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Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for February 2010
02/24/2010 – 2:28 pm | No Comment
Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for February 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 D-Tools SI …

Cable Construction 101, Connector Shielding
02/23/2010 – 11:25 am | No Comment
Cable Construction 101, Connector Shielding

Hello D-Tools Newsletter Subscribers and welcome to another edition of HDMI Cable Constriction 101 from Kordz USA !
Last month we went over the five basic methods of contact termination. If you missed this article, you …

Why MDF Is Ideal for Speaker Enclosures and Baffles
02/23/2010 – 10:58 am | No Comment
Why MDF Is Ideal for Speaker Enclosures and Baffles

Why MDF Is Ideal for Speaker Enclosures and Baffles
© 2010 Steve Feinstein, Atlantic Technology
There are a lot of different materials used to make speaker enclosures and baffles. Although most people don’t think about it, the …

Integrating the iPod
02/23/2010 – 10:56 am | No Comment
Integrating the iPod

Integrating the iPod
Buzz Delano
Delano Associates
There are over 220 million iPods out there, just waiting for an electronic systems contractor to spec them into a system and make some money. The iPod economy is huge and …

D-Tools Schedules Additional “Plugged In” Virtual Trainings
02/23/2010 – 10:55 am | No Comment
D-Tools Schedules Additional “Plugged In” Virtual Trainings

D-Tools “Plugged In”  virtual training event was so successful, that two additional “Plugged In”  trainings have been scheduled.  100% of System Integrator 5 users who attended the previous “Plugged In” event in December 2009, thought …

D-Tools Enhances Customer Service with New Live Chat Feature
02/16/2010 – 4:00 pm | No Comment
D-Tools Enhances Customer Service with New Live Chat Feature

CONCORD, CA, MARCH 16, 2010 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced the release of their new live chat feature, which can be accessed directly from D-Tools System Integration Software …

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 …