Bret Wiener, one of the former founders of Concentric MLS, announced today in the following press release that the software originally built for the CAR/CALREDD initiative is now being offered on a national basis through his new company, Discover MLS.  Discover MLS has already made a significant impact on the MLS industry with its introduction of a Web 2.0 solution, designed on Adobe Flash®.  Other major vendors obviously took notice as they are in the process of developing new MLS versions that allow them to offer similar features such as the multi-tasking session features offered by Discover MLS.

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Discover Software, Inc Changing the way you think about MLS!©

Valencia, Calif., September 1, 2010

Discover Software, Inc. (Discover) announced today that its flagship product, Discover MLS, is now available nationwide.  Nearly three years in the making, this state-of-the-art multiple listing service software is the industrys first and only Web 2.0 solution, designed from the ground up to harness the power of Adobe Flash®.  Leveraging this powerful platform, the application includes ground-breaking features such as seamless multi-tasking, real-time search count, an active search results grid, and exclusive performance-boosting cache technology.  Discover also boasts full support on all operating systems and web browsers, a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee (with no daily maintenance windows), and zero-downtime upgrades.  With a business plan as innovative as the software, Discover is proud to offer traditional full-service and turn-key options, plus another industry first: an open-source licensing option!

Discover was recently incorporated by a small group of partners with more than 40 years of combined real-estate industry experience.  As the technology team behind the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) subsidiary California MLS, Inc (calREDD®) MLS software, these long-time industry colleagues have assumed full operation of the software.  In addition, Discover has  signed a multi-year contract with Multi-Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. (MRMLS) as part of MRMLS merger with calREDD® to operate as the statewide MLS, which now serves more than 35,000 REALTORS® in California.

Bret Wiener, president of Discover, said, “This is an incredibly exciting time for us.  Over the past two years, our team has proven itself capable of delivering software at a blistering pace, with exceptional quality and support, and our head start in the Web 2.0 and SOA paradigm shifts positions us perfectly to compete and win accounts both today and well into the future.”

“We have a lot of faith in Bret and his team, and we are eager to watch their success story unfold as they take Discover MLS nationwide,” said C.A.R. President Steve Goddard.

Art Carter, CEO of MRMLS, said, “Discover MLS will play a critical role in our plans to provide one database for all California real estate.  By adding this application to our offering, we can provide new members access to all the best MLS technology the market has to offer.”

Discovers well-structured and experienced management team includes: Bret Wiener (President), Isaac Abecassis (CTO/CFO), Prem Jain (Director of Software Development), and Warren Andrich (VP, Sales and Marketing).

 

About MRMLS

The mission of Pomona, Calif.-based MRMLS is to deliver, through local member associations, the most affordable, reliable, and convenient listing technology service available, and to provide products and services that support REALTORS® in maximizing use of property data to achieve business goals.

MRMLS Inc. is a member organization made up of 25 local associations of REALTORS® with a service area covering large areas in Northern and Southern California, and was one of the founders and integral forces behind the CARETS initiative.

About C.A.R.

Leading the way…® in California real estate for more than 100 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with nearly 150,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.

About Discover

Discover Software was launched in 2010 by a group of partners with more than 40 years of combined real-estate industry experience. Determined to set new standards for the MLS software marketplace, our goal was simple: raise the bar. We employ this mantra by challenging ourselves to innovate every day, in every corner of the company.

Working together in previous years, Discovers founders deployed and supported over 100 MLS customers nationwide, constantly frustrated by the limitations of the Web 1.0 platform. Beginning in 2008, our team built the Discover MLS application from the ground up, designed for usability, flexibility, high-performance, and low-cost operation. Web 2.0 is about new ways of thinking and interacting, not just new technology, and we embrace both. Think you know MLS software? Think again.

For more information, contact Discover at (800) 964-2656 or visithttp://www.discovermls.com.