1. Hey, Can You Pay My Rent? ... Keith Zeff of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (CTMT), based in St. Louis, wrote me recently about the online relationship that his firm has established with Edward Jones, the national investment brokerage house. From a headquarters assignment in the mid-80's, CTMT has evolved their relationship to a total representation of Edward Jones, including the site search, lease negotiation and turnkey construction processes for all offices in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. In fact, as part of its lease administration, CTMT "takes the responsibility of paying in excess of $3.6 million per month in rent."

"In 1998, CTMT deployed a custom-designed real estate information system for Edward Jones on the Internet. Now, authorized users have access to details on any of the 1,200 ongoing transactions of new office openings and lease renewals that CTMT is handling at any single moment. Also, complete lease information and maintenance history for each of over 4,200 Jones branch locations are available via the web." This extranet is available through private folders hosted on the CTMT server. ... In the future, I believe that corporate tenants will require this kind of electronic capability from their service providers. ... Do you have comments or thoughts?

2. Web Success--Timberline's Electronic Support. ... Here's another good example of a wired company. ... Timberline Software develops and markets accounting and estimating software for the construction and property management industries. ... Check out their Online Support center by going to the Online Support page and clicking the "Tour" in the upper left. ... You'll find the following areas: Knowledge Base, Review Your Company's Info, News from Timberline, Send Support Request, Information on Other Users, Threaded Message Forums and File Downloads. ... Lots of ways to enhance customer relationships and improve poducts! ... Do you have a Web Success story? ... Send me e-mail. ... For a summary of past Web Success stories, use the URL below:

http://www.pikenet.com/pike?func=WebSuccess08

3. Knowledge Base--IDS Demographics. ... Need a radius demographic report? Or a city, state or ZIP code report? Got a credit card? Go to the IDS--Information Decisions Systems web site. ... You'll find step-by-step instructions in the PikeNet Knowledge Base (top of home page) under the Demographics Information section, or use the URL below:

http://www.pikenet.com/pike?func=showPublicPage&page=
questions/questions/question079

4. Web News. ... On July 28, 1998, Realty Information Group (RIG), announced that it had entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Houston-based commercial real estate information provider, Core Data Services. ... Office Houston publishes a web site with building information and a professional directory for the Houston market. Core Data Services claims that their "database includes approximately 14,000 Houston area commercial tenants and approximately 1,400 commercial office buildings." ... RIG does not make its tenant and space available information available over the web. But, wow, what if that data were ever available?

5. E-Newsletter Service. ... As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I expect to introduce an e-newsletter service at PikeNet. ... If you want to send out free weekly newsletters to your own mailing list and you want to use PikeNet as a marketing vehicle to attract subscribers, stay tuned. ... This "opt-in" service will provide a way for PikeNet visitors to sign up for your newsletter. And you'll have administrative access to send both a plain text and HTML version. ... More to come.

6. Web News. ... PikeNet Hits Over 1,000 User Sessions in a Day! ... On Friday, July 27, 1998, PikeNet had more that 1,000 visitors. This translates into between 4,000 and 5,000 page views. (A User Session is defined as access from a unique IP address during a thirty-minute period.) ... So consider buying a Billboard, Channel or Top Level Banner to promote your service. ... For full details, click the online "Media Kit" under the Billboard on the home page or use the hyperlink below:

http://www.pikenet.com/advertising/advertising.html

--Peter Pike