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Article Archive for January 2010

Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for January 2010
01/27/2010 – 9:17 am | No Comment
Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for January 2010

D-Tools MVP manufacturers realize the importance of bringing you their product information and have chosen to support the D-Tools user community by joining the program and making their product data directly available through …

Cable Construction 101
01/27/2010 – 9:12 am | One Comment
Cable Construction 101

We would like to welcome Kordz Director of US Operations, Michael Schaller to the D-Tools Newsletter Community! He will be contributing a series of articles, providing his insight about HDMI Cabling for D-Tools Newsletter subscribers.
Kordz Gen …

Cooling the (Almost) Impossible Enclosure
01/27/2010 – 9:11 am | No Comment
Cooling the (Almost) Impossible Enclosure

Cooling the (almost) impossible enclosure
A “how-to” Article from Active Thermal Management
The trusted name in thermal management…
By Frank Federman, CEO
The installer will, more often than he would like, run into a home theater installation in …

Business Planning and Success at CEDIA Management Conference 2010
01/27/2010 – 9:10 am | No Comment
Business Planning and Success at CEDIA Management Conference 2010

Getting a leg up on the competition can be a challenging task.  The best way to do it is to create a sound business plan, hire the right people to do the work, and follow …

Using the Prefilter Items Option in 5.5 Reporting
01/25/2010 – 12:20 pm | No Comment
Using the Prefilter Items Option in 5.5 Reporting

I’ve been getting a lot of calls recently about a particular issue with Si 5.5 reporting. I should clarify it’s not exactly an ‘issue’ per se, (there is a very easy resolution – just …

D-Tools Support Chat Feature (Beta) Now Available
01/14/2010 – 10:59 am | One Comment
D-Tools Support Chat Feature (Beta) Now Available

As you may have noticed, D-Tools has recently released a new Beta Chat Feature. This feature is intended for individuals with Sales or Support questions and is now available via D-Tools website, blog and the …

Moving a Server is Easy in SI5.5
01/05/2010 – 3:42 pm | One Comment
Moving a Server is Easy in SI5.5

With SI5.5, server moves are the easiest they have ever been!

STEP 1)  The first step is to check in all Projects and log off all users from your current SI5.5 server.
STEP 2)  The second step is to back …

D-Tools Customers Declare “Plugged In” Training a Huge Success
01/05/2010 – 10:37 am | One Comment
D-Tools Customers Declare “Plugged In” Training a Huge Success

CONCORD, CA, January 05, 2010 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced that their virtual training event, “Plugged In”, was a huge success with those who attended. 100% of System …