RISMEDIA, July 27, 2007—ZipForm®, a real estate forms software company, has announced that its solutions, along side the RELAY™ Transaction System, have been selected as official sponsors of competencies within the Real Estate Webographer™ certification. While ZipForm® has been named the official sponsor of the electronic forms competency, Relay has been designated sponsor of the online transaction management category. The National Institute of Webographers (www.Webographers.com) recently awarded the sponsorships in support of its professional development offering.

As a leader in technology-awareness training, assessment and certification for real estate professionals, the National Institute of Webographers showcases products to best promote technology awareness and adoption by real estate professionals. The National Institute of Webographers cited ZipForm as its official Electronic Forms Sponsor for ZipForm’s pioneering efforts and its breakthrough technology.

“We are excited to showcase the ZipForm and Relay solutions to candidates for the Real Estate Webographer certification.  As the industry’s leading provider of electronic forms, ZipForm and it’s one click integration with Relay is perfect for real estate professionals looking to streamline their transactions after certification,” said Marc Grayson, president of the National Institute of Webographers.

With the volume of forms involved in a real estate transaction, such as listing contracts, sales contracts, disclosure statements, offers, and counter-offers, electronic forms and transaction management applications allow for an organized and enhanced workflow in completing documentation within a transaction.

By providing integration and seamless interoperability with MLS databases, transaction management systems like Relay and CRM tools such as Top Producer®, ZipForm has given real estate professionals unprecedented efficiencies. Moreover, ZipForm has led the way in flexibility and convenience by providing a wide range of access points to its solutions, from desktop applications using both the PC and Macintosh platforms to Web-based services and mobile devices.

“Designating ZipForm as the official sponsor for the electronic forms portion of the program is an honor. As a technology provider, we strongly support Real Estate Webographer certification for the industry,” said Robert Bailey, chairman of the board of RE FormsNet, the creator of ZipForm.

“We encourage real estate professionals to seek out this training for its positive impact on their professional growth and the added value it will help deliver to their customers.”

According to the company, The ZipForm flagship product is available in two versions, ZipForm®Desktop and ZipForm®Online. ZipForm®Desktop resides on a laptop or desktop computer with all of its locally created transactions. ZipForm®Online gives real estate professionals the flexibility to securely access real estate forms and edit transactions from multiple locations via the Internet.

The RE FormsNet family of tech-savvy products has become the recognized industry standard for electronic real estate forms and transaction management systems and are currently used by more real estate professionals than any other real estate software program. 

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