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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

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progeSOFT Announces progeCAD Viewer DWG, now compatible with AutoCAD 2007 Drawings

Portland, OR, USA – November 28, 2006 – Along with support for AutoCAD drawings v2.5 through v2007, the progeCAD DWG viewer allows designers to redline, markup, and plot their AutoCAD Drawings.

“progeSOFT has opened the world to AutoCAD 2007 drawings while easing the migration to a lower cost, AutoCAD compatible, CAD solution. We have provided a major step forward for IntelliCAD.” said Damiano Croci, progeSOFT s.a.s.

The progeCAD Viewer DWG gives you the same viewing fidelity as the software that the design was created in, with dynamic pan, zoom, and 3D orbit. Print or plot to any supported device using the same plotting system that ProgeCAD 2007® Professional uses. The progeCAD Viewer DWG also includes

• Hidden line Plot
• Rendered Plot
• Layout integration
• Show embedded bitmap raster images
• ACIS visualization support
• PDF plot
• Full Layer management
• Full 2D/3D visualization
• DWG Explorer tool
• Redline and Markup Tools
• PDF export
• JPG export
• DXF export
• DWF export

Use of the progeCAD Viewer DWG is natural; familiarity with the originating design application is not necessary.

progeSOFT also offers progeCAD 2007 Professional, AutoCAD compatible CAD software, progeARC, architectural design software based on the ArchT design engine, progeEARTH, for Civil Survey work, and progeMEC, for mechanical design tasks. See our list of Authorized Resellers to obtain your own progeSOFT evaluation software.

About progeSOFT
progeSOFT, (http://www.progesoft.com), a founding member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Board of Directors, has been specializing in CAD for the last 20 years and develops CAD products for the general, mechanical and architectural industries.

About progeSOFT North America
progeSOFT North America, (http://www.progesoft.us), is the North American distributor for progeSOFT IntelliCAD software and provides marketing, sales and support for United States progeSOFT resellers.

ProgeCAD is either a registered trademark or trademark of progeSOFT, in the USA and/or other countries. IntelliCAD is 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

progeSOFT North America
12042 SE Sunnyside Rd.
Suite 591
Clackamas, OR 97015
USA
Email: press@progesoft.us
+1-503-715-1467

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progeCAD 2007 Professional does AutoCAD 2007

Portland, OR, USA – November 18, 2006 – progeSOFT announced today an unprecedented breakthrough for the progeSOFT Version of IntelliCAD. progeCAD 2007 Professional now edits and saves AutoCAD 2007 drawings!

progeSOFT 2007 Professional can open, read, and allow you to edit drawings created with all versions of AutoCAD. In addition, progeCAD 2007 Professional provides compatibility by providing an “AutoCAD Like” icon menu, AutoLISP compatibility, VBA, the same fonts, scripts, and a command list you are used to working with, at 1/10th the price.

“progeSOFT has opened the world to AutoCAD 2007 drawings while easing the migration to a lower cost, AutoCAD compatible, CAD software package. We have provided a major step forward for the IntelliCAD community.” said Damiano Croci, progeSOFT s.a.s.

In addition, designers will also be able to use the new express toolbar, convert PDF to DWG, as well as printing to the JPG graphic standard. progeCAD 2007 Professional also allows editing blocks directly within drawings, a new advanced attribute editing command, polar snapping, and a more “AutoCAD like” design interface.

The AutoCAD DWG 2007 support within progeCAD 2007 Professional will allow designers to lower their CAD software and training budget while still supporting the processes they are currently using. CAD users can open the same drawings, run the same menus and commands, and get off the ground running by utilizing the compatibility of progeCAD 2007 Professional at 1/10th the price.

The new express toolbar contains:

• Copy Nested Object
• Trim to Nested Object
• Extend to Nested Object
• Replace block with another block
• Text fit
• Explode Text
• Convert Text to Mtext
• Rotate Text
• Enclose Text with Object
• Automatic Text Numbering
• Move/Copy/Rotate
• Flatten Objects
• Multiple Copy
• Extended Offset
• Attach xData
• Display Object xData
• Layer Manager
• In place attribute editor

Designers can import their Adobe Acrobat PDF files and convert them into a drawings they can edit and save. PDF is a universal file storage and viewing application used by thousands of users worldwide. CAD Users will now be able to acquire images from documentation, catalogs, brochures, user manuals etc. and convert them to AutoCAD DWG Drawing files.

The new advanced Attribute editor gives you more control over attributes, allowing changes to every property associated with attributes within blocks, without needing to recreate the blocks. In addition, progeCAD 2007 Professional now offers editing of blocks directly from inside the drawing, no need to open the blocks to edit them.

The new interface more closely matches what AutoCAD designers are used to using. A new UCS Icon design, “AutoCAD like” icon and text menu, even the layout of toolbars and command line are designed to minimize the impact of migrating to a new CAD system.

“This release breaks new ground by opening the AutoCAD 2007 format drawings to designers, drafters, engineers and architects. Companies now locked into their vendor’s software have a choice, a choice to save thousands of dollars without affecting productivity” said Scott Hucke, President, progeSOFT North America. 

About progeCAD 2007 Professional
progeCAD 2007 Professional is CAD software highly compatible with industry standards, such as AutoCAD DWG v2.5 through 2007, “AutoCAD Like” menus, SHX and TrueType fonts, AutoLISP, AutoCAD blocks, etc. Sold at a fraction of the cost of most AutoCAD software, progeCAD 2007 Professional, powered by IntelliCAD, is a logical choice for drafters, designers, engineers, architects, anyone needing AutoCAD compatible software. Industry specific applications are also available for architectural design (progeARC ArchT), mechanical design (progeMEC), and AutoCAD drawing review and markup (progeCAD Viewer DWG).

About ProgeSOFT
ProgeSOFT, (http://www.progesoft.com), a founding member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Board of Directors, has been specializing in CAD for the last 20 years and develops CAD products for the general, mechanical and architectural industries. progeSOFT products are distributed within North America by progeSOFT North America (www.progesoft.us).

progeCAD is either a registered trademark or trademark of progeSOFT, in the USA and/or other countries. IntelliCAD is 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

progeSOFT North America
12042 SE Sunnyside Rd.
Suite 591
Clackamas, OR 97015
USA
Email: press@progesoft.us
+1 503-715-1467

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In conjunction with the IntelliCAD World Meeting, progeSOFT announces progeCAD 2006 Professional, version 6.1.11

Kelowna, BC, – October 12, 2006 – During today’s IntelliCAD World Meeting, an annual event for IntelliCAD users and developers, progeSOFT announced an update to the progeSOFT Version of IntelliCAD. progeCAD 2006 Professional now features support for opening drawings (DWG) created in Autodesk Architectural Desktop and Autodesk Mechanical Desktop.

progeSOFT IntelliCAD will now successfully open drawings created with Architectural Desktop or Mechanical Desktop. This will allow your design teams to continue working even if the original drawing was created with an AutoCAD based vertical product. Now you can use the power of progeCAD to detail your drawings, while saving thousands on the cost of your CAD design and drafting software.

In addition, designers will also be able to snap to objects located in viewports while in paper space mode. This allows you to draw objects in paper space a specified distance from a feature of an object within the model space of your drawing, like an endpoint of a line, the intersection of two lines, or the center of a circle. Many other fixes to the software are also included in this release.

Scott Hucke, President of progeSOFT North America (www.progesoft.us), said "With the recent announcements at the IntelliCAD World Meeting concerning the soon to come support for AutoCAD 2007 drawings, the ObjectARX clone, and increased development options for our programming teams, combined with the AutoCAD compatibility of progeCAD 2006 Professional, makes buying progeCAD the logical choice for drafters, designers, engineers, architects, anyone needing AutoCAD file compatible software. Users can purchase basically the same software they are using today, save thousands of dollars, and get to work immediately with the same functionality and processes they are used to using".

About progeCAD 2006 Professional
progeCAD 2006 Professional is CAD software highly compatible with industry standards, such as AutoCAD DWG v2.5 through 2006, "AutoCAD Like" menus, SHX and TrueType fonts, AutoLISP, AutoCAD blocks, etc. Sold at a fraction of the cost of most AutoCAD software, progeCAD 2006 Professional, powered by IntelliCAD, is a logical choice for drafters, designers, engineers, architects, anyone needing AutoCAD compatible software. Industry specific applications are also available for architectural design (progeARC ArchT), mechanical design (progeMEC), and AutoCAD drawing review and markup (progeCAD Viewer DWG).

About progeSOFT
progeSOFT, (http://www.progesoft.com), a founding member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Board of Directors, has been specializing in CAD for the last 20 years and manufactures CAD products for the general, mechanical and architectural industries.

About progeSOFT North America
progeSOFT North America, (http://www.progesoft.us), provides marketing, sales and support for North American progeSOFT resellers. A Free 30-day trial download is available on our website.

progeCAD is either a registered trademark or trademark of progeSOFT, in the USA and/or other countries. IntelliCAD is 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

progeSOFT.US
12042 SE Sunnyside Rd.
Suite 591
Clackamas, OR 97015
USA
Email: press@progesoft.us
+1-503-715-1467

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Portland Portals Provides Metadot Business Edition and Services to Vigo County School District

Portland, Oregon, USA – July 24, 2006 – Portland Portals (www.portlandportals.us) is supplying the Metadot Business Editions and Training classes in both administration and site management to the Vigo County School Corporation.

The Vigo County School Corporation, (http://www.vigoco.k12.in.us/index2.sh), is located in Terre Haute, IN and has 29 primary, secondary and high schools within its borders.

The Metadot Business Edition includes one year of login support, to ensure your portal is up and running 24 hours a day. Free installation on the Linux OS and regular updates to the Metadot Business Edition are included in the total price. Additional Metadot gizmos (Features) come with the Metadot Business Edition, including an SQL Query gizmo, an opt-in newsletter gizmo, and a fully customizable survey gizmo to gauge your customer satisfaction and other queries directly to your own defined audience.

Portland Portals is also supplying the 2 hour administrator and 3 hour site manager classes to their faculty. Vigo School Corporation will learn the basics of administering the Metadot Portal, user and group privileges, and how to include content in their new Business Edition Portal.

The Metadot Portal Server is an open source intranet extranet solution, perfect for small and medium sized companies wishing to share information across the Internet with members, vendors, clients, friends, family, the public, whomever you’d like to share and exchange information with.

Using group and user privileges to control the viewing, editing, and other actions of objects on your website, your users can be given control of either their own area, or content delivered to their specific audience. Features include discussion groups, calendars, version controlled documents, file downloads, links, FAQ’s, images, all of the important features to share the organization’s online experience securely with your users.

Portland Portals also offers low cost shared Metadot Hosting solutions, hosting on standard Internet hardware, high speed servers for large organizations, Metadot firewall and Metadot backup solutions, everything you need to have your own Metadot Portal.

About Portland Portals
Portland Portals (www.portlandportals.us), is an Authorized Metadot Reseller and provides installation, hosting, configuration, skins and maintenance contracts for project, departmental, or corporate intranets and extranets, allowing businesses to share confidential information securely with both internal and external staff, affiliates, vendors, customers, etc.

Contact Information

Portland Portals
12042 SE Sunnyside Rd.
Suite 591
Clackamas, OR 97015
Email: press@portlandportals.us
1-800-975-4223