com or Copithorne & Bellows bellows, expansible, gas-tight chamber used to pump or store a gas. One of the simplest and most familiar types of bellows is the manual one used for providing a forced draft to a fire. The expansible chamber consists of a leather bag with pleated sides. Will Ludlam/Christine DeGraan 206/727-2855 or 206/727-2882 will.ludlam@cbpr.com |
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