| Soundbites from Realcomm 2007 |
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Realcomm 2007, Boston - 35 sessions over 3 days in June - Andrew Waller attempts to distill the key points into 3 pages. How much does the internet weigh? What is the return on technology in new buildings? What is Google's mission statement? |
| Realcomm 2007 |
| Storing up Trouble: The Economic Impact of Industrial Development |
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The balance between sub-types of industrial development is often influenced by the perceptions of the planning authority concerned. Built on real world consultancy, this paper defines a model that assesses different configurations of space for a given site in terms of their economic impact. |
| Industrial development models - PDF |
| Local Authority asset management systems - FAQs |
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We have found that these are the most common “systems” questions from our central and local government clients – and we have done our best to answer them here. |
| LA AM systems FAQs - PDF |
| PROVADA, Amsterdam, 11-13 June 2007 |
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PROVADA, the real estate conference in the Netherlands, took place on June 11–13, 2007 in the Amsterdam RAI and, with 15,000 visitors, was almost four times as big as in its first year in 2005. |
| PROVADA 2007 - PDF |
| Sustainability in Real Estate |
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Sustainability in Real Estate development and management is an issue that is of increasing importance. |
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| THINK 07 |
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Melita attended the Think 07 Conference at Excel. Sustainability is now clearly a mainstream issue, rather than the preserve of an earnest fringe. |
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| Not enough to do – part one. |
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Bob Thompson discusses the opportunities for frustrated property developers on the web - start your own the business the way you want in Second Life. |
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| CIO Roundtable |
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Andrew facilitated the workshop of IT and Business Directors brought together by the Estates Gazette to discuss how IT Directors and Chief Information Officers can develop their role in our industry. |
| CIO Roundtable - Estates Gazette Article |
| ERP Systems for Asset Management - Hobson’s Choice or Opportunity? |
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An update of our previous article addressing ERP systems for property - how should the property team treat the corporate ERP project? By Mark Jones - April 2007 |
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| Is your Asset Management System working for you? |
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Asset management is firmly on the public sector agenda. Experience shows that implementation of asset management systems is by no means straightforward within organisations such as local authorities. By Mark Jones - 2006 |
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| IT as a management tool |
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IT is a management tool - it can be a good one or bad one. By David Lawson - 2004 |
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| The Spin on Web Access |
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These days we are all used to using the Internet from many different locations.
Ask the property software suppliers if their products can be accessed over the Internet and their answer will almost certainly be "yes". But how do they achieve this? By Mark Jones - 2004 |
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| IT Management |
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How do you manage IT if there are only 5 of you? For many property organisations, big IT budgets are out of the question but the increasingly pervasive internet and complex nature of IT means that serious attention needs to be given to it. Mark and Melita wrote this article for Property Systems Review which gives pointers on how to cover the key aspects of IT with minimal formal training. By Mark Jones and Melita Thomas - Winter 2004 |
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| IT Systems Suppliers |
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Property IT is no longer just about property management systems. One
benefit to emerge from the dotcom boom is that companies have realised
that savings can be achieved throughout their operations by integrating processes from different areas of the business. The technology pioneers
in the property industry have already found there are great benefits to
be gained by integrating the information held within property
management databases with a host of other business functions.
By Andrew Waller - 2003 |
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| Who's Data Is It Anyway |
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More than 50% of UK commercial property is managed by property
management companies. This practice of passing not only the management
of property, but also agency and valuation, to third parties has been
ingrained for many years and makes the property industry one of the
greatest exponents of business services outsourcing. By Andrew Waller - Autumn 2002 |
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| If you could live your life again.... |
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Perhaps an on-line world, Second Life, is your chance to become a successful property developer. Read... |
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| Knowledge Management - Why is the iPod significant to your business? |
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iPods are for home, not work - aren't they? Well, just watch what is coming with radio and video and expect iPods to revolutionise your commute. By Andrew Waller |
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| Known knowns and unknown unknowns |
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Donald Rumsfeld, the US Defence Secretary, provides an idea for the development of an IT strategy. |
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| Property industry trends for 2007 |
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All the signs are that the property industry will be very busy for the first few months of the year at least. The newspapers are full of stories telling us, for example, that residential property will increase in value by 10% in 2007 – but what lies in store behind the headlines, and if property investment “hiccups” what will continue to keep the industry busy? Here are the trends we have noticed from our side of the business and which we think will become important during 2007. |
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