1. "Information Overload--II." … How do you find relevant information on the web? … Matthew Bond of BOMA International uses NewsPage. … "Each morning I get twenty clippings based on the topics I select. I can then decide whether to check my personal NewsPage web page to read the articles. The personal web page has many more articles, again based on my selections, than the twenty that come with the daily clips." … This service is called "NewsPage Direct," which is part of NewsPage Premium Service for $6.95 per month. … For step-by-step instructions, go to the PikeNet Knowledge Base by clicking the icon at the top of the home page. … Select the "News" section and click the last question.

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2. Web Success--Oxford Properties Post Stacking Plans. … Oxford Properties Group, Inc. develops and manages office, industrial and retail properties in Canada and the U.S. … Oxford’s new web site is one of the best commercial web sites with excellent property information, including pictures, maps, e-mail contacts and stacking plans. … Oxford uses a special batch routine from WinStack that creates 1,200 stacking plans weekly output as JPEG images. … Of these, 300 are posted to the Internet and 900 are posted to Oxford’s intranet, which contains other views and internal information. … WinStack from Real Pro-Jections is a software application that generates stacking plans from rent schedules and building information.

3. New and Notable. … Westfield America is a REIT specializing in regional shopping centers and power centers in major metros nationwide. … LeaseData offers a tenant lease expiration database online for commercial real estate professionals—by subscription. … Leggat McCall Properties owns, develops and manages properties from Boston to Washington, DC. … Foreclosures Online provides a nationwide list of foreclosed properties and REO market analysis--by subscription. … The ZOM Companies provides multifamily development and property management services in Orlando, FL. …Tower Realty Trust has launched a very attractive upgrade of its site. … Realty Economics Group, which provides consultation and appraisal services, posts an interactive database of New Jersey tax rates and ratios.

4. Knowledge Base--Adding a Signature to AOL and Compuserve E-mail. …… If the Internet is all about communications, make it easy for people to call you back! … It’s easy to add a "signature" automatically to the end of each e-mail containing your name, company and phone number. … I recently posted instructions for Outlook and Netscape mail users. … It’s a little more complicated for AOL and Compuserve e-mailers, but I’ve posted details on where to find an add-on program that they can use. … For step-by-step instructions, go to the PikeNet Knowledge Base by clicking the icon at the top of the home page. … Select the "Web Related" section and click the last question.

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5. "Secrets of Successful Web Sites" Highlights RREEF. … RREEF’s web site was designed and developed by Studio Verso. David Siegel of Studio Verso has written "Secrets of Successful Web Sites" with a full chapter devoted to the development of this site. It’s a great look at the (incredibly complex) process of creating an outstanding web presence. … Go to the PikeNet "Bookstore" and buy it at Amazon.com. … Click the Bookstore hyperlink at the bottom of the Billboard on the home page, or use this hyperlink:

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7. Sponsor. ... National Facilities Group. … "Since 1989, the mission of National Facilities Group has been to provide major users of corporate real estate with services and technologies that can fundamentally reduce the costs associated with managing commercial real estate. Whether it is helping a client create an RFP, building interfaces to legacy mainframe systems or training end users, NFG can provide assistance during the entire project life cycle. NFG offers a full suite of professional real estate consulting and technical services designed to get your system up and running smoothly and quickly utilizing its proprietary software--Strategic Lease Information Management (SLIM)."

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