Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate Launches Multilingual iForum on CREOpo

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OSCRE (Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate), a non-profit organization dri
ving the development and adoption of e-business standards, is pleased to launch
its multilingual iForum www.OSCREiForum.org. It is powered by CREOpoint, the onl
ine meeting point exclusively for Commercial Real Estate decision makers worldwi
de.
New York and London, August 26, 2010 -- OSCRE (Open Standards Consortium for Rea
l Estate), a non-profit organization driving the development and adoption of e-b
usiness standards, is pleased to launch its multilingual iForum www.OSCREiForum.
org. It is powered by CREOpoint, the online meeting point exclusively for Commer
cial Real Estate decision makers worldwide.
This online hub in 13 languages will provide OSCRE and CREOpoint members and vis
itors with a constant stream of filtered news, intelligence and collaborative so
lutions for seamless real estate information processing and electronic commerce.
Visitors will follow what's being said about OSCRE, green leases, IWMS, facility
management, and property investment software, portfolio information exchange an
d investment performance improvement. CREOpoint's proprietary data mining engine
uniquely aggregates the online buzz about commercial real estate and filters ov
er 10,000 property-relevant sources including press feeds, blogs, Twitter, bookm
arking sites and major social networks.
The OSCRE iForum will be open to the public, and include videos with user rating
s, member posts and questions, a comment wall, a directory of OSCRE members and
specifications, new interoperability initiatives, private messaging, scheduling
and polling. Vetted CRE professionals will be able to post questions and share i
nsights.
Stephen Spooner, Executive Chairman of OSCRE said: â⠬ŠOSCRE only exists to bring improv
nts to real estate professionals and businesses around the world. CREOpoint offe
rs relationships with influential people in 50 countries. Their online network r
each and impact enables us to spread our message in multiple languages and see w
here the needs are, irrespective of geography.
More than ever before, CRE professionals need timely intelligence to make well-i
nformed decisions. This partnership with CREOpoint is an excellent way to reach
out to important players and foster productive real-time conversations among OSC
RE members, directors, staff and friends worldwide. I am looking forward to leve
raging the power of online networks to fast track improvements in open standards
, transparency and efficiency in the property industry.
JC Goldenstein, Founder and CEO of CREOpoint, added: â⠬ŠWe are very pleased to join for
with OSCRE and be of service to its Executive Members, including leaders like A
RGUS Software, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, ING, IPD, MRI Software, Real Foundatio
ns, RICS, The Crown Estate, TIAA-CREF, and Yardi Systems.
Commercial real estate professionals don't know what's around the corner and wan
t valuable intelligence about key issues like green tech and real estate investm
ent performance. They also want best in class networking without wasting time. C
onference and travel budgets have been cut, making the interactive web a medium
of choice for building business relationships.
www.OSCREiForum.org will enable CRE professionals to accelerat e collaboration a
nd transactions across markets. We look forward to working with OSCRE and its Me
mbers to help transform real estate as an asset class.
About OSCRE:
OSCRE is the only global e-commerce standards body for the real estate industry.
It provides a forum and proven processes for the collaborative development and
adoption of free and publicly available open interface specifications. OSCRE's p
rincipal mission is to promote standards and standards adoption among all stakeh
olders, to the mutual benefit of all participants, and enable the real estate in
dustry to function more efficiently in the digital economy.
OSCRE is supported by over 100 members from the international real estate indust
ry including: ARGUS Software, Inc.; CB Richard Ellis Inc.; Cushman & Wakefield;
General Services Administration (GSA) (U.S.); HBOS Plc; ING Real Estate; Institu
te of Real Estate Management (IREM); Investment Property Databank (IPD); IVBN; L
and Registry (UK); Land Securities Plc; Legal & General Group Plc; MDA Searchflo
w Ltd.; MRI Software; National Association of Realtors (NAR)(U.S.); Public Works
and Government Services Canada; Realcomm; Real Foundations; Registers of Scotla
nd; Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); The Crown Estate; TIAA-CREF
; TM Group UK Ltd; Trace Solutions; U.S. Department of Defense; Valuation Office
Agency (UK) and Yardi Systems.
Learn more at www.OSCRE.org and we look forward to the ongoing conversation on w
ww.OSCREiForum.org
About CREOpoint:
In two years, www.CREOpoint.com has become the invitation-only meeting point for
commercial real estate decision makers. We now have over hundred thousand membe
rs and visitors from over 50 countries.
In addition to unparalleled quality online networking, CREOpoint helps clients s
uch as CBRE, BNP Paribas, Ernst & Young, GE Capital Real Estate and OSCRE find o
ut what's being said about them online, or cost effectively reach those who matt
er most.
CREOpoint continues to associate with our industry's leading organizations, prof
essionals and media, with a focus on quality content, trusted connections and cr
eating wins for all involved. This new relationship with OSCRE is another step i
n connecting you and other experts with knowledge from OSCRE and its members.
You could also benefit from other CREOpoint alliances including ARGUS Software,
BOMA, Business Immo, Commercial Property Executive, CoreNet, DailyRE TV, Euromon
ey, ERM, EuropaProperty, IFMA, IREM, MIPIM, NAIOP, Property Week, Real Capital A
nalytics, REIDIN, RICS, SIOR, the Appraisal Institute, the California Real Estat
e Journal, the Real Estate Roundtable and the Urban Land Institute.
If you are interested it takes less than five minutes to get CREOpoint benefits.
Click on CREOpoint.com to join this exclusive community now.
Press Contact:
JC Goldenstein
CREOpoint
New York, NY
+ 1 914 310 4189
jcgoldenstein@creopoint.com
http://www.creopoint.com