1. Headline... "ICSC_Building Intelligence into a Web Site" Imagine a web site so smart that it knows you, what your preferences are and what kind of browser you use when you log on. For a taste, visit ICSCNET.

2. New and Notable... Compass Retail, which manages 33 regional malls, has opened a beautiful site. Turley Martin provides brokerage services in St. Louis. The Thomas Registry has thousands of manufacturing firms in its database. The Commercial Real Estate Arena is a listing service focused on the San Francisco Bay Area.

Innvest is a great new listing service focused exclusively on the hotel industry. BOMA's Calgary chapter has put up an excellent site which demonstrates how the web can serve local members of larger associations. The ADA Document Center tells you more than you'd ever want to know about this legislation. *Find these sites by clicking the Text Search button and entering a complete or partial word.*

3. Good Feedback... After using PikeNet, one high tech real estate department professional wrote, "I'm searching for a broker--and was able to get a good feel for who is out there." Further, he stated that his company "prefers to do business with those that are on the Internet."

4. Site Announcement... BOMA Los Angeles announced that it will "have an Internet site by mid-year that will provide the most current leasing information available" for the LA office market.

5. PikeNet Changes... Our Top 10 Lists have been re-done based upon web site changes and additions over the last 90 days (a web year). We would welcome comments on your favorite sites

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