MSB Announces Its Full Second Quarter 2010 Training Schedule Including a First-Of-Its-Kind Green Training Offering

By Marshall Swiftboeckh, PRNE
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

MILWAUKEE, April 28, 2010 - MSB, the leading worldwide provider of building cost data and estimating
technology, is proud to announce the release of its second quarter 2010
training schedule that includes the addition of a new, first-of-its-kind
class on green valuation. This combines with product training options for
MSB's IntegriClaim(TM) Basic, IntegriClaim(TM) EyeQ(R) Edition Basic, RCX -
Repair Cost Express, RCT Express(TM) for Main Street and Mobile Manufactured
Homes, RCT Express(TM) for High Value Homes, and BVS Express(TM) for
commercial and agricultural valuations.

Seasoned professional instructors with extensive experience in the
subject matter being delivered provide the training. MSB Training & Education
instructors have a combined 78 years of educational training experience.
"High quality training on key topics and MSB's products helps our clients
have a more productive workforce, aids in speeding valuations and claims
outcomes and helps our customers' bottom lines," says Paul Leiske,
VP-Customer Support for MSB.

To sign up for any of the below courses, please email an MSB
representative at classes@msbinfo.com or phone an MSB representative at
+1-888-370-8324. Please sign up now to receive volume discounts for the
courses described below.

For the exact times and locations for the below courses, see
msbinfo.com/Support/Training/US.

Green

The first-of-its-kind green valuation training will be available for
valuation professionals to define what green is and what its implications
are. The two day, in-depth green training will allow appraisers to earn 14
hours of CEU credits and to earn the National Green Valuation Specialist
(GVS) designation.

The training will cover site and design, energy, water, minerals, indoor
environment quality, maintenance & operations, green and energy efficient
mortgages, the greening of the MLS, green appraisal standards, marketing &
branding green, and tips for greening your business. MSB has partnered with
PorterWorks to provide this training. The training will be provided through
in-person sessions in MSB's facility in Tyler, Texas, on May 12 and May 13.
Attendees will be able to receive the following two MSB whitepapers on green:

    1) Green Building Trends Challenge Appraisers, Realtors, and Insurers
    2) The Greening of the Building Market

Claims

The IntegriClaim(R) training series will give you a quick start to
writing claims with IntegriClaim(R). MSB's claims estimating software,
IntegriClaim(R) is based on the Windows(c) operating system and contains four
estimating modules: Residential, Commercial, Mobile Home, and Casualty.
Within these modules are data entry screens, digital photography features,
importable/exportable database features, and virtual reality estimating
menus. IntegriClaim(R) may also be used to send an editable claim, including
digital photography, over the internet.

16 hours of class time is included and classes will take place in MSB's
New Berlin, Wisconsin, and Tyler, Texas, locations as well as through
instructor-led sessions over the web.

The EyeQ(R) t training will help you start writing estimates quickly with
EyeQ(R). IntegriClaim(TM) EyeQ(R) Edition is a knowledge-based system that
enables property claims staff with varying degrees of experience to generate
estimates that are consistent with those of the best claims professionals in
the industry. EyeQ(R) features several core modules with optional interfaces
that are fully scalable and customizable to meet your needs, including
adaptable workflows, item assemblies, and a business rule engine.

4 hours of class time is included and classes will take place in MSB's
New Berlin, Wisconsin, and Tyler, Texas, locations.

The Repair Cost Express (RCX) training will help start you on your way to
producing repair cost reports with RCX. RCX enables real estate agents, asset
managers, property preservationists and others in the mortgage servicing
industry to produce repair estimates based on the same, continuously updated,
nationwide costs used by national insurance carriers and claims specialists.

1 hour of class time is included and will take place through
instructor-led sessions on the web.

Underwriting

The RCT Express(TM) Main Street/MMH course covers the basic valuation
process for both main street and mobile manufactured homes within the RCT
Express(TM) system, including administration/user information, technical
support, creating a new valuation, and finding existing valuations.

4 hours of class time is included and will take place through
instructor-led sessions on the web.

The RCT Express(TM) High Value course covers the basic valuation process
for homes over US$650,000 or over US$900,000 for pre-1930 homes, including
administration/user information, technical support, creating a new valuation,
and finding existing valuations.

4 hours of class time is included and will take place through
instructor-led sessions on the web.

The BVS course will allow the user to enter in commercial and
agricultural valuations within the BVS Express(TM) system. The class covers
the entry of information used to create both commercial and agricultural
valuations. This includes the initial creation of the building, designating
what occupies the building through the creation of sections, and verifying
and modifying the materials used in reconstructing the building.

4 hours of class time is included and will take place through
instructor-led sessions on the web.

About MSB

MSB, also known as Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, is the leading supplier of
local building cost information, residential and commercial property
valuation technology, analytics and services for the property sector in the
United States
and Canada. MSB has five offices throughout the U.S. and
Canada. For information, please visit MSB on the web at www.msbinfo.com.

Todd Eyler, Vice President - Marketing of Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, +1-800-809-0016, ext. 3687, todd.eyler at msbinfo.com

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