1. REITs Online--Part II. ... Last week I reported that Mack-Cali was the only one of three REITs that responded to an e-mail inquiring about office space in New Jersey. ... The other two, Equity Office and Boston Properties, did not respond and still have not responded, although Boston Properties did send me a copy of their 1997 annual report with no cover letter (and no reference in the report to a web site or e-mail address). Hmm.

Of course, the larger issue is that corporate real estate directors seeking information on space available will not want to visit multiple REIT sites anyway. So I'm wondering what Internet services REITs might endorse as listing sites to which they'll contribute information on space available? And, in the case of space listed by brokers, will they require their agents to publish that information on the web? Will REITs pay to post their data? How much? What role will existing publishers of space available data play in aggregating information that could be available on the web? Finally, how will the trade-off between price and quality of information be resolved? One thing is for sure. Firms competing in this area of the web will commit substantial capital.

2. PikeNet 98 Conference. ... Only one more week. ... On September 10-12, I'll be presenting PikeNet 98, "Commercial Real Estate Internet Strategies," in San Francisco. ... Featured speakers include Dennis DeAndre of LoopNet, Andy Florance of Realty Information Group, Scott Williams of Grubb & Ellis, Craig Severance of AMB, John Shields of RREEF and Mike Mueller of AllApartments. ... The conference is aimed at those with Internet policy and implementation responsibilities. .... If you would like to attend, please fax in the Registration Form and bring a check with you. You'll find complete conference information under the PikeNet 98 hyperlink on the Billboard on the home page or use the URL below.

http://www.pikenet.com/pikenet98/introduction.html

3. Web Success--REMM's Online Property Management. ... Bob Taylor with The REMM Group an Accredited Management Organization (AMO) in California, has developed a Lotus Notes property management program that is accessible over the web. He calls it Remote Property Management. His clients now have "real time access, every time, all the time" to property data, including contact management, lease management, rent rolls, reports and work orders. ... In the future, everyone will want access to the property manager's desktop! ... Do you have a Web Success story? Send me e-mail. ... For past Web Success stories, use the following URL:

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

4. Message Boards--New Postings. ... Over the last six months, the PikeNet Message Boards have slowly (very slowly) begun to develop content. ... I'm always trying to think of ways to generate more traffic! ... So it was great to see some good posts this week. ... Connie Ackles of Cressy and Everett, a Grubb & Ellis affiliate, posts a link to a neat virtual tour of a luxurious office complex near South Bend, IN:

http://www.pikenet.com/cgi-bin/WebX?14@@.ee6b822

Rutherford and Company has been retained to help Telus Corporation, a Canadian telecommunications company, identify candidates for their pension fund management group:

http://www.pikenet.com/cgi-bin/WebX?14@@.ee6b81e

In the San Francisco Bay Area, David Petroff of Management Solutions, Inc. is seeking a controller for a property management firm:

http://www.pikenet.com/cgi-bin/WebX?14@@.ee6b6bd/2

5. Knowledge Base--Launching Multiple Browser Windows. ... I always open at least three browser windows in Internet Explorer (Control-N) because multiple windows allow you to visit more sites much faster. ... But you can also open a hyperlink in a new window with a click of your right mouse button! ... Just hold your mouse over the link, right mouse click and choose "Open in New Window." ... The next time you generate a hit list at PikeNet, try it. ... This tip came from last week's Personal Technology column in the Thursday, August 27, Wall Street Journal. ... For step-by-step instructions, visit the PikeNet Knowledge Base (top of home page) under the Web Related section. The URL below will take you straight there:

http://www.pikenet.com/pike?func=showPublicPage&page=
questions/questions/question083

6. HTML Option for Dispatch. ... Remember that you can now receive the PikeNet Dispatch in HTML format, so that it looks just like a web page with all web sites and e-mail addresses hyperlinked. ... Not every e-mail program can receive HTML mail, but Netscape, Eudora 4.0, Outlook 98 and Outlook Express can all receive it correctly. ... If you would like to receive future Dispatches in HTML format, edit your User Profile by going to the home page and clicking the "Edit User Profile" link under the PikeNet logo, or use the following URL:

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

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