OSCRE Update

Following on from my recent news about the potential merger of PISCES and OSCRE (for more information on the PISCES standard, please see my earlier blogs) I am delighted to confirm that the merger has gone ahead.

Stephen Spooner, OSCRE Chairman said the following:

I am very pleased to announce that we have now completed the merger of PISCES and OSCRE Americas.

Retaining the name Open Standards Consortium For Real Estate (OSCRE), and our not for profit status, our unified global consortium can now fully realise the vision of maximising value in the real estate industry through open interoperability among real estate information systems; an effort founded on common business interests and internationally accepted information technology standards.

Operating as a global consortium mirrors the scope and business objectives of OSCRE members. Merging the operations and more closely integrating global standards development and adoption activities to match the increasingly global needs of the real estate industry was always a goal in PISCES and OSCRE Americas development. Now, having reached this milestone, we are eager to provide a setting where consortium members and strategic partners can gain new levels of efficiency and effectiveness....

More of this statement is available via this link:  http://web.pisces.co.uk/OSCREx/eNews/MemberNews20091120.htm

The OSCRE web site is here: http://web.pisces.co.uk/oscrex/default3.aspx

Watch this space.  More information on Trace's involvement with OSCRE will follow soon.