A self-managed REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) which owns and operates retail, office and warehouse properties in the Southwest U.S., Whitestone REIT, and developers of Real Estate Advantage, Ascendix Technologies, today announced that Whitestone REIT selected Real Estate Advantage to fully leverage their existing Microsoft Dynamics CRM implementation.

Microsoft® Dynamics™ CRM was orginally selected by Whitestone REIT as a general-purpose CRM across the enterprise.

Vice President of Information Systems, Ted Zeck, said: "As we progressed, we realized that Whitestone REIT needed a state-of-the-art complement to our existing Yardi Voyager Property Management solution". Zeck added: "We plan to assimilate Voyager data into Real Estate Advantage, affording all of our departments with a 360-degree view of property, lease and tenant facts, figures and communication. Our ultimate goal is to provide unparalleled customer service that will reap rewards for our tenants, our investors and our employees". "The training and service from Ascendix have been very professional and targeted for our industry."

Managing Partner and CTO of Ascendix, Todd Terry, stated: "We're very pleased to have Whitestone REIT as a new client". "We look forward to their partnership and working with their team as we continue to evolve our solution for the real estate industry. We look to our clients to help drive Real Estate Advantage enhancements."