Autodesk Begins Shipments of DesignBlocks; Excellent Extension of Manufacturer's Marketing Investment; First One-Stop Resource for the Construction Industry.PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 1997--Taking a step toward increasing productivity in the building industry, Autodesk Data Publishing (ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. ), a business unit of Autodesk, Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) ) announced today the availability of DesignBlocks, a compilation of intelligent information on CD-ROMs that builders, architects, and engineers can use in planning and executing design and building projects. DesignBlocks is a title in the Autodesk Design and Construction Library (ADCL ADCL Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory ADCL Advocacy for the Development of Central Luzon ADCL As Delivered/Designed Configuration List ). The title is ADP's first product targeted specifically for the architecture, engineering, construction and 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. (AECFM) industry. DesignBlocks, which features manufacturers' product information -- including CAD drawings in AutoCAD format, combines information from the world leader in design software, Autodesk, with leading publishers of technical information for the building industry. This alignment of strengths delivers the high-quality, timely information AECFM professionals need. Using DesignBlocks, an architect, engineer, facilities manager or builder can use a personal computer to easily and quickly find the information he or she is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. , automatically insert it into their AutoCAD Release 12, Release 13, or AutoCAD LT drawing or into word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and documents and spreadsheets. DesignBlocks features a standardized navigation and content format that is in accordance with the ADP DesignBlocks style guide, an easy-to-learn and use interface. "This is a solution the industry has been looking for," said Ian Howell Ian Lester Howell (born May 20, 1958 in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa) is a South African cricket umpire. As a player he played first-class cricket for Border and Eastern Province in South Africa. , publisher of the Autodesk Design and Construction Library. "The building industry is the largest single segment of the U.S. economy. For architects and engineers, up to 30 percent of their time can be spent finding product information, re-drawing building products and details, and specifying products, and simple lack of easy access to information has been the root cause of this waste. DesignBlocks addresses this problem directly by giving AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission professionals a single, convenient, and easy-to-use and learn resource." Howell noted that DesignBlocks is the only electronic catalog of manufacturer's building components that provides all of the following: -- CAD drawings and technical data about the materials shown in the drawings; each of which can be easily inserted into CAD drawings or other documents, -- Product data from Multiple manufacturers' in a standard format, -- Files that can be inserted into AutoCAD drawings and/or exported in a ".DXF DXF - Drawing Exchange Format " file format, -- Complete user control over how and what is inserted, including scale, rotation, units, layers, line weight/color, and -- Concurrent multiple views of information, such as details, sections, and elevations. DesignBlocks Winter 1997 issue will include products from the largest, most actively specified Construction Specification Institute (CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International ) Divisions of building products. These include: CSI Division 7 - Thermal and Moisture Protection CSI Division 8 - Doors and Windows Doors and Windows is a multimedia disk by the Irish band The Cranberries. Track listing
Leading Resources of Information in One Place DesignBlocks' content is drawn from the extensive resources of two of the world's leading sources of information for AECFM professionals, Sweet's Group and Manufacturers' Survey Associates, Inc. (MSA (Metropolitan Service Area) An urban area with at least 50,000 people plus surrounding counties. There are 306 MSAs and 428 RSAs (rural service areas) in the U.S. MSAs and RSAs are used to allocate cellular licenses. ). In an unprecedented partnership where ADP has brought together competing leaders, each company is gathering content from manufacturers for DesignBlocks that, previously, was available only by going directly through the individual companies. "The purpose of this project is clear -- increased productivity and greater efficiency for the design, engineering, construction and facilities management professionals," said Bob Russell, President, the Construction Information Group. "DesignBlocks is a significant step in lowering the high cost of disseminating information in the construction industry. The cost of delivering plans, specifications, manufacturers' product details and literature as well as the large cost of creating documents and estimates for construction projects currently represent $30 billion of the $300 billion annual non-residential U.S. construction market," said Arol Wolford, President of the Construction Market Data Group. An Ideal Addition to the Traditional Marketing Mix Manufacturers striving to get their parts specified in building plans can display multiple products in DesignBlocks for the price of a full page, four color advertisement in many trade magazines targeted toward mechanical designers and design engineers. For as little as $10,000 manufacturers can showcase a portion of their catalog for a full year in DesignBlocks; a similar amount buys only one page in one issue of a trade magazine. This investment includes company part and ordering information, along with associated CAD and technical drawings. Available via Subscription End-users of DesignBlocks will pay an annual subscription for this CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). library. For an introductory price of $179 a year, subscribers will receive four updates to DesignBlocks -- each containing expanded coverage from additional manufacturers, additional product lines, and new CSI Divisions. DesignBlocks can be purchased directly from Autodesk by calling 1-800/228-3601, or through Autodesk dealers. About Autodesk Data Publishing ADP publishes intelligent electronic information about manufacturers' building products and components, mechanical parts, parts and products used for process and power plants, materials and other information of interest to the AECFM, Process and Power, and mechanical industries. In addition to DesignBlocks and the Autodesk Design and Construction Library, ADP's titles include the Autodesk Mechanical Library, containing PartSpec and MaterialSpec -- CD-ROM libraries with CAD drawings and technical information on over 500,000 parts and materials from nearly 100 manufacturers, and PlantSpec, which contains CAD drawings of parts and technical information of interest to plant designers, engineers, and maintenance personnel. Additional information on Autodesk Data Publishing and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://data.autodesk.com. About Autodesk Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC-based design software and PC multimedia tools. The Company's 2D and 3D products, geographic information systems geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to , and data management tools are used in many industries for mapping, architectural design This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. , mechanical design, film and video production, video/game development and Web content development. Its Kinetix division is the leader in PC-based 3D modeling and automation software, providing a full range of products for digital models and design professionals. The fourth largest PC software company in the world, Autodesk has three million customers in nearly 130 countries. For more information on Autodesk, call 415/507-5000, type GO ADESK on CompuServe, or visit its World Wide Web site at http://www.autodesk.com. Kinetix can be reached by calling 800/879-4233 or through its World Wide Web site at http://www.ktx.com. Autodesk shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol ADSK. The matters discussed in this news release contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These include the timely development and acceptance of the new products discussed, the size of the market for new technologies, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and other risks detailed from time to time in Autodesk's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed in September 1996. -0- DESIGNBLOCKS WINTER 1997 CONTENT The following manufacturers and companies can be found on the Winter 1997 edition of DesignBlocks, from Autodesk Data Publishing. For CSI DIVISIONS 15 and 16 Aaon Inc. Acme (company, jargon) ACME - /ak'mee/ 1. A Company that Makes Everything. The canonical imaginary business. Possibly also derived from the word "acme" meaning "highest point". 2. A program for MS-DOS. Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. BarryBlower Buffalo Forge Captive-Aire Systems Inc. Carrier Corporation Ebco Manufacturing Co. Elkay Manufacturing Co. Halsey Taylor Haws Drinking Faucet Co. Liebert Corp. Magic Aire Marley Cooling Tower The 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 Blower Company Square D Taco Inc. York International For CSI DIVISIONS 7, 8, and 11 Acorn Window Systems Atas International, Inc. Celotex Crane Fulview Doors Efco Corporation General Electric Appliances Horton Automatics Metal-Era Inc. McKeon Overhead Doors Overhead Door Panelfold, Inc. Pella Corporation Petersen Aluminum Pemko Mfg. Co. Sto Finish Systems Sub-Zero Freezer Company Inc. Timely Industries TRACO TRACO Three Rivers Aluminium Company TRACO Trainer Corporation Winco Window Company J. Zeluck Inc. -0- Note to Editors: Autodesk, AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT and MaterialSpec are registered trademarks, and PartSpec is a trademark of Autodesk, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademark and trademarked product names belong to their respective holders. CONTACT: Autodesk Data Publishing, Philadelphia Joseph J. Diorio, 610/296-3062 joe.diorio@autodesk.com |
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