CRT Center for REALTOR® Technology

The Center for REALTOR Technology is excited to be developing a 'Tech Intensive' session track for the upcoming 2007 NAR Annual Convention being held in Las Vegas during November. These tracks will mark the first time that discussions will be geared towards the IT professional servicing the Real Estate Industry. We look forward to meeting the representatives that work behind the scenes to push technology for our members and consumers. Please join us in Las Vegas and be prepared to walk away with a fresh perspective on the digital Real Estate Industry.

To Register for the 2007 Annual Convetion, please visit REALTOR.org.

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Understanding Your Online Competition
11/13/2007 | 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Virtual Competition….Are you ready? Learn how web 2.0 technologies are changing the way competitors are reaching consumers, how communication tools like blogging and feed readers are used to reach consumers earlier, and understand how to use community building tools and social networks to reach consumers. Both the non-technical and the tech savvy attendee will take home a new focus on how to reach more consumers.

VoIP Inexpensive Telephone Systems
11/13/2007 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Answer the call of the next generation of communication technology! You will learn about the financial and professional benefits of using a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), be able to review others experiences with VoIP through case studies, and learn about Digium's open source software "Asterisk PBX".

Marketing 2.0: Technology Driven Results
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11/14/2007 | 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Get Results! Strategically use your marketing budget to build more traction and convert more leads using the internet. You will learn how to market in the digital age, gain exposure to different marketing mechanisms, and gain an understanding of the need for determining return on investments (ROI) of marketing dollars.

Inside The Threat - Hacking Demonstrated
11/15/2007 | 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Intruder Alert! Become more aware of the threat from unauthorized intruders on your systems. You will gain an understanding of the mindset of today's hackers and their targets; steps to exploitation of a target network and common attacks; and learn how to implement ways to thwart hacking attempts and protect business information systems.

Transparent Authentication: Technology, Benefits And Data Sharing
11/15/2007 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

A panel of leading technology implementors will host a discussion on the need for shared authentication and how it applies inside and outside of Real Estate. In addition to case studies by MRIS and the Quattro Regionlaization (3 California MLSs), the NAR sponsored open source SAML toolkit will be discussed as well as the quickly emerging OpenID distributed authentication system. If your organization is considering data sharing this session is for you.

API's, RETS And Mashups
11/16/2007 | 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Changes are occurring….are you ready? Learn how Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and Web Services are changing the way programs are built and how this effects the Real Estate Transaction Standard (RETS). You will review API's and Web services, be shown a development process for a Yahoo API, build a basic RETS client and then mash them all together.

Creating a RETS Powered Broker Website
11/16/2007 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Learn how to use the Real Estate Transaction Standards (RETS) to create a broker Internet Data Exchange (IDX) website. We will use existing tools to create a functioning IDX website for a sample brokerage using RETS. We will cover connecting to the MLS, displaying listings and the common issues that arise. At the end you can take what we built as a starting point for your own website!