ActiveKEY Named Enabler for REALTOR®
Association of Northwest Chicagoland’s 2008
Gold Value Chain Award for Machine-to-Machine Technology Adoption
GE Security, Inc., a business of GE Enterprise Solutions (NYSE:GE),
today announced its Supra ActiveKEY, the first wireless lockbox key
system designed for mobile real estate professionals, has been
recognized as enabling technology supporting the REALTOR Association of
Northwest Chicagoland’s 2008 Gold Value Chain
Award win. The Northwest Chicagoland association is one of nearly 200
real estate boards and associations nationwide offering its members the
competitive advantages the innovative ActiveKEY solution can offer.
The Value Chain Awards are presented by M2M magazine to the most
successful corporate adopters of machine-to-machine (M2M) technology and
the technology solutions providers that made their adoption possible.
The ActiveKEY system, currently being used by the REALTOR®
Association of Northwest Chicagoland, which serves more than 7,500 real
estate professionals, was recognized for its cellular innovation.
GE Security’s Supra ActiveKEY utilizes
cellular technology to provide competitive intelligence in the form of
real-time notifications of showings of listed properties and associated
feedback reports. In addition, ActiveKEY users have the ability to
immediately deactivate a lost or stolen key, enhancing security for real
estate professionals and their homeowner customers.
“This award is a testament to GE Security’s
commitment to providing the industry with cutting-edge and innovative
solutions that help agents compete and win in today’s
real estate market,” said Jeff Antrican, vice
president, GE Security Supra. “More
importantly, we are especially pleased to see our customer, the REALTOR
Association of Northwest Chicagoland, and their use of our ActiveKEY
solution, receive this award.”
The near real time intelligence offered by the ActiveKEY solution can
help agents be more competitive in today’s
tight real estate environment, more quickly reacting to local market
conditions, while better serving their customers through more efficient,
effective and timely interactions with showing agents and buyers.
“M2M technology is a growing trend within the
industry,” said, Peggy Smedley, editorial
director of M2M magazine.
