AUSTIN, Texas and SAN BRUNO, Calif., Sept. 23, 2003 – Motion Computing and Criterion Corporation today announced a partnership to market Criterion's Real Estate Dashboard REDTablet™ real estate software on Motion Computing's M1300 Tablet PC.
As a partner, Criterion will serve as a major channel for sale and distribution of Motion Computing's M1300 Tablet PC direct to national real estate brokerages and individual agents, as well as through real estate trade associations in California, Texas and Florida.
Criterion chose the M1300 Tablet PC because of the platform's reliability. In addition, real estate legal applications are easier to read and use with the M1300's 12.1-inch display.
Written to Microsoft's .Net distributed architecture, REDTablet is optimized for the tablet PC with both online and offline wireless connectivity. With REDTablet and Motion's M1300, real estate professionals have a mobile office in the field, with the ability to access files and complete paperwork using the tablet PC's intuitive pen-based functionalities.
Combining REDTablet with the M1300's wireless access capabilities, agents and brokers can search the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), select a property, write up a contract, and submit an instant order to title online, all while being away from the office. The M1300 facilitates the REDTablet note taking, listing presentations, and instant handwritten communication.
“Criterion has put together a solid real estate program for the tablet PC that meets the needs of real estate professionals,” said Anne Oliva, a top-producing agent with Marshall Realty in San Bruno, Calif. and member of the San Mateo County Association of REALTORS®. “They've transformed our business processes to a mobile platform, and our clients have more confidence in us because we now access information on demand rather than enduring the delays inherent with the traditional paper-based system.”
“We've leveraged the power of wireless, mobile technology with the Motion M1300 to make real estate data available to our customers anywhere, anytime within a secure environment,” said Daniel Tealdi, Criterion's president. “Criterion has developed this affordable solution to address the varying needs of the mobile real estate professional.”
“By extending the benefits of ultra-mobility to the real estate industry, the agents and brokers using Criterion's REDTablet will experience greater efficiencies and productivity,” said David Altounian, Motion Computing chief product officer. “The Motion M1300 Tablet PC, combined with Criterion's product, serves as a single point to allow these professionals to conduct business away from the office and focus on customer service, not technical details.”
Motion has won acclaim for its innovative 12.1-inch display and three-pound product design, and is at the forefront of second-generation Tablet PC development. The company delivered the first slate models based on Intel Centrino mobile technology and has developed patent-pending accessories such as its space-saving hardtop keyboard.
About Criterion
Criterion Corporation (www.cc-re.com) is a Silicon Valley-based mobile hardware and software innovator specializing in mobile enterprise application development for the real estate industry. In combination with its partners, it is rapidly gaining a reputation as the leader in providing high- quality, cost-effective business solutions for the real estate industry by leveraging state-of-the-art wireless mobile technology. Criterion Corporation is led by a team of real estate professionals, engineers, and executives driven to innovate and deliver world-class business value through world-class solutions.
About Motion Computing
Motion Computing - a tablet PC market leader - combines world-class innovation and industry experience, enabling people to use computers in new ways and places. Marketed directly through its Web site and an experienced value-added reseller network, each Motion product is built to customer specifications. Motion Computing's M1300 Tablet PC integrates Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology to provide light portability, extended battery life and Wi-Fi /802.11b wireless communication. Its industry-leading 12.1-inch display allows mobile professionals to view an entire page at a time. In addition to the Criterion software developed for REDTablet, the M1300 features the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system, which provides state-of-the-art pen and ink capabilities as well as the flexibility to run any standard Windows application. For more information, visit www.motioncomputing.com
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