Title: RETS Future Direction
1RETS Future Direction
New Topic
- 2004 Survey results
- RETS Roadmap - the plan
- Versions 1.7 1.x
- RETS 2.0
2004 RETS Survey suggests the way
Kevin McQueen
Yogi Schulz
2RETS Future Direction Topic Objectives
- Learn about the survey results which directed the
plans for the future - Learn about specific planned initiatives
- Increase understanding of future direction for
RETS 1.x and 2.0
There is a plan the RETS Roadmap
3Survey Facts
- First-ever RETS survey June 2004
- 1,900 people surveyed 254 participants
- Summary of participants
- 73 MLS
- 55 non-technical
- 75 familiar with RETS
- Document available
- www.rets.org/resources/retssurvey2004.pdf
Feedback illuminates need to communicate
4Survey Says Focus On
- Increasing RETS awareness, education
communications - Improving interoperability between servers
clients - Making it easier to get started
- Improving security
The priorities are clear
5RETS Roadmap
- The plan for RETS
- Developed based on survey and other feedback
- Roadmap will be introduced at December meeting
- NAR has been very supportive
- Preview of planned initiatives
There is a plan the RETS Roadmap
6Increase RETS awareness, education
communications
RETS Roadmap Planned Initiatives
- Develop marketing plan focus on
- Value proposition business case for RETS
- Communications
- Better use of www.rets.org
- Offer more education for
- MLS, Brokerages Software Developers
7Improve interoperabilitybetween servers clients
RETS Roadmap Planned Initiatives
- Enhance Compliance Program - Avantia
- Update compliance checker
- Introduce at RETS meeting Dec. 7-9 Scottsdale
- Require vendor re-certification April 2005
- Lead outreach programs to learn more
- Listen and develop ongoing improvements based on
feedback - Perform MLS Site Audits to verify compliance
8Make it easierto get started
RETS Roadmap Planned Initiatives
- For non-developers
- Create RETS best practices guide
- Describe options for implementation
- For software developers
- Create RETS software development guide
- Update RETS specification document where
appropriate
Produce more useful information
9Improve Security
RETS Roadmap Planned Initiatives
- Identify security best practices communicate
them - Focus on education
- Encourage all RETS service providers to include
Role-based permissions - Better Data Management Solutions based on MLS
requirements
Vendors customers will determine outcome
10NAR Support for RETS
- NARs support and sponsorship for RETS is
considerable - Sponsors three RETS meetings per year
- April / August / December
- Funds development projects and education
Essential to RETS progress
11RETS Version Update
- Versions 1.0 and 1.5 are most common supported
- .9 is not an official release
- 1.7 will be next maintenance release Dec 2004
- Mostly minor functionality improvements and spec
clean-up based on actual experiences - Market adoption start first half 2005
Support for RETS 1.x to continue for many years
12RETS Version 2.0
- Next generation of RETS
- As RETS has matured, additional business
opportunities are emerging - RETS 2.0 is the response to emerging technologies
and their application to business opportunities - RETS 2.0 workgroup has started with design
- Parallel track to maintenance work on RETS 1.X
RETS 2.0 will not prevent adopters of the current
release from gaining benefits now
13TopicSummary
- 2004 RETS Survey results suggest the way
- Resulted in RETS Roadmap which describes planned
initiatives - RETS versions 1.0 1.x are delivering value now
- RETS version 2.0 will deliver value from new
technology into the future
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