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McKinstry/essention, Inc. Named Winner of Real Estate Technology Award

Realcomm recognizes McKinstry/essention’s innovative use of the Internet for Web-based facilities management for the commercial real estate industry

SEATTLE, WA (June 12, 2001) – McKinstry/essention, Inc., a Seattle-based application service provider of property and facility management solutions, has been selected as the recipient of the 3rd Annual Realcomm “Digie” Award for Best Use of the Internet for Facilities Management.

The Digie Awards are presented at Realcomm, the leading annual commercial real estate technology and business solutions conference, set this year for June 13-15 in Dallas. McKinstry/essention was chosen from a field of more than 230 nominees that were submitted for this year's awards, which honor technological accomplishments and innovations within the commercial real estate industry.

McKinstry/essention’s InfoCentre provides a powerful Web-based preventative maintenance, workflow management and archiving solution that creates a digital connection between property managers, tenants, vendors and building engineers. The technology component of InfoCentre is integrated with a 24x7 service desk, so an industry-trained customer service representative touches every issue reported through InfoCentre to ensure reliable, expedient, and proper handling of all requests.

“We’re incredibly honored to have been selected for this award,” said Dean Allen, President and CEO of McKinstry/essention. “It’s gratifying to be recognized for McKinstry/essention’s role in positively and productively advancing new technology solutions within the commercial real estate industry.”

McKinstry/essention team members will be in Dallas later this week to receive the Digie Award during the Realcomm conference.

About McKinstry/essention
McKinstry/essention, Inc. is a real estate application service provider (ASP) that offers Web-based property and facility management solutions. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, McKinstry/essention develops and markets InfoCentre, a highly scaleable technology that addresses property and facility management inefficiencies and unifies service information. InfoCentre is currently being used to manage more than 30 million square feet of commercial property across North America, including clients that own or manage substantial property portfolios, as well as Fortune 1000 organizations with large or geographically dispersed buildings. For additional information, visit www.essention.com or email media@essention.com

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