Original Word: κτῆμα, ατος, τό

Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter

Transliteration: ktéma

Phonetic Spelling: (ktay’-mah)

Definition: a field, property, possession, property in land.

ktéma is a software product that complements the unique and specialized solutions provided by geoBanking for managing residential and commercial properties.

The software

• is a best fit for companies and organizations that manage properties owned by third parties.
• provides the infrastructure and has the capacity to manage an unlimited number of properties grouping them together into a highly flexible hierarchical structure which users can exploit in many ways so as to best fit the company’s operational needs.
• standardizes, records, manages and combines all information and data relating to real estate management. The software focuses on optimized monitoring, analyzing and reporting on all operations relating to property rentals, marketing and selling and provides a stable, modern and safe property management environment that is fully customizable to any specific needs and requirements.

Property Structure

The flexibility of the software starts from the organization, mapping and clustering of properties facilitating and serving every need and requirement of the company.

The figure below depicts how properties are related and structured by the software.

Property Management

Ktèma integrates into one system all processes and actions that involve the administration, management and follow up of the status (current or past) of each and every property handled by the company.

The actions that can be done for each property of the system are:

• The registration of the property in the system
• The sale of the property &
• The rental management of the properties or for a section or sections of each property

Properties Register

Each property’s attributes are organized in distinct sections, each presenting the relevant information as follows:

• Property identity including, a unique identification number, accounting department code (if different), property type, property description, property use, property detailed address and geographic location.
• Property address full address details
• Financial details of the property, including current commercial value, cost value, insurance value, and rental values.
• Units is used for rental purposes , a virtual seperation of property
• History including all the property rental or sale contract s
• Documents including digital files related to property.
• Multimedia including photos related to property.
• Links web links related to property.

User Interface

Ktèma is developed by utilizing the most recent IT tools and architecture, providing users a convenient, safe and reliable Management & Administration environment. The application succeeds in hiding the complexity of the back-end by presenting the user with simple, easy to understand screens. The contents of each screen are formed dynamically based on the current user role, i.e. the user is presented only with the relevant information and functions.

Interopability

Microsoft’s .net platform provides us with all the tools we need to secure interoperability with other systems that the Company has on operation. These include:

• on line – live connection to other database systems
• data exchange via web services
• data migration utilizing
• import
• export & import
• file based (txt,csv,xml)

Security

User credentials are handled by the application. These are stored within the ktèma database. Every user is assigned a role, username & password. When the user enters the system for the first time it is requested to change the initial password. Whenever each user logs-in, the system keeps a record of the date and time. Additionally the system does not allow for the physical deletion of records. Records can only be marked as inactive.