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ORLANDO, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 05/15/12 -- Jason Tremblay, founder and CEO of VacationOwnership.com, is among the industry experts and innovators speaking this week at the 2012 Canadian Resort Development Association Annual Timeshare Conference (CRDA). Scheduled for the Intercontinental Toronto Centre, this year's event will attract international participation from leaders in timeshare, fractionals, vacation clubs, and other vacation ownership products. Paul Nursey of the Canadian Tourism Commission will launch the conference by presenting the Opening Address, followed by Keynote Speaker, Howard Nusbaum, President/CEO of the American Resort Development Association, ARDA. Jason Tremblay will speak on the panel, "Secondary Market = Primary Concerns" which will collectively look at issues of the timeshare resale marketplace, including timeshare owner needs and HOA chall... (more)

Gathering Diagnostics from Windows Azure

All systems require a degree of monitoring. We monitor on premise installations for usage, performance, outages, tracing, and for a multitude of other reasons. Services which are deployed on premise operate in a controlled environment. The organisation’s IT team is very much aware of what systems are running on the organisation’s servers. It is an environment which can be managed by the organisation’s own IT team. On the contrary cloud environments tend to be disruptive by nature. Thus in cloud environments monitoring is crucial. In this article we will walk through the steps re... (more)

2012 NAR Member Survey Shows Rising Incomes

WASHINGTON, DC -- (Marketwire) -- 05/14/12 -- The income and business of Realtors® is growing after many years of decline, according to the 2012 National Association of Realtors® Member Profile. The study's results are representative of the nation's Realtors®, who are members of NAR. Realtors® account for about half of the 2 million active real estate licensees in the U.S.* Realtor® members go beyond state licensing requirements by subscribing to NAR's Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, commit to continuing education and have access to professional resources to better ser... (more)

VacationRoost Chosen by JetLiving to Provide Home, Villa, and Vacation Rental Inventory

VacationRoost and JetLiving today announced a partnership that provides additional vacation rental inventory on www.jetliving.com. The new inventory gives JetLiving’s customers access to book the widest selection of private homes, villas, condos, and vacation rentals throughout North America, Hawaii, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Additionally, JetLiving’s customers will have access to comprehensive vacation planning services, such as airfare, ground transfers, rental cars, activities, and other local excursions. Guests are able to book these services through JetLiving’s website or w... (more)

Asheville Cabins of Willow Winds Unveils New Waterfall at Luxury Vacation Resort

ASHEVILLE, NC -- (Marketwire) -- 05/04/12 -- With the intention of enhancing the woodland garden where the luxury vacation resort is located, owners of Asheville Cabins of Willow Winds recently completed the construction of a new waterfall on the property. The waterfall can be enjoyed by guests of the resort. This unique and stunning waterfall is fed by water from a mountain spring and designed in the most natural style, utilizing rocks harvested from the Western North Carolina area. It is an addition to the numerous water features that make the woodland gardens of Willow Winds ... (more)