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Featuring ISV Solution: ProxiHomes

Posted Monday, November 09, 2009 9:15 PM from Singapore ISV Team's Blog

ProxiHomes is a revolutionary property search service which allows you to find properties in any way you want and anywhere you are. We’re not talking about just browsers. There's more. We are everywhere.

Now search is not constrained to your browsers. Use your Smart Phone for property Search to get a great user experience. Leverage on its interactive interface to view maps and photos while on the go. And there’s more! We support all platforms! Windows Phones, Blackberry, Nokia phones with WRT support and Phones with Java™ MIDP 2.1, CLDC 1.1

You can download the application straight to your phone with SMS.
SMS the keyword<space>Name to 84 333 111
e.g. WMC Gerald Yeo

WMC - Windows Phone (Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1, 6.5)
WRT - Nokia E-Series, N-Series and more
BB - Blackberry
JAVA - any phones with JavaTM MIDP 2.1, CLDC1.1

* The application is free. Data charges to your mobile carrier applies when you search for properties.

Don’t have a smart phone? You can still search via SMS while on the move. For a small token, you get to search for properties in your preferred district.

SMS to 75141

Format:

SALE <space> CONDO <space> districtnumber
RENT <space> HDB <space> EstateName

e.g. SALE Condo 9 or RENT HDB Ang Mo Kio

- First Keyword is either SALE or RENT
- Second keyword is either CONDO, HDB, LANDED or COMMERCIAL
- Last keyword would be the district number or estate name for HDB.
* $0.50 applies for successful results returned. Service starts from 20 November 2009.

Want to JUST SEARCH without the clutter of the usual jargons, random advertisements and advices? It’s a very intuitive site with great maps to find your properties.

Just visit www.proxihomes.com

Gadgets are not just clock or photos on your desktop. Let Proxihomes gadget watch for your preferred property district and show you the live updated feeds.

Download this Gadget now. It’s very light and useful. It supports Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Why are we so different?
We are so pervasive that you can find us everywhere. On PC, notebook and handphones. What’s more? Real estate agents just update the properties at a click of their fingers. We’ve broken the constraints to just posting property online from a notebook. Agents just do it with a Phone. As they talk to sellers/landlord, they capture the property information and upload it.

Why should you download the phone application?
Phones with GPS and GPRS connectivity give you rich interfaces like maps and proximity search. If you are not satisfied with the property you are viewing now, just search for those in the proximity and find your way there! You can find the details here: http://www.proxihomes.com/supportedphones.htm

Nick Malik: How to Develop a Governance Program (that doesn’t suck the life out of your organization)

Posted Monday, November 09, 2009 12:41 AM from Linda Chong's Blog

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SharePoint 2010 Resources

Posted Sunday, November 08, 2009 6:25 PM from Linda Chong's Blog

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2 Architect Webcasts in November: Featuring Tim Heuer on Silverlight 3 and Joseph Hofstader on Windows Azure

Posted Sunday, November 08, 2009 6:22 PM from Linda Chong's Blog

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Good Read - David Chappell: SharePoint 2010 - An Introduction for ASP.NET Solution Architects

Posted Sunday, November 08, 2009 6:19 PM from Linda Chong's Blog

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Posted Sunday, November 01, 2009 7:07 PM from Linda Chong's Blog

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Local Singapore MSDN Up and Running

Posted Sunday, October 25, 2009 9:36 AM from Singapore ISV Team's Blog

We’ve just recently launched a localized MSDN page filled with Singapore Content. Check the new site at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-sg/default.aspx. Here' you’ll find links to local blogs, news about upcoming Microsoft events, and of course content from our Local MVPs too!

Check out the site on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-sg/default.aspx and give us feed back! :)

ARCast.TV - Matt Hessinger on How Business drives Architecture

Posted Sunday, October 18, 2009 10:05 PM from Linda Chong's Blog

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Posted Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:18 AM from Linda Chong's Blog

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ARCast.TV - How to Improve Testability with a Modular Architecture

Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 7:34 PM from Linda Chong's Blog

Mario Cardinal and Aaron Kowall discuss how to easily test in an autonomous way an application conceived with modular abstractions such as the "layer". Mario and Aaron discuss how to partition the concerns of the application into layers and...(read more)

Monthly Webcast series for Architects!

Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 7:32 PM from Linda Chong's Blog

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ARCast.TV - Re-architecting Applications for Internationalization

Posted Monday, October 05, 2009 3:48 AM from Linda Chong's Blog

Achim Ruopp , an internationalization specialist and a former program manager at Microsoft, discusses the typical process of and efforts involved in internationalizing existing applications in this interview with Zhiming Xue . If you are interested to...(read more)

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Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:33 PM from Linda Chong's Blog

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ARCast.TV - Clemens Vasters on Architecture Implications of the Internet Service Bus

Posted Monday, September 28, 2009 10:51 PM from Linda Chong's Blog

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Microsoft Architecture Journal 21 is now available!

Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 3:55 AM from Linda Chong's Blog

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