REACH NETWORKS CREATES POWERFUL RESEARCH TOOL FOR REALTORS WITH NEW ONLINE SERVICE.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 7, 1995--Real estate agents nationwide will gain a powerful set of tools with the launch this week of an online service built by Reach Networks, the nation's leading developer of private online services. Under one virtual roof, Realtors' Information Network (RIN) will offer subscribers an enormous range of real estate data from trusted sources like Taconic, which provides street information, and Erris, which provides environmental data. As a result, RIN promises to change the way realtors seek information. "Every day, real estate professionals deal with a huge set of information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. ," said Doug Kester, Reach's president. "For the first time, RIN integrates these resources into a one-stop-shopping work tool." The RIN network was developed jointly by Reach and Booz-Allen Hamilton, a consultant to the Realtors Information Network. RIN's debut comes as the real estate industry continues its online expansion. "A lot of companies are offering terrific products for this community at the local level, and we're looking forward to working with them to create the most powerful network possible," Kester said. Bob Goldberg, senior vice president of RIN, agreed. "One of the best features of RIN is the integration of local and regional resources, which are the backbone of our industry," he said. "Reach was the only provider that had the insight to make RIN work for all of our members." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Kester, RIN will include a unique mapping application that will enable subscribers to pull a complete set of data on a particular geographical location from a street to a lot. The RIN Network Geodata bases are the world's largest searchable geographic database. Reach Networks creates fully integrated online services that incorporate communication, information, and collaboration tools including e-mail, bulletin boards, discussion groups, seminars, internal databases, and access to leading newswires. Through an agreement with Netscape, Reach has also become an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and reseller for Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. . Reach's clients are Fortune 500 firms, major information providers, associations, and government agencies, including Coopers & Lybrand, Time Warner/Reed Elsevier (Lexis Lexis® An online legal information service that provides the full text of opinions and statutes in electronic format. Subscribers use their personal computers to search the Lexis database for relevant cases. They may download or print the legal information they retrieve. Counsel Connect), AT&T, the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Toy Manufacturers of America, Hill and Knowlton, Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance & Co., REIS n. 1. The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to eleven cents. 1. A common title in the East for a person in authority, especially the captain of a ship. Reports, and American Gas Association. On the World Wide Web, the company is located at www.reach.com. RIN, a subsidiary of the National Association of Realtors The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is made up of residential and commercial realtors who are brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, and counselors, and others working in the real estate industry. , is an on-line integrated business network created to provide realtors with extensive interactive tools to assist home buyers and sellers. The National Association of Realtors, "The Voice for Real Estate," is the nation's largest professional organization, representing nearly 750,000 members involved in all aspects of the real estate industry. CONTACT: Michael Kaminer, Shelley Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. Michael Kaminer PR 212/627-8098 or mkaminer@reach.com or Iverson Moore/RIN 202/383-1290 |
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