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Title: RETS Future Direction


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RETS 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
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RETS 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
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Survey 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
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Survey 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
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RETS 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
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Increase 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

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Improve 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

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Make 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
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Improve 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
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NAR 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
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RETS 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
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RETS 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
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TopicSummary
  • 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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