Arc Second Debuts PocketCAD Third Party Developer Program; PocketCADSolutions Program Designed to Accelerate Availability of New Mobile CAD Applications.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001 Arc Second, Inc., the leading provider of mobile CAD software solutions, today announced its PocketCAD(R) third party developer program, PocketCADSolutions(TM). PocketCADSolutions is designed to accelerate the creation of new, innovative and creative applications and add-ons that meet the expanding needs of the PocketCAD community. PocketCAD is the only fully functional CAD software for Windows(R) powered mobile devices, including Pocket PC's. "The Pocket PC platform represents enormous business opportunities for the development community. Every day we witness a growing demand for custom applications to leverage the PocketCAD solution, from facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. to surveying to construction management and more," said Edward Barrientos, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Arc Second. "The goal of the program is to enable the development of customized solutions that the diverse PocketCAD customer base requires." The PocketCADSolutions Program offers two levels of participation, Silver Level and Gold Level. All Program developers will receive a programmable version of PocketCAD, the PocketCAD Software Developer Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ), and sample source code and applications. Silver Level developers will receive 30 days of email technical support. Gold Level developers will receive additional benefits including free product upgrades, access to a dedicated developer web site, enhanced phone and email technical support and co-marketing opportunities. Silver Level membership is priced at $299 per year and the Gold Level membership is priced at $499 per year. Developers can apply to the PocketCADSolutions Program at www.PocketCAD.com. Arc Second also plans to offer a Designed for PocketCAD(TM) Program. Registered Developer applications that pass compatibility testing Compatibility testing, part of software non-functional tests, is testing conducted on the application to evaluate the application's compatibility with the computing environment. can qualify for the program and use the PocketCAD logo on their products and packaging. Arc Second will promote the new logo to help customers quickly evaluate available custom applications and add-ons. Users of PocketCAD today include architects, engineering project managers, space planners, job-site inspectors, facilities managers, manufacturing engineers, product designers, maintenance personnel and others who require mobile access to site and facility design information. About PocketCAD(R) Products PocketCAD(R) is fully functional CAD software for mobile professionals. PocketCAD's comprehensive feature set making data creation, collection, viewing, drawing, redlining Identifying text that has been changed in a word processing document by displaying it in a special color, for example. It allows the original author of the text or other users to see ongoing revisions. The term comes from manual editing where a red pen is used to mark up the pages. and modification simple, easy and effective. PocketCAD PRO is compatible with any Windows-powered mobile device, such as the PocketPC. About Arc Second, Inc. Arc Second develops, manufactures, and markets 3D-Intelligence (3D-I) measurement and tracking products and mobile CAD software solutions. Arc Second markets its products to the construction, architecture, manufacturing, product design, forensics See computer forensics. , aerospace, virtual reality and movie special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. sectors. Founded in 1990, Arc Second is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. located in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. in the heart of the Northern Virginia Technology corridor. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion