estatesgazette.com: Behind The Screen

For several months we have been running the new EGi as a separate beta website on the URL new.egi.co.uk. This has hopefully given you an opportunity to try new functionality and has enabled us to gain feedback and make changes with minimal disruption.

Later this week we will be completing the upgrade of EGi with all the new functionality being available on the URL www.egi.co.uk. This will include:

• New Building Reports
  Detailed building information from a single search available for office, retail, industrial and leisure sectors.
  
  
• New Researched Availability
  Find vacant space and investment opportunities across the UK using accurate, up-to-date availability data.
  
  
• Enhanced Deals
  Making it even easier to define your comparables report with fast filters and map-based searching.
  
  
• Enhanced News
  Providing fast access to property data from a news article.

You can watch video demonstrations and download tip sheets about the new functionality by visiting EGi help >>

Thank you for all your feedback through this transitional period. We have further exciting developments planned for EGi and the wider estatesgazette.com throughout 2012.

If you have any other questions, please contact client services where we have a team waiting to help:

client.services@estatesgazette.com
0845 301 5544

Last week we brought you a new EGi with plenty of new features and technology to match your business needs, this week we bring you a new estatesgazette.com homepage.

The new homepage has been designed to give users easier access to the entire range of estatesgazette.com products including news, data, blogs, availability and jobs.

A brand new addition is the integration of two new search boxes, users will be able to search for properties or property jobs directly from the estatesgazette.com homepage and will then be taken straight through to the relevant results.

The new design also ensures that users can quickly and clearly navigate to the content they need.

Visit the new estatesgazette.com homepage at www.estatesgazette.com

The estatesgazette.com evolution took a massive step forward with the re-launch of EGi - our premium news, data and legal service.

The new EGi incorporates the latest search technology, EGi Geo-Smart Technology; bringing users faster more accurate search results, innovative map-based searching, and Google Street-View integration. Other key changes include:

> New Building Reports - providing detailed information about a building from a single search including deals, availability, occupiers, ownership, planning, rateable values and building history.
> Enhanced Deals - with map-based searching and fast filters to quickly define your comparables report.
> Enhanced News - with powerful new keyword search and single click access from a news article to a Building Report.

The new site launched as a separate beta website following significant development and user testing. The old site will continue to remain in place to give users an opportunity to try the new site in their own time before we complete the transition.

As always we're keen to hear from our users so please feedback your thoughts about the new site as a comment or email client.services@estatesgazette.com.

The estatesgazette.com evolution will continue throughout the year as we bring more features and upgrades to EGi and the wider estatesgazette.com portfolio.

Start using the New EGi today...

If you're already a subscriber type new.egi.co.uk into your web browser and from here you can log in the new site using your current log-in details. If you're new to EGi, take the online tour for an overview of the service and request a call back from the team to find out more.

Estates Gazette is now available as a digital edition straight to your desktop. The new digital edition is delivered automatically via an easy to install magazine reader and is available a day earlier then our print version.

Estates Gazette digital is available as a free trial until 29 January so sign up now and get this week's Estates Gazette delivered straight to your computer on Friday.

To find out more visit www.estatesgazette.com/digital

Signing up to estatesgazette.com community couldn't be easier, simply register with the site and then pull through all your account details directly from LinkedIn* creating your own unique profile page.

estatesgazette.com now allows you to create a community profile by simply and quickly pulling your details from LinkedIn, all you need to do is login. In addition if you change your details on LinkedIn your estatesgazette.com profile will update automatically, making the task of maintaining profiles that much easier.

As well as the new LinkedIn feature, estatesgazette.com has also updated its profile page to include new fields relevant to the commercial property industry; let other members know about your interests, the sectors you operate in and what groups/societies you are member of.

This is just the first new development we are offering to our community members and we hope that you all enjoy the benefits. Please feel free to post a message with your feedback.

*A LinkedIn account is required to make use of this new feature.

Things have been changing here at estatesgazette.com with a brand new logo appearing across all our product sites.

Estates Gazette has also re-branded and hit the stands last weekend with a new look. If you haven't seen the new magazine yet, get last week's digital edition free at http://www.estatesgazette.com/estates-gazette/evolved.php

EGi is pleased to announce the launch of our new free training programme available to all EGi users.

This training programme is designed to help all EGi subscribers fully maximise the value from their licence and can be tailored to suit individual needs and requirements.
The service is available by desk top sharing (Windows Live), over the phone or as an in depth face to face session.

In addition, EGi is pleased to support the CPD program and we have been certified to award CPD hours to all subscribers who complete the EGi training session.

To organise an EGi training session complete the training request form or visit www.egi.co.uk/training.htm for more information.

estatesgazette.com has launched a new iPhone app available to download from the App Store today when you search for EG Property.

The EG Property app lets you stay up to date with everything that is happening in the commercial property industry. Read the latest editor's picks new stories from estatesgazette.com, get expert opinions and information from our bloggers and follow us on Twitter.

The app also features a built-in property search function; with over 60,000 properties listed you can search by sector, location and size to find the right property for you and your business.

You can also use the app to get in touch with us; submit your news, comments and pictures to estatesgazette.com and we'll add them to our community site. This is the ideal way to post pictures from any industry events you are attending and keep in touch with the commercial property community.

Download EG Property App and let us know what you think.

Take a look at the new building wikis on esatesgazette.com. The first thirty or so entries are now live. We've got a whole host of information on these landmark London buildings including history of the site, development, architects and links to relevant articles published in the Estates Gazette.

You can comment on, correct, or add new entries simply by registering your details on the EG community - or simply share the links with friends or colleagues.

We regularly include new buildings, and the scope isn't limited to London - so if you've a suggestion for a building you'd like to see included, please let us know at info@estatesgazette.com or, if you like, create your own building wiki.

estatesgazette.com has just launched a new editor's picks section on the homepage of the site.

 
These news stories are handpicked by the Estates Gazette Editor Damian Wild and are free to all our users. Updated regularly they offer a professional insight into the property industry with latest news and features from EGi.

 
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