Arc Second Introduces PocketCAD PRO 4.0; New Version Incorporates Improved Performance and Requested Features.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2001 Arc Second, Inc., the leading provider of mobile CAD software solutions, today announced a new release of PocketCAD PRO, the only fully functional CAD software for Windows(R) powered mobile devices including Pocket PC's. PocketCAD 4.0 will begin shipping next week and will be featured at PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of June 26-28. Powered with AutoDesk(R) technology, PocketCAD PRO software offers mobile professionals a comprehensive solution for creating, viewing, and editing design drawings at the job site reducing the need to bring paper blueprints into the field. PocketCAD 4.0 reads and writes DWG (filename extension) dwg - The filename extension for Autodesk drawing files. http://faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/. (TM) and DXF files (Document EXchange Format file) An AutoCAD 2D and 3D graphics file format. ASCII based, many CAD systems import and export the DXF format for graphics interchange. and is compatible with nearly all desktop CAD software packages, including AutoCAD(R) Release 12 through 2000i. "With the 4.0 release, the PocketCAD solution is clearly the most comprehensive mobile CAD application available to the industry today," said Edward Barrientos, Arc Second's president and chief executive officer. "PocketCAD is in use by a wide range of customers including Raytheon, UPS, Westinghouse and Disney." Vertical Access of Ithaca, New York
For other places or objects named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). , uses PocketCAD to help record observations of building faults on elevation drawings during close visual inspections of skyscrapers and historical buildings. PocketCAD streamlines the inspection process that previously included the use of folded paper drawings and handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. notes. "Field notes generated in PocketCAD are already in a form that is easily converted into clean, report-quality drawings," said Kent Diebolt, President at Vertical Access. "This saves us both time and money in the office after a field investigation." Enhanced editing and file management features incorporated in PocketCAD 4.0 are a direct result of input from enterprise customers and third party developers using the PocketCAD platform to build custom applications. New features include: -- Improved performance and file compression to speed file transfer. -- Programmability allows use of custom built add-ins and third party applications. -- Software Development Kit (SDK) available. -- Read and write DWG and DXF files, version selectable. -- CadExchange(TM), a new PocketCAD desktop companion, eliminates the need for the file filters required in earlier versions. -- EditTrak(TM) merge technology makes it possible for PocketCAD to replay and merge field changes into desktop drawing files eliminating the potential for lost data. Original files are never converted--they are simply updated. -- Support for Architectural, Survey, Engineering, Decimal and Fractional Units. -- Optional Printer Driver now available. PocketCAD 4.0 includes the PocketCAD PowerPak(TM), a collection of three custom add-ins that can be used immediately. The PowerPak includes Corner, Array and Saved View commands. A PocketCAD Printer Driver is also available separately. The Printer Driver allows PocketCAD files to be printed directly from a mobile device to a wide range of infrared-enabled printers. More information can be found at http://www.PocketCAD.com. Pricing and Availability PocketCAD 4.0 will be available online June 1 at http://www.pocketcad.com for $199.00 as a software download. Existing PocketCAD users can purchase an upgrade to the product for $59, and until July 30 will receive the PocketCAD Printer Driver free (suggested retail $19). PocketCAD is also available through an international reseller channel. 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 Pocket PC. 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 Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. Technology corridor. PocketCAD is a registered trademark of Arc Second, Inc. Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. |
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