REliberation.com Dedicated to Advancing the Real
Estate Profession – Draws Broker, Agent and Industry Expert
Discussions, Debates on Key Industry and Business Issues
Vancouver, BC and Saskatoon, SK – February 8, 2007
– Point2 Technologies Inc. (“Point2”) today announced REliberation™, an
online blogging community for progressive Point2 NLS™ (National Listing
Service) real estate professionals. The self-governed community is
designed to empower members, enabling them to collaborate, share
knowledge, promote and drive the future success of the profession, and
advance key industry issues through discussion, debate and opinion
sharing.
The Beta site made its debut on January 26, 2007,
and quickly attracted hundreds of authors and contributors discussing
key issues such as the role of the MLS (Multiple Listing Service), lead
generation services and disintermediation, technology overload,
blogging and, market conditions.
“REliberation is a unique venue and resource
centre where forward-thinking professionals can share new vision and
ideas, ask tough questions, and more importantly, work together to
promote awareness around key issues and opportunities to help influence
positive change and action in the industry, and drive a more prosperous
future for the profession,” said Brendan King, chief operating officer,
Point2 Technologies Inc.
“We’re empowering the fast growing base of
National Listing Service members with one more tool they can leverage
to take back the future of real estate. Many want to gain back complete
control and choice over whom they choose to do business, and where
their listings get advertised. REliberation is where discussions focus
on building the value of the real estate professional and organized
real estate marketing, for the benefit of both consumers and the
industry alike,” added King.
Blogs posted on REliberation.com will also be
shared on the community blog RealTown.com, to further increase
visibility and encourage wider industry participation.
All leads generated on REliberation are driven back to the listing broker or agent, with no intermediaries in between.
To read the latest postings or to blog on the new site, please visit www.REliberation.com.
About Point2 Technologies Inc.
Point2 Technologies provides online marketing and
eBusiness software solutions for the real estate and heavy equipment
industries. Leveraging Point2 proprietary and patented technology,
Point2 develops and markets software solutions that enable
organizations to conduct business over the Internet more easily and
more profitably. The company is the largest provider of online
marketing and lead management software for real estate professionals,
led by its flagship product, Point2 Agent, with over 110,000
subscribers in 85 countries. Point2 is also one of the largest
providers of e-commerce solutions to the heavy equipment industry,
powers Caterpillar Inc.’s global heavy equipment dealer network and
owns and operates UsedIron.com, one of the largest used equipment
venues online.
Founded in 1996, Point2 Technologies is privately
held and employs a staff of 100 at its headquarters in Saskatoon, SK
and its Vancouver, BC offices. More information can be obtained at
www.Point2.com.
Point2® Reliberation™ and Point2 NLS™ are
trademarks of Point2 Technologies Inc. Other company and product names
may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are
associated.
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