* InBLISS® Announcement*

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InBLISS in Action

June 7, 2001

Johnson Services is pleased to announce InBLISS®, the Internet Business Listing Information Support System. InBLISS follows on a history of successful applications developed by Johnson Services for association based businesses. InBLISS continues this tradition with Internet access that is unparalleled in the industry. Nowhere else will you be able to find an independent producer of MLS software including OneList and the Buyer Management System for the business broker that is:

Scalable: Designed for use by a large broker association or by a single broker. With tools and versions available for everyone, the InBLISS line of products will work for you, whether you are an independent broker or part of an international association.

Comprehensive: InBLISS is not a simple listing of businesses. It is a true MLS system with access to financial data, confidential seller and property information, complete broker contact details and ample fields for recording other details of the property for sale.

Intuitive: InBLISS uses a straightforward uncluttered user interface based on standard Internet concepts. Standard Internet tools such as check boxes and drop down menus makes entering and finding listings as easy as visiting a website.

Independent: Johnson Services is the only provider of a full line of business broker MLS software products that is independent of the associations using our software. Our job is not to compete with you. Our job is to create the tools you need to succeed.

Accessible: InBLISS is Internet-based and works with established standards. InBLISS has been tested with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape and Opera. If you have access to the Internet with a recent (4.0 or later) version of one of these browsers, you have access to InBLISS.

Secure: InBLISS provides easy access to public information while keeping confidential information safe. All confidential information is password-protected and available only to authorized users.

Flexible: InBLISS easily accommodates your needs. Based on Internet standard technology, you can easily and seamlessly incorporate InBLISS into your own website. Colors, graphics and layout are all options that can be changed to meet your needs. Provide more or fewer fields to the public. Match fonts and background colors to the rest of your website.

Evolutionary: InBLISS is not simply a reworked DOS or Windows based system. InBLISS was developed from the ground-up to be Internet-based. Johnson Services will continue that evolution. As new services and features are added to InBLISS, they will automatically be made available to you.

Diversity: Johnson Services will provide a complete Internet hosting and marketing package for your web sites. Johnson Services can also post your business listings to other web marketing groups.

Commitment: Johnson Services does not accept business listing from individuals (For Sale By Owner).

Knowledge: Johnson Services stays up with the current changes and marker research. to provide you with the best marketing of your web site.

Johnson Services is the only independent provider of complete Internet-enabled MLS systems for the business broker. Our InBLISS line of products has provided business brokers with desktop and Internet based MLS systems for several years. InBLISS extends our product line to take advantage of new technologies.

Johnson Services specializes in providing services to the professional broker. Once a broker or a broker association is qualified for InBLISS, there is no delay in listing availability. A listing can be entered into InBLISS and immediately made available to the public, providing a service to the seller unavailable anywhere else.

InBLISS Feature Summary

  • Multi-level Password security:
    • Association level password allows addition/removal of local chapters and offices, regional descriptions, industry classifications and business sub-categories. Offices can be reassigned to new chapters.
    • Chapter or Region level password allows addition/removal of offices and brokers admitted under the chapter. Brokers, agents and listings can be reassigned to brokers in other offices within the chapter.
    • Office (broker) level password allows addition/removal of registered brokers and agents. In addition, office-level authorization provides access to audit listings. Deleted listings can be reactivated. Agents or brokers can be placed on inactive status and then reactivated. Individual listings can be reassigned to other brokers in the office.
    • Agent-level access allows individual agents to add, modify or delete their own listings. Individual agents cannot change listings entered by other brokers, but they can see confidential information for listings posted by other agents in their own office.
  • Extensive search options:
    • Public options allow searching by broad industry classifications or industry/sub-category, price ranges, general locations or any combination of the above.
    • Advanced public keyword search option will search the entire public text description for keywords entered by website visitor
    • Authorized users can also search by specific agent, office, industry and other popular options.
  • Easy Access:
    • Public access is as easy as reaching any other link on your website.
    • Password-protected control panel permits authorized users full access to their listings – view, add, delete or change listings, download to a PDA-(Palm OS) viewable page or an Excel file for further research.
    • No special software. Requirements are easily met by standard Internet tools.
  • Specific features:
    • In process listings can be partially and saved. When all required information is entered, the listing can be activated.
    • Activated listings are immediately available to the public. Make changes anytime and reactivate to those changes available immediately.
    • Financial data can be entered for any number of years. Enter complete income statement and asset information for as many years as desired. Enter multiple versions for the same or different years (for example, enter last year’s tax return information as well as five years of audited financial statements, or even enter a projected statement for next year).
    • Internet based entry allows entry from anywhere anytime. Enter or update information while meeting with the seller and see the results in real time. Enter information while at the office or at home. No special software installation is required, so listing maintenance can be done from any computer without changing someone else’s computer systems.
    • Standardized input allows easy administration and cross-referencing of listings. Such items as industry classifications, general regions, office names, and other defaults are controlled at the association level. Standard drop-down lists and checkboxes reduce errors and speed data entry.
    • Colors and output formats can be customized to match the broker’s own website. Based on industry-standard cascading style sheets (CSS) technology, the InBLISS public access can be matched to integrate perfectly with your own website.
    • Reports on expired, deleted and sold listings are available to appropriate personnel as allowed buy the multi-level security system.
    • Audit log provides the administrator with a review of changes made to listings, including the date and name of the person making the change

Contact Information:
Johnson Services.com Inc.

Tel: 727-561-9333
E-mail: info@johnsonservices.com
Website: www.johnsonservices.com

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