Digie Awards

Award for Yardi Leasing Pad

By Leah Etling on Jun 28, 2013 in Technology | 1 Comment

Realcomm recently announced the winners of the 2013 Commercial Real Estate Digital Innovation Awards (AKA the “Digies”), including an award for Best Real Estate Technology Innovation, which was won by Yardi’s Commercial Leasing Pad. Additionally, numerous Yardi clients using the company’s products to automate and improve their companies’ digital efficiency were honored.

This year, one of the main Digie categories was Best Use of Automation, described by Realcomm as “for companies that have significantly automated traditional business processes or impacted their industry segments.”

Yardi Commercial Leasing Pad is a trendsetter when it comes to use of mobile solutions for the property management industry. Realcomm singled out the application as an “intuitive mobile tool for managing the lead to lease process,” noting that it “takes advantage of full integration with Orion and the Voyager platform.”

Leasing professionals are able to use Commercial Leasing Pad to aid them in the leasing process anywhere, whether touring a building with a prospect or meeting with them over lunch down the street. Real-time data is provided from Yardi Voyager, meaning agents are never without the information they need to answer a question or make a sale. The entire leasing workflow is accessible and the product is intuitive and easy to use. Simply sign in with your Voyager login and get started.

This is Yardi’s fifth Digie in eight years, following citations in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2012.

In addition to Leasing Pad’s Digie Award, numerous other Yardi clients, and one consultant were recognized by Realcomm for their automation efforts, digital impact and intelligent building development.

Among the projects honored for Best Use of Automation, Commercial Real Estate was Prologis’ consolidation of its entire portfolio of 4,000 properties into single technology platform, using Yardi.

The effort was deemed “a real home run” by Prologis Chief Financial Officer William E. Sullivan in the company’s Q1 2012 earnings call.

“Consistent with our plan, we completed the first of 3 milestones and are well on our way to creating a world-class information management platform. The new Yardi 7.0 system, implemented effective April 1, harmonizes our operating data and allows for the entire company to be on one instance of Yardi. It eliminates manual reconciliation. And our access to global operating property info on a realtime basis is fabulous. Finally, our field teams are ecstatic with the usability of the new system. This is a real home run,” Sullivan informed investors. Read the full transcript of the call.

The effort spanned three continents, streamlined multiple versions of Voyager software onto one real estate management platform (Voyager 7.0), involved a massive data conversion effort, and included several dozen interfaces with third-party products. Over 500 Prologis employees from around the globe were trained by members of the Yardi Systems PSG team. Training of Prologis staff took place in Denver, Amsterdam and Tokyo.

Other Yardi clients honored included:

CBRE – Best Use of Automation – Commercial Services

CBRE was singled out for their commitment to executive innovation and automation, creating and practicing an integrated global ERP platform, and creating a Chief Innovation Officer to drive the company ahead in technology and business practices.

Jones Lange LaSalle – Best Use of Automation – Facility Management

Jones Lange LaSalle was honored for their development of the Aix business intelligence platform and IntelliCommand solution, both of which deal with facility monitoring and management.

Craig Cuyar– Cushman & Wakefield – Commercial Real Estate – Digital Impact Award

Cuyar, a consultant, is known to be a thought leader and information sharer in the industry. Realcomm described him as “an active liaison between supply side and end-users for the betterment of the commercial real estate industry.”

Convesso Concavo – run by Lend Lease – Most Intelligent Building – Multi-Family

Convesso’s management company, Lend Lease, an Australian firm, is a Yardi client. The Convesso Concavo is known for its smart building features, which include: in home displays of data on energy and water consumption, energy efficient lighting and appliances, efficient water fixtures and fittings and more.

For the full list of 2013 Digie Award winners, visit http://www.realcomm.com/advisory/advisory.asp?AdvisoryID=589

Yardi congratulates all of the 2013 award winners!