Intranets.com Partners with Keller Williams to Bring Web-Based Communication and Collaboration to Realtors


The Leader in Web Based Intranets Makes Service Available to 14,000 Real Estate Agents in 220 Offices

BOSTON (August 1, 2002) - Intranets.com, the world's largest provider of Web based intranets, today announced a partnership with Keller Williams Realty International that will bring the communication power of a Keller Williams-branded intranet to 14,000 agents in 220 offices. The intranets contain an essential suite of communication and collaboration applications that increase productivity and sales effectiveness of member realtors.

"Our hosted intranet service is the perfect tool for a large, international realty organization - like Keller Williams - to roll out to their offices and agents," said Rick Faulk, CEO of Intranets.com. "With an intranet, agents will be able to access up-to-date forms, listings and contact information from the office, at home and even at a client's site. A Keller Williams-branded intranet is easily integrated into core business practices. "

"We're pleased to be partnering with the leader in web-based intranets," said Darren Bien, vice president of information technology for Keller Williams. "With Intranets.com, a service that several of our offices have been using for some time, we're providing agents with an unbeatable set of applications that will increase their effectiveness."

Agents have access to a rich suite of collaboration applications, including:

  • Drag-and-drop Document Library
  • Group Calendar
  • Group Discussions
  • Group Polls
  • Expense Reports
  • A Task Manager
  • Announcements
  • Wireless Access
  • Palm and Outlook Synchronization

The intranets offer a high level of flexibility and customization both to local and regional offices, as well as to the Keller Williams corporate headquarters. Intranets.com provides Keller Williams with a custom-branded version for all its offices. Using the exclusive Intranets.com global messaging feature, headquarters can communicate items of interest to all offices. Individual offices and agents can utilize a sophisticated permissions system, manipulate the layout and color scheme of the intranet and turn applications on and off to suit their group's needs. SSL encryption and additional storage are available to offices requiring additional resources.

About Keller Williams Realty
Founded in 1983, and franchised in 1991Keller Williams Realty (KWR) is an international real estate company with over 220 offices located across North America and Canada. Currently the eighth largest U.S. residential real estate firm in the U.S., Keller Williams has succeeded by treating its 14,000-plus franchisees and associates as partners, and shares its knowledge, policy control, and company profits on a system-wide basis. KWR's agents are distinguished by their level of professional education, their full-time commitment to real estate sales, and their level of business success. The company is the only international profit sharing real estate company based in the U.S.. - For more information, visit Keller Williams Realty online at www.kw.com.

About Intranets.com
Intranets.com is the world's leading provider of on-demand collaboration services for small businesses or departments and groups inside large organizations. The company serves more than 350,000 users across 10,000 companies worldwide and offers a secure, web-based collaboration suite to share critical business information quickly and easily at any time from anywhere. Privately held and profitable, Intranets.com is led by an experienced team of software industry professionals who are committed to providing a secure, customizable, easy-to-deploy intranet solution supported by world-class customer service. Intranets.com is a PC Magazine "Editor's Choice" winner and is rated one of the world's "Top 25" leading service providers by ASPNews. The company has also been ranked by the Boston Business Journal as one of the fastest growing private companies in Massachusetts for two consecutive years. For more information or to take a FREE 30-day test drive, visit http://www.intranets.com/pr, e-mail corpsales@intranets.com or call 888-932-2600 or 781-565-6000.

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Press Contact:

Colin Smith
Director of Public Relations
408.566.5694

For Keller Williams:
Toni Stewart
512 327-3070
toni@kw.com

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