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Florida Real Estate Agent Amanda Baggett Hits the Highway - Literally - as the Winner of a Beautiful 2006 Porsche Cayenne From a la mode

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 7, 2006 -- Real estate agent Amanda Baggett of northeastern Florida is the winner of the latest high-end luxury car giveaway from a la mode, one of the most mission critical and influential companies in the real estate technology industry, the company announced today.

Baggett, of The Real Estate Gallery in Middleburg, Florida, was selected in a random drawing as the winner of a beautiful new 2006 Porsche Cayenne S. Baggett was entered to win the car after signing up for a demo Agent XSite web site for real estate professionals. Baggett's XSite URL is http://www.amandasellsre.com/.

By claiming the keys to the Cayenne -- admired as the epitome of SUV power, luxury and prestige -- Baggett becomes the latest real estate pro to win a luxury automobile from a la mode. In the last three years, the company has awarded two Mercedes SLK convertibles, a Corvette convertible, a Range Rover and a Porsche Boxster.

"These gorgeous cars are our way of conveying the power, flexibility and career-enhancing capabilities that agents and brokers can tap into when they take advantage of our extraordinary family of tools," said Rusty Lindquist, a la mode's Vice President of Broker and Agent Products.

"For example, last year's car -- the high-performance Porsche Boxster -- captured the powerful, yet easy-to-use qualities of our Agent XSites and Broker XSites.

"The Cayenne symbolizes the array of versatile and practical tools we've added to help agents and brokers stay a step ahead of the competition in a normalizing market. It's a stunning SUV, and we congratulate Amanda on being this year's winner."

"I am blessed by a la mode's generosity," said Baggett, whose name was drawn at random from more than 7,000 entries. "I was extremely impressed by their Agent XSites and the multitude of features they offer to help agents better market themselves and serve customers. That was enough. Winning a Cayenne? I laughed when they called me to tell me. I mean, who wins a Porsche just by taking a website demo? God is amazing! I really want to thank a la mode for their generosity."

Lindquist said that the Cayenne, on display at a la mode's booth at the recent National Association of REALTORS(R) conference in New Orleans, is a reminder of the robust, do-anything XSites engine that gives users the power and flexibility they need to conquer any market type. "We gave away a Boxster when the market was going 90 down a straightaway," he commented. "Now agents and brokers need tools at their disposal that are more rugged, do more and still have eye-catching style."

About a la mode

Founded in 1985, a la mode develops desktop, mobile, and Web tools for the real estate and mortgage industries. A la mode's mission-critical products are used by hundreds of thousands of appraisers, agents, inspectors, and lending professionals to complete the nation's real estate transactions. A la mode's state-of-the-art offices located in Salt Lake City, Orlando, Oklahoma City, and Washington, DC are home to more than 250 employees. For more information, visit http://www.alamode.com/.

  Media contacts:

  Matt Barr
  Communications Director
  a la mode, inc.
  (330) 296-8894
  matt.barr@alamode.com

  Hugh Siler
  Siler & Company PR
  949-646-6966
  Hugh@SilerPR.com