1. The Impact of Connectivity. … From Andy Grove of Intel in Business Week, April 13, 1998: "Commerce, marketing, information, entertainment—all of these things are going to be impacted by the presence of a billion connected computers." … And from John Chambers of Cisco Systems in the New York Times, April 11, 1998: "Companies and countries that will thrive in this Internet economy are those who change before the rest of the world realizes that they have to change."

For a perspective on using technology to strengthen communication with your clients, read "Enterprise One to One" by Peppers and Rogers. … Although it sounds counter intuitive, they demonstrate how, "In the long run, customizing your business to the requirements of individual customers will reduce your operating costs." … … Chapters 10 and 11 focus on the Internet. …This book has been added to the PikeNet "bookstore." … Use the link below.

http://www.pikenet.com/about/books.html

2. Web Success--Swinerton Shows "Live" Building Progress. … Swinerton & Walberg Property Services captures the progress of building construction using a camcorder and an older-model Macintosh computer to "grab" a video frame every five minutes between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. This image is then FTP’d automatically to a web server and is available for viewing. … It’s a great example of how you can build interactivity (and interest) into a web presence. … What about showing the activity in the lobby of your building? … Or a live picture of your conference room (well, maybe not)? Or the traffic level on the streets adjacent to your office? … Do you have a Web Success story? … Send me e-mail. … For hyperlinks to Swinerton’s web site, click the headline on the Billboard on the PikeNet home page or the Web Success Stories Index at the bottom of the page.

http://www.pikenet.com/cgi-
bin/webc/pikenet/success.webc?F=success/success07

3. Top Message Board Posts--Are REITs Overpaying? … Robert H. Block, one of the nation’s leading experts on REIT securities, poses an interesting question, "Are [REITS] pulling back when they see overpriced properties?" in the REITs and Investment Advisors -/- REITs as Aggressive Buyers discussion. … Deborah Schwartz, Managing Editor of Office & Industrial Properties Magazine, asks, "Does anyone have a program in place to electronically collect rent from multifamily tenants?" in the Software and Technology -/- Impact of Technology -/- Electronic Rent Collection discussion. … Contribute your thoughts by posting a message in these Discussions. … Click the Message Board Channel hyperlink or use the URL below.

http://www.pikenet.com/cgi-bin/WebX

4. Web News. … GE Capital will discontinue CRE-NET, its listing service, on May 10, 1998, as it continues to explore related Internet services. … Donahue Schriber, a REIT specializing in retail properties in the Western states, has launched its attractive new web site. … Information Decision Systems sells demographic information online. … RealFund is the first Canadian REIT online.

5. Knowledge Base--Set Up Your "Virtual" Office at Netopia. … Netopia makes it easy to create your "own" office on the web where you can exchange information privately with a client. … With Netopia’s virtual office you can exchange files, conduct a videoconference and post messages, all with security protection. … I’ve posted some instructions in the PikeNet Knowledge Base. … Click the icon at the top of the home page and go to the last question in the Web Related section.

http://www.pikenet.com/
pike?func=showPublicPage&page=questions/question_web

6. PikeNet Message Board Fix. … I fixed a bug that a couple of readers had found by deleting the "Login" hyperlink in the left-hand panel. … Use the "Login" button at the bottom of the screen and you will not get a "Missing Template" error message. … If you reload or refresh the page, you should see the Login hyperlink (but not the Login button below) disappear. … If you’re using Internet Explorer, you’ll need to empty your cache: View, Internet Options, General tab, Delete Files, OK, OK, Refresh.

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