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July 2005 |
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1. Flashmaps honored as 2005 Inman Innovation Awards Finalist |
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At Flashmaps we strive to develop the best
web-mapping solutions to suit all needs, and real estate is one
of the industries we specially focus on. Our DB Mapper has some
exclusive features that are geared towards that industry, thus
allowing you to make that big impact you need.
This is why we are proud for every compliment our "baby"
receives: the US leading independent real estate news service
and content provider Inman News distinguished DB Mapper as 2005
Inman Innovation Awards Finalist, in the Innovative Technology
section.
Winners will be officially announced in the evening of July 27th,
at Real Estate Connect SF 2005. Our thanks to Inman for their
consideration, and best luck to all! |
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2. New pricing model for real estate web designers |
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We've just launched a new pricing model for
firms that design, host and maintain real estate websites. The basic
concept is to let you include our powerful and convenient mapping
features inside your services offer at a very low per-realtor
monthly fee. There's also a little setup fee, as we do want you all
aboard. |
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We license you our powerful geocoding software, so that you gain
absolute independence from us or any other third party, and have any new
listings reflected on your map virtually as they arrive.
You need a minimum of 20 realtors to benefit from this pricing model.
The more realtors you have, the lower the per-client cost is. It's so
affordable that you can easily embrace the cost without increasing the
current monthly fees you're charging at all.
Don't waste a single day. In such a competitive industry, the cost of
not offering the best solution is too expensive. Contact
sales@flashmaps.com today! |
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3. Block your competitors |
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Seeing how our DB Mapper makes a big
difference, in the past we have been asked for an exclusive usage or
some kind of protection that prevents competitors from imitating the
your mapping implementation, so now we come up with this 'Block your
competitors' option.
It allows you to block one competitor in your industry and area. We
will not license DB Mapper to one or several competitors of your
choice, so you will benefit from your competitive advantage forever. |
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The cost depends on the size of the area
to block, which should be approximately the same as yours. For example,
if you only operate in one county, you cannot block a nationwide
competitor.
If you already own a licensed DB Mapper and wish to block a competitor,
or if you need further information on this option, please
contact sales@flashmaps.com |
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4. DB Mapper enhancements |
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Some minor but useful improvements are
being implemented inside DB Mapper every week. We listen to you and
implement your needs nearly on the go.
Here are some of the latest: |
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New navigation tools directly
on the map. Drag the map directly, double-click to re-center
and zoom in, or move the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. |
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New, precise zoom window. Select the area
of your interest and zoom over it. Get where you want in one
step. |
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Load POIs from your initial view, and focus
on them automatically. Never mind coordinates and scales. Just
load your POIs and let DB Mapper do the dirty work for you. |
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MultiPOI: several POIs on the same
coordinates. This is a very common problem in the real estate
industry. If two properties are in the same building, any other
mapping system will display one icon over the other, and you will
only be able to access the last one. DB Mapper automatically detects
this circumstance, and lets you select any of the coincident POIs. |
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Focus on a postal address. DB Mapper now features a
seamless connection with our geo-coding web service. Call
'fmFocusOnAddress(Address, Zip Code, City)' to make the map focus on any
US address. You can then capture the coordinates to make
proximity searches on your database, store the coordinates
for an specific record, etc. |
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