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GiveMePower Ships New PowerCAD Pro For Windows Desktop, Laptop And XP Tablet PCs.


Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

LAS VEGAS & CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2003

New 5.2 Release Helps CAD Users Save Time And Money

With Enhanced AutoCAD Compatibility, Photo-Realistic Rendering,

And As-Built Drawing Creation Using Leica Or Hilti Portable Lasers

GiveMePower Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:GMPW), a leading provider of desktop, mobile and wireless software solutions for the design/build industry, today began shipping PowerCAD(R) Pro 5.2, a major update to the company's flagship Computer Aided Design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing".  (CAD) software system, which allows designers, drafters, architects, engineers, manufacturers, constructors and educators to affordably create, manage and share 2D and 3D designs and digital blueprints using Windows(R) desktop, laptop and XP Tablet computers.

Retailing for $495, PowerCAD Pro users can create professional quality 2 and 3-dimensional CAD designs and digital blueprints for less than 20% of the cost of competing systems such as AutoCAD(R), by Autodesk Inc. Featuring selectable PowerCAD or AutoCAD style interfaces and the ability to directly share data in DWG (filename extension) dwg - The filename extension for Autodesk drawing files.

http://faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/.
(R), DXF DXF - Drawing Exchange Format (R), DWF DWF Design Web Format
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DWF Drawing Web Format
DWF Dwarf
DWF Divided We Fail (AARP campaign)
DWF Divorced White Female
DWF Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
DWF Distant Water Fleet
(TM) and FLX FLX Finger Lakes (New York)
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(R) file formats, PowerCAD Pro 5.2 can be quickly and easily implemented as a low-cost alternative or companion system to AutoCAD and other more expensive systems which utilize these industry-standard CAD formats.

"We continue to dispel the notion that high-performance, industry-compatible CAD needs to cost over $3,000 per license," said Bill Walton, 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.  of GiveMePower. "Our new PowerCAD Pro does everything that most CAD users and developers will ever need for a fraction of the cost of the big guys, doing it faster and easier using standard desktop, laptop and XP tablet computers."

New productivity enhancing tools in PowerCAD Pro 5.2 include:

-- High-speed operation on Windows desktop, laptop and XP tablet

computers

-- New FxRAY(TM) photo-realistic 3D rendering and animation

system with definable materials, textures and lighting

-- New simplified data entry system with support for on-site,

as-built drawing creation using Leica DISTO DISTO Defense Industrial Security Education & Training Office (TM) Pro and Hilti

PD 25/28 portable laser measuring devices connected to laptop

or XP tablet computers

-- Enhanced ability to directly open and save drawings in

industry-standard DWG(R), DXF(R) and FLX(R) file formats

-- New DWF(TM) (Design Web Format(TM)) file export for easy

sharing of smaller data files across the web

-- Enhanced raster file importing, with support for BMP (1) (BitMaP) Also known as a "bump" file, it is the native, bitmapped graphics format in Windows. A BMP can be saved in several color options: 1-, 4-, 8- and 24-bit color provide 2, 16, 256 and 16,000,000 colors respectively. BMP files use the .BMP or . , JPG See JPEG.

jpg - JPEG
, PNG (Portable Network Graphics) A bitmapped graphics file format endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium. It is expected to eventually replace the GIF format, because there are lingering legal problems with GIFs.  

and TIF TIF Tagged Image File (file name extension)
TIF Tax Increment Financing
TIF Temporary Internet Files
TIF Transport Innovation Fund (UK)
TIF Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund
 format digital photos and scanned images

-- Perfectly synced companion for PowerCAD CE(TM) mobile/wireless

handheld CAD solutions

Other PowerCAD Pro 5.2 features include nearly 350 standard and advanced 2D/3D design, drafting and visualization functions, 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 markup tools with exclusive VoiceNOTE(TM) audio note-keeping, and unlimited system customization using built-in visual interface editing tools and Lisp, C++ and Delphi application programming interfaces.

PowerCAD Pro 5.2 is the foundation for GiveMePower's complete line of design, viewing and markup solutions which includes PowerCAD CE(TM) - the world's only full-featured 2D and 3D CAD system for Windows CE-based Pocket PCs, Handheld PCs, Pocket PC cell phones and Windows CE tablets.

PowerCAD users include a rapidly growing list of small and medium size businesses, plus Fortune 500 companies such as Maytag Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation, and America's top governmental institutions including the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, and multiple branches of the U.S. Military, who are taking advantage of PowerCAD's combination of power, affordability and exceptional compatibility with AutoCAD(R).

For a limited time, PowerCAD Pro 5.2 can be purchased for $445, or as an 8-pack for $2,995. Each license includes the software on CD and anytime download, 90-days of free support, and a bonus PowerSYMBOLS(TM) CD ($99 value) containing more than 7,000 high-quality 2D and 3D architectural, structural, industrial and electronic symbols.

PowerCAD Pro 5.2 is available for immediate purchase or free 30-day trial by calling 1-888-97-POWER, or by visiting GiveMePower's website at http://www.givemepower.com/powercad_pro.html.

About GiveMePower Corporation

GiveMePower develops, markets and supports affordable, high-performance desktop and mobile/wireless software solutions for the multi-billion dollar design/build market. A Microsoft Mobile Solutions Partner, GiveMePower is the first company to offer full 2 and 3-dimensional AutoCAD(R) compatible computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive  (CAD) processing for Pocket PC's, Tablet PC's, Handheld PC's and Pocket PC cell phones running Microsoft's Windows CE(R) 3.0 or Windows CE.NET(R) mobile operating systems. More than 200,000 users and business partners in 40 countries around the world power their designs and collaborate on their projects using GiveMePower technologies. For more information, call 1-888-97-POWER or visit the company's website at http://www.givemepower.com.

With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are "forward looking" statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of the Company could differ from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the continued demand for the Company's products and services, worldwide economic conditions, changes in governmental regulations and policies, the emergence of competitive products and services, unforeseen technical issues and those risk factors contained in the Company's filings with the SEC.
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