*** a new category Yachting under Vertical Markets would be great! Joomla Docks & Slips is a customized solution for the real estate related to the boating industry. This application allows several possibilities: * Marinas, Developers, Private owners selling a dock or slip can post their inventory for sale. * Boat owners looking for a dock or slip can review all ads and contact the seller. * Boat owners can post a Wanted Ad to see if a dock or slip is available in their area. * Boat storage companies can as well advertise their availabilities. I. Docks & Slips Application Presentation Our Docks & Slips application was developed with marinas, developers, individual owners, brokers involved in the rental and sales of boat docks and slip in mind. Boat storage companies can as well use this application to rent boat storage space. Our application allows them to manage their docks and slip inventory and maintain a complete web presence under their own domain name with: * An ad management module to place docks and slips for rent or sale. * A google map interface to shop exact location and driving directions * A calendar module to show when new docks and slips will become available * A newsletter to send at regular interval news to the subscribers base * A content management system to add news and information relevant to the company or industry. The Docks & Slips inventory module is using custom templates to allow the entry of accurate and detailed information about the docks and slips for sale or rent. It gives the opportunity to the individual owner, developer, marina manager to enter detailed information about each slip and dock available. State-of-the-art interface: The information presented is organized in tabs to facilitate the navigation (no more scrolling up and down: the information clearly flows from tab to tab: Location, Size, Services,... ) A powerful search function gives a web visitor to view quickly slips and docks matching his criterias. II. Functionalities * Newsletter * Dock and Slip inventory management * Special Offers * Flexible Image gallery (allows you to resize, crop images. Windows XP image upload applet to speed up and automate the upload process) * Video Gallery * Powerful multi criteria search * News module to allow a quick and easy update of your company news * Automatic ad profile generation in PDF format. III. Advantages of our Docks & Slips application Our Docks & Slips application provides a professional interface with custom modules adapted to this specific real estate industry. The application is managed under your own domain name (no more frames and other gimmicks to get information from other sites.) You have access to a complete administration interface in order to add news, new images, manage the classified ads... You can manage a powerful newsletter module to keep your clients and subscribers informed about your special offers and new listings. Automatic Docks & Slips alert emails to users asking to receive a notification everytime a dock in your inventory matches his criterias. Seamless Integration with our Yachting portals and automatic updates: Our powerful application API allows us to get every night the Docks & Slips inventory XML updates from the dealers/brokers individual web sites and automatically show the updated inventory on our portals every day. (ie if a dock was sold or information was added to a dock in the marina/broker website, this information will be updated on our portals automatically) Flexible interface to configure your website and the information presented. You have total control and access on what appears on your web site. The powerful content management system interface gives you the possibility to edit through a Wysiwyg editor the information presented to your readers.