| 1993 |
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| 1994 |
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| 1995 |
- Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland opens
- Begin training REALTORS®
- Contract with Opticom for system photos
- Contract with Thomas Bros. Maps for system mapping
- 900 customers at year's end
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| 1996 |
- The following Associations of REALTORS® go online with MRIS:
- Bay Area Association of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Cecil County Board of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Frederick County Association of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Fredericksburg Area Association of REALTORS® (Virginia)
- Greater Hagerstown Association of REALTORS®
- Garrett County Board of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Montgomery County Association of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Washington, DC Association of REALTORS®
- Software version 3.3 released
- MRIS Intranet activated
- 12,700 customers at year's end
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| 1997 |
- The following Associations of REALTORS® go online with MRIS:
- Carroll County Association of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Cumberland Board of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® (Virginia)
- Eastern Panhandle Board of REALTORS® (West Virginia)
- Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Greater Piedmont Association of REALTORS® (Virginia)
- Harford County Association of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Howard County Association of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Northern Virginia Association of REALTORS®
- Prince William Association of REALTORS® (Virginia)
- Real Property Advertising begins on Internet
- MRIS begins internal processing of public records
- Software version 3.4 released
- 19,000 customers at year's end
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| 1998 |
- The following Associations of REALTORS® go online with MRIS:
- Mid-Shore Board of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Franklin County Association of REALTORS® (Pennsylvania)
- MRIS offers Internet service to customers for additional fee
- Introduction of www.mris.com and www.homesdatabase.com
- Software version 3.5 released
- Technical Support brought in-house
- New communications network and hardware platform implemented
- 26,000 customers at year's end
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| 1999 |
- The following Associations of REALTORS® go online with MRIS:
- Anne Arundel County Association of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Blue Ridge Association of REALTORS® (Virginia)
- Prince George's County Association of REALTORS® (Maryland)
- Southern Maryland Association of REALTORS®
- Broadband access to MRIS and Internet via Hughes Satellite Network
- Real Property Listings appear on The Washington Post's WashingtonPost.HomeHunter.com
- 3-Day Strategic Planning Session
- Introduction of ActiveAgentTM marketing tool to its customers
- 27,000 customers at year's end
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| 2000 |
- MRIS introduces free Internet service and email to all customers
- Software version 3.6 released
- Access to MRIS data via the Internet and Searchlite, a new browser-based application
- 28,500 customers at year's end
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| 2001 |
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) software introduced, giving customers high speed option for accessing MRIS system
- MRIS BridgeTM introduced, allowing broker Websites to offer clients real time MRIS data
- Quarterly MRIS Economic and Market Watch Report introduced
- MRIS's Suite of Financial Functions' Settlement Xpress update released
- HomesDatabase.com goes real-time
- 30,535 customers at year's end
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| 2002 |
- Titan® agent sales tool released
- Weekly Updates migrate from fax to email
- T-III software version 3.7 released
- KnowledgeBase (information/reference page) added to MRIS Website
- 35,267 customers at year's end
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| 2003 |
- MRIS MatrixTM, Tarasoft's Internet-based search listing application, launched
- KeystoneTM, MRIS's Internet-based data entry application, launched
- Potomac Highlands Board of REALTORS® (West Virginia)goes online with MRIS.
- ListAndSendTM, Threewide's mobile data entry and editing solution, introduced
- MRIS becomes nation's largest MLS - tops 40,000 members
- 41,791 customers at year's end
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| 2004 |
- T-III Data Input application was turned off and replaced entirely with MRIS Keystone, Internet-based data entry application, introduced in 2003
- MRIS Matrix received major upgrades, including new Map Search functionality, revised Market Update and enhanced e-mail functionality
- PushPin, user-friendly map locator added to Keystone
- UpShotTM, a self-service digital photo option, added to Keystone
- Installed additional anti-virus protection on Meridius Quarantine servers and tightened spam protection rules
- Virtual Classroom, Web and audio conferencing option added to instructional curriculum
- eSchoolprofile, Hot Listing, and Advantage Plus lead generation tools introduced
- HomesDatabase.com, revised with new look and feel
- MRIS.com, redesign Phase One
- MRIS Weekly Updates redesigned to include improved graphics, links and archiving
- Roles Based Security procedures implemented for database access
- Product Affiliate Update introduced
- 48,121 customers at year's end
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| 2005 |
- MRIS membership exceeds 50,000 in Q1, 2005
- Realtor Workstation shutdown; all MRIS customers transitioned to Matrix and Keystone exclusively
- Introduction of new MRIS Affiliate Products:
- Real Estate K-bar® (lead generation and marketing tool)
- Auto Realty®, Auto Contract GoldTM, Auto Content OnlineTM (data entry and automation tools)
- eNeighborhoods (Web site containing data on over 61,000 communities on a neighborhood level updated monthly)
- CIO Round Table Series implemented: initial meeting of industry IT professionals and security experts focused on RETS, Realtor® Secure and NAR® CRT
- MRIS Vision and Mission statements revised
- Strategic Planning retreats held to map future of MRIS
- Industry first: Security Summit 2005, co-hosted by MRIS and California Association of Realtors®; event began dialogue on establishing industry-wide Security best practices
- MRIS.com reconstructed and retooled
- MRIS membership exceeds 60,000 in Q2, 2005
- Auto email functionality added to Matrix listing search program
- MRIS hires in-house Chief Legal Counsel, Erik Feig
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| 2006 |
- Introduction of new MRIS Products:
- Matrix WirelessTM
- Bird's eye and Virtual Earth aerial image maps
- ActiveAgent Professional
- MRIS LingoTM, language translation technology
- MRIS hires Vice President and CFO Brian Donnellan
- Online subscription forms introduced
- Monthly statistical reports redesigned to include breakdown according to ZIP Code
- MRIS promotes Brian Donnellan to Senior Vice President of Business Operations
- Customer feedback forms revised
- Association News section added to Matrix homepage
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| 2007 |
- MRIS.com upgraded customer email by adding a new product called WEBMail.US
- Matrix Upgrades
- Set Default Search to enhance exposure to CNTG KO, CNTG NO KO
- Email upgraded to include Outlook Look-and-Feel
- MLS# search on the Homepage
- Cart Functionality
- Remarks Search, Directions Search
- Smart Select Picklist Search Fields
- Rectangle Map Search added
- Customizable Email Banners
- Team Login
- Lingo Language Translation added Open House Search and Contingent Statuses
- Keystone Photo Upload
- SafeMLS Token dual login Screen
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| 2008 |
- Deploy SafeMLS Token
- Keystone Photo Upload Speed Boost
- Keystone Timeout Interval increased to one hour
- MRIS moves office facilities to 9707 Key West Avenue, Suite 200
- Montgomery County Public Records accommodate "Phase-In Values"
- Keystone and Matrix added Short Sale accommodations
- Introduction of New Products
- RELAY®, MRIS-sponsored solution for Transaction Management
- CIE360, MRIS-sponsored solution for Commercial Information Exchange
- Matrix new feature - Radius and Polygon Map Search
- Matrix new feature - Multiple Point Driving Directions
- MRIS hires Vice President of Marketing and Sales Laura Cochran
- MRIS provides Credits to all customers
- MRIS provides Dividends to all Shareholding Associations
- MRIS.com updated look-and-feel
- MRIS release new Alpine tokens
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