ProgeSOFT

progeSOFT chooses the LifeGate’s clean energy

Como, 18 April 2008, progeSOFT, leader in low cost CAD solutions, has jointed to the LifeGate®’s Renewable Energy, choosing to consume in its establishment a 100% renewable energy. The choice to pass to the renewable sources represents for progeSOFT a considerable engagement in favour of environmental protection and a sincere  wish  to make their own activities less harmful for the ecological system. 

Till now about 90 percent of all the electric energy produced in the world  derives from the conventional sources of energy (oil, coal, gas…). These substances are not only the main source of atmospheric pollution but also sooner or later they tend to exhaust their deposits. 

progeSOFT will avoid  with the LifeGate® Renewable Energy the emission of 18.6 tons of CO2 per year and the combustion of 56 barrels of oil. 

"It is an honor for progeSOFT to participate in the LifeGate® project", declared Dino Spatafora, sales director for Italy, "in our modest position we should assume a duty of improving our habits of energy consumption because the renewable sources do not exhaust themselves and have a natural characteristic of an eternal renewal." 

progeSOFT (www.progesoft.it): 
progeSOFT, a software house, that has been specializing in the development and distribution of the CAD (Computer Aided Design) software for more than 20 years. It’s a founding member of the ITC (IntelliCAD Technology Consortium) and it enters in the ITC executive committee. 

LifeGate (www.lifegate.it): 
LifeGate, a platform, network and advisor for sustainable development, promotes a new lifestyle and an economic model “people planet profit”. The LifeGate’s division on renewable energy is an only Italian exclusive supplier of clean energy, recognized by the Authority.

рrogeSOFT has localized progeCAD 2008 Professional for Russia!

Cоmо, Italy, March 31, 2008 - today рrogeSOFT announced the release of the progeCAD Russian version. Now progeCAD 2008 Professional is also available in the Russian language!

progeCAD is a generic 2D/3D CAD with a DWG native format. The software is unique due to its compatibility with AutoCAD and supports AutoCAD files from the version 2.5 to 2008. ProgeCAD has similar look and feel with AutoCAD, but costs only the tenth part of the popular CAD software. And now the progeCAD software has been localized for Russia!

Beside the traditional features available in AutoCAD LT, progeCAD users get a number of remarkable functions belonging exclusively to the software and directed to provide its greater efficiency. From now on these feutures can be appreciated by the Russian users in their own language! Among these exclusive progeCAD features: an opportunity to use the programming languages VB, VBA, C ++ and Lisp, PDF and JPG printing, PDF to DWG convert, visualization and editing of Acis Solids, an ALE module to insert graphic symbols in the drawings, counting over 10.000 electrical, mechanical and interior blocks, O2C export and many others.

It is possible to download a fully functional  30-day trial version of the Russian progeCAD 2008 Professional on the Russian page of the manufacturer’s website: www.progesoft.com/rus_index.html.

"For progeSOFT the year 2007 was marked by its entering onto the Russian market. In 2008 the company has taken a decisive step forward approaching the Russian CAD user. Now Russian users can estimate the progeCAD software at its true worth in their native language as well ", has commented Damiano Croci, progeSOFT overseas sales director.

About рrogeSOFT 

рrogeSOFT, Como, Italy has been specializing in CAD for over 20 years. The company is a founding member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Board of Directors. The progeCAD software is used successfully in Europe both by personal users and large corporations such as PIRELLI, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, ABB Group etc.

progeCAD Smart! the free CAD forum has fallen victim to hackers.

25 March 2008 morning the website usual content of the smart! forum (http://support.progesoft.com/smart)  was replaced by an image claiming the action to be carried out by the Keravnos group.

The hacked material was quickly removed from the site, that meant the visitors managed to access the forum once again

progeCAD 2008 Smart!, powered by the most recent IntelliCAD engine, is derived directly from the professional versions of progeCAD, and maintains all the base functionality of its outstanding parents for free.
Not only progeCAD 2008 Smart! is free, but it is also related to a charitable initiative in favour of Doctors Without Borders for the Darfur.

"Who could be interested in attacking a website promoting free software and linked to charity initiatives?
I hope it is a problem of an error in estimation made by that unknown group presuming themselves 'Hacker'.
We also know many prankster hackers and computer vandals who used software tools and regularly probed the defences of websites to see if they suffer well-known vulnerabilities. This experience will help us to improve security " said Damiano Croci, Smart! responsible for progeSOFT

progeSOFT website is back and intact again! Normal services are resumed!

iCADsales.com Releases ProgeARCH, Architectural Software for progeCAD

Portland, OR, USA – March 30, 2008 – iCADsales.com announces ProgeARCH, Architectural Software for progeCAD IntelliCAD.

iCADsales.com is offering a free evaluation download of ProgeARCH,running in combination with the ProgeCAD 2008 Professional CAD software,also available for evaluation download.

ProgeARCH's thoughtfully implemented features help turn your best ideas into fully-documented and detailed designs. Quickly draw essential elements such as walls, windows, doors, roofs, stairways, and structural grids, using ProgeARCH's library of standard objects.

ProgeARCH also features dozens of handy utilities to speed 2D production drafting.

ProgeARCH offers demonstrable benefits to your architectural practice that improve the quality of your work while reducing costs. You'll find progeARCH to be the fastest, most affordable way to increase your productivity.

Key Features:

      - Walls, doors, windows and stairs
      - Bathroom Layout Routines
      - Layer management - Implement AIA layering conventions, or use your own unique system.
      - Room, Door, Window, and Bill of Material Schedules
      - Automatic tags
      - Electrical and Lighting Symbols
      - Time-saving utilities, including parking layout, sections and elevations, ceiling plan, curved and spiral stairs, and much more

ProgeARCH supports the DWG standard file format, easily transportable to AutoCAD applications, allowing seamless compatibility of documents with vendors and partners.

About iCADSales.com

iCADSales.com, provides a central location for IntelliCAD Computer Aided Design Software Downloads, Books, Tutorials, Discussions, and also sponsors a CAD Industry news aggregator.

ProgeCAD is either a registered trademark or trademark of ProgeSOFT, in the USA and/or other countries. IntelliCAD is either a registered trademark or trademark of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium in the USA and/or other countries. AutoCAD and AutoLISP are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

Contact Information:
iCADsales.com
12042 SE Sunnyside Rd. Suite. 591
Clackamas, OR 97015
Email: press@icadsales.com
800-975-iCAD

progeCAM 2008 CAD CAM CNC Software Released by CADDIT.net

Sydney Australia, March 25 2008 – CADDIT announced the world-wide release of their newest IntelliCAD integration project, progeCAM CNC 2008. progeCAM bundles two key long-standing packages: progeCAD 2008 Standard and Dolphin PartMaster CNC. Engineers move from CAD to CAM using a special IntelliCAD module from CADDIT that seamlessly combines the two powerful applications at one special price.

progeCAM is one complete software bundle for taking ideas from concept sketch to design, detailed drafting and final part CNC manufacturing. progeCAM seamlessly integrates two robust technologies, Dolphin PartMaster CNC and progeSOFT IntelliCAD. An integration module callable from within progeCAD's design interface allows users to select geometry and then choose whether that geometry requires preprocessing within CAM space before finally post processing the G-Code from PartMaster CAM required for actually cutting your design.

progeCAM comes in two major versions with several additional options. progeCAM Basic is an affordable entry-level 2D mini milling package suitable for hobby CNC, table routers, woodworking and more. Serious manufacturers should try progeCAM Professional. progeCAM Professional offers four options: Mill, Lathe, Wire EDM or all three together. It offers maximum flexibility with 3D back plotting, toolpath macros, DNC functionality, custom post processors and other enhancements for machinists. All versions are stand alone solutions that do not require additional software. progeCAM Professional will only be available in Australia, New Zealand and surrounding region.

Many businesses require a low cost design solution that is fast, flexible and easy to use. progeCAM is ideal for wood working shops, metal and laser cutting for both domestic and industrial products. Some of these include furniture, OEM aftermarket automotive products, building maintenance and supply, electrical fittings, custom jig, test and fixture development and other custom manufacturing requirements.

Because progeCAM includes progeCAD, users also have complete AutoCAD® style drafting functionality and DWG 2008 compatibility with other modern CAD systems. This also allows users to take direct advantage of the millions of free downloadable AutoCAD® blocks for use in their CNC designs at a fraction of the normal cost. progeCAM couples as a documentation system with full ISO, DIN and ANSI drafting supporting XREFs and Microsoft OLE document embedding. progeCAM offers a free 30 day trial download on the progeCAM website.

All progeCAM users can choose additional options such as DNC Communications, Upgrades and support. progeCAM users truly enjoy the best of both worlds at minimal software cost: robust AutoCAD® DWG 2008 interface with industrial strength CNC software. progeCAM saves machinists' time by seamlessly linking the CAD and CAM aspects into one. progeCAM is available worldwide from CADDIT.net ( http://www.caddit.net ) and their certified resellers.

© CADDIT Pty Ltd Australia. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

progeCAD 2008 Smart! The Freeware DWG CAD Released

The most expected free CAD is finally arrived. Users will be able to read and write their 2007/2008 DWG at no cost and help us to support Doctors Without Borders for the Darfur.

Como, Italy (PRWEB) December 4, 2007 --After a long period of maturing the event of the year in the CAD world that has been so much looking forward to has finally arrived.

ProgeCAD 2008 Smart! is available for download at http://www.progesoft.com/smart/ . This is the long-awaited free successor to progeCAD LT 2006. Smart! is fully functional and powerful DWG based CAD software that is absolutely free for personal use only. There are no rivals on the world free CAD scene in terms of AutoCAD compatibility and functionality. Deriving directly from the professional versions of progeCAD, it maintains all the base functionality of its outstanding parents in a set of installation that is compact and easy to install. Some significant features of progeCAD include:

    * AutoCAD® 2007/2008 DWG files completely compatible
    * Express tools availability
    * PDF format printing
    * Photorealistic Rendering
    * True Colour Support
    * eTransmit
    * Asiatic fonts support
    * ALE, the module for Blocks management with more than 10,000 blocks (separate download)
    * incredible enhancement of the services performances

The software may be freely downloaded by anyone. It may be made available on websites and reviewed on the Media without any limitation. Commercial or business use of any kind, however, is prohibited. No commercial license is granted for Smart!

Ethical Business
Like its predecessor progeCAD LT 2006 the software is related to a charitable initiative in favour of Doctors Without Borders for the Darfur, a western Sudan region in Africa, that endures a humanitarian crisis without precedents. All of the users that want to help us in the initiative can carry out some donations. Donations do not bind in any way the free usage of the software.

Australia chooses progeCAD as an AutoCAD alternative

CADDIT.net has been engaged by progeCAD since March 2007 to promote and support the progeSOFT product line in Australia and New Zealand.
Today Natalia Solotkova, progeSOFT’s press agent, was meeting Ben Decker, director of CADDIT.net, a distributor of progeCAD in Australia and New Zealand.

Well, Ben, by now you’ve been promoting progeCAD on the Australian market for about a year.  And I’m sure you could share your first impressions of the product you sell and your emotions from the fruits of hard labour already carried out. So, how do you find yourself with a new product to market in Australia?

I’m enthused! It really provides small and large Australian business a fully functional and locally supported alternative to costly AutoCAD software. AutoCAD costs 4500 EUR. progeCAD prices is around 150-300 EUR according with the version.

And what kind of reaction do you receive from the customer? Does he like the progeCAD software?

So far it’s been real good. There have been very few bug reports, and no real complaints from any of our existing progeCAD customers.

What are the customers that mostly buy progeCAD?

These customers currently include mostly architects and engineering firms, along with some builders and construction companies. At this point in time we have some larger opportunities that I can’t discuss… yet.

How do you find it working with the progeSOFT team?

Our relationship with the software manufacturer is better than ever. progeSOFT support is great and issues are resolved quickly.

What can you say about your distribution channel? Are you satisfied with the work of all the elements in the network?

CADDIT.net is now the exclusive sole region distributor for Australia and New Zealand (and we are also working on Vietnam and some other places). Right now, we do need more resellers… especially in Perth and Tasmania.

I’m in the know that you support actively and in every possible way the program “progeCAD to Schools”, don’t you?

Yes, we do. As progeSOFT states progeCAD is FREE TO SCHOOLS – and I can add to it from my part that progeSOFT intends the full meaning of the word “free” -  not free as in restricted by lots of hidden commitments. It is seriously free to all in educational institutions, teachers or students in whatever amount is required for them. Students can and teachers can take it home. It’s a truly great way for schools to teach and use CAD! We invite them to contact us directly through our website if they have more questions.

It has been also due to your contribution that now a lot of Australian Universities and colleges already work with our software!

Many universities, including TAFE, teach with AutoCAD versions six, sometimes eight years old because the school cannot afford AutoCAD upgrades. Again, this is a really alternative.

progeCAD is ten times cheaper than similar packages like AutoCAD. I wonder if your customers are enthusiastic over that fact or, on the contrary, as the proverb says “free cheese can be found only in a mouse-trap”, find it suspicious?

Well, rather often I come across the same type of question. Many rightfully ask: "if progeCAD is basically the same as Auto CAD, then why is it so cheap?" I always answer back: "progeCAD isn't cheap. AutoCAD is simply overpriced."

How do you feel it is, that the CAD market has come to this point?

Most people equate CAD directly to AutoCAD. A large share of the general public is totally unaware that there are many other CAD programs, even many other *types* of CAD, as well as different CAD file formats and standards. Even fewer are aware that a code base exists which brings full AutoCAD functionality to the public at a much more reasonable price level. Some might even be suspicious of any alternative to a “de facto standard”. So we really invite users just to try it.

The first commercial CAD systems required specialized hardware and extensive administrative overhead to keep in operation. In 1982, a team of 15 released the first successful stand-alone CAD that worked on commodity PC hardware. It was based on a previous work by Mike Riddle called MicroCAD, and was originally planned to assist with "desktop automation" tasks. This new concept was called AutoCAD. It sold for $1000 USD.

AutoCAD introduced other concepts to the general public: the first open CAD format specification. This Data eXchange Format, or DXF, soon became a de facto 2D CAD standard, supported by virtually all platforms. This move ironically helped assure AutoCAD's place as a market leader. The DXF specification was kept basic, only allowing translation of basic geometry necessary to communicate with downstream applications. Ownership of AutoCAD was still required to read the binary data which stored the complete drawing, including copious attributes and data.

Today, AutoCAD costs more than 4500 EUR, but little has changed in the basic deliverables of the software for several years. Some features, such as IGES support, which appeared in previous releases have actually been removed. AutoCAD uses two things to maintain market share:
1) It's name. As mentioned earlier, many are unaware of working technical alternatives.
2) A proprietary binary encoded data format called DWG ("DraWinG") that forces those who used AutoCAD in the past to continue using it.

The key now is educating those people aren’t happy about this. We offer an easy alternative with progeCAD.

Ben, thank you for spending a bit of  your precious time with us. We are grateful for this interesting conversation and hope to see you soon in this picturesque town on the Lake of Como. Good luck and wishing you all the best with your further ventures in promoting our progeCAD software.

CPS and ProgeSoft signed a distribution agreement

Moscow, 07th August 2007  – JSC СPS, one of the largest distributors of software in Russia, announces a distribution agreement with the progeSoft Company, a European CAD developer. According to the contract the CPS Company  is granted the right to distribute progeCAD software on the territory of the Russian Federation.
The progeCAD system (based on the IntelliCAD technology) provides a professional tool for design and allows making and working with CAD drafts.
progeCAD provides the built-in ACIS solids modeling system allowing importing and editing raster images and Express Tools applications. Among progeCAD’s distinguishing features: photorealistic rendering, PDF, DWF, JPG printing, 3D models export into o2c, PDF import in DWG, raster images processing feature, redline and markup feature, support of the number of programming languages VB, VBA, C++, Lisp – and other features.
Roman Karas, CPS marketing director, points out: «Signing an agreement with  ProgeSoft we are expanding  the range of CAD solutions we supply and we are providing  our partners and their customers with the progeCAD software that has no rivals in relation of price/quality. The software, fully compatible with AutoCAD, is moderately priced in contrast to other systems and at the same time it is an efficient tool for design for a wide range of users – from beginners to professionals. The fact that over 60.000 architect offices worldwide work with progeCAD is evidence of an exceptional popularity of the software. We have a strong belief that progeSOFT’s solutions will be in great demand on the Russian market and will become an indispensable assistant for Russian constructors and designers because progeCAD is the next step in CAD evolution.»

About CPS
CPS (Сenter of Professional Software) – a company, specialized in promotion of modern Information Technologies. The CPS Company is an official distributor, an authorized reseller or a partner of a great many of foreign and Russian software manufacturers  such as: Adobe, Borland, Corel, Eset, Graphisoft, Magix, MAPILab, Nero, Oracle, Roxio, Shortcut, Sony, Symantec, Quark, ABBYY, Doctor Web, Casper Laboratory, PROMT and other companies. CPS has been working on the market since  December 1993 and has a branched partner network that amounts more than 1200 companies not only in Moscow and St. Petersburg but also in other Russian regions and the CIS countries. One of the company’s priority lines is supplying CAD systems, rendering tools, 3D modeling software and modeling in 5D standard. 

Axoft announces Distribution Agreement with progeSOFT

AXOFT -  Moscow, Russia, July, 28th, 2007 - announces that it has signed a distribution agreement with the Italian company progeSOFT, a developer of the computer – aided design software. According to the Agreement AXOFT, as Distributor for progeSOFT, is granted the right to sell the complete range of the progeCAD software products on the territory of Russia and the CIS countries.

The Italian company progeSOFT has been developing computer-aided design software for 18 years. The leading product of the company - progeCAD - is a full 2D/3D CAD powered by the most recent IntelliCAD Technology. progeCAD is unique due to its compatibility with AutoCAD®: supports DWG and DXF formats from AutoCAD® versions 2.5  to 2007; offers DWG format as a  native format of the progeCAD; has the familiar look of the interface, control panels, icons that make the software easy to use.

ProgeCAD has been successfully used in the world both by personal users and large corporations, such as PIRELLI, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, ABB Group etc.

The company progeSOFT is member of the international technological consortium (ITC - IntelliCAD Technology Consortium) which has its headquarters in the USA. At present over 30 companies from various parts of the world compose the consortium and they have been developing their software on the IntelliCAD platform.

In 2006 the progeSOFT authority has declared their prospects of entering the Russian CAD market and on July, 24th, 2007 has signed an agreement with the Axoft company, one of the leading distributor of software in Russia and the CIS countries. " For progeSOFT the year 2007 is marked by its entering onto the Russian market. We are grateful to our partners here - the Axoft Company, that has estimated the progeCAD software at its true worth. Our mutual goals are to carry out a series of marketing efforts informing the customers of the progeCAD product line as well as to encourage the users’ greater faith and confidence in the progeSOFT Company”,  - has noted Damiano Croci, sales director for foreign countries at progeSOFT.

Contact information

Olga Naboko
Marketing and PR manager
The AXOFT Company
Tel./fax: (495) 232-52-15
E-mail: OlgaN@axoft.ru

About AXOFT

The AXOFT Company, established in 2004 on the foundation of the Softline distribution department, is one of the leaders on the market of software distribution in Russia and the CIS countries. The company’s portfolio includes software of over 320 vendors. The partners network counts over 2300 operating resellers. The AXOFT regional offices work in 18 cities of Russia and 6 CIS countries. The turnover of the company for 2006 has exceeded 25 million dollars, the business growth has made more than 120 % comparing with the year 2005.
More information on the company can be found on the website: www.axoft.ru

progeSOFT Releases Milestone 2008 Version of IntelliCAD -- progeCAD 2008

Como Italy September 23, 2007 -- progeSOFT today announced the worldwide release of progeCAD 2008. progeCAD is widely regarded as a CAD system of highest quality and compatibility with the AutoCAD® product line. progeCAD's native DWG support is unsurpassed in completeness - including embedded table support, raster image manipulation and 3D ACIS® modeling. This new release brings progeCAD closer than ever to match AutoCAD® in speed, functionality and reliability.

progeCAD has already won the loyalty of many users with robust features like DWGT / DXFT / DWFT 2007 support, Polar Tracking, eSnap (like oSnapT), PDF import / export, raster to vector support, advanced hatching and more - all at a very low price. Now progeCAD 2008 offers important new additional features. Some of these major new features are:

    * AutoCAD® 2008 native file support
    * E-Transmit (bundle a drawing with all dependencies like xrefs for sending)*
    * True Color support
    * More advanced REFEDIT (in-place Block editing)*
    * "Entity dependent" Context-Sensitive Menus
    * Improved Asiatic font support
    * -Hidden line in Dview (perspective)
    * Integrated Software Updater
    * New raster Engine with grip edit on images, .png format support*
    * ECW (Enhanced Compression Wavelet) support*
    * JPEG 2000 support*
    * Find & replace*
    * Snap- and eSanp- from
    * Export DWF 3D
    * Creating and using Wipeout entities
    * Lock layout viewports: to lock the model space view or location while panning or zooming in paper space
    * Support for the new DWG v 2007/2008 system variables
    * Support for DWGCODEPAGE system variable (drawing character sets)
*indicates this feature is only available with progeCAD Pro version.

There are also important improvements to existing features like faster layout management, improved save and open file performance, Windows Vista compatibility, improved printing interface, improved Xref support, easier moving of licenses and hundreds of other bug fixes.

progeSOFT Como, Italy has been specializing in CAD for the last 20 years and is an executive member of the IntelliCAD® Technology Consortium.
They can be contacted via their website at http://www.progesoft.com