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Case Study: Design Logistics Increases Profitability Through Use of D-Tools
11/08/2011 – 1:46 pm | Comments Off
Case Study: Design Logistics Increases Profitability Through Use of D-Tools

Biggest Challenges Company Faced:

Proposal generation too time consuming
Lacked Project Management solution
Unable to accurately track products

Entrepreneur Mark Drax entered the Home Automation industry in 1996. After working alone for 4 years, he teamed up with a …

D-Tools New User Forum Now Open
09/27/2011 – 8:28 am | 3 Comments
D-Tools New User Forum Now Open

CONCORD, CA. – SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 — D-Tools recently launched a new online Forum for users of D-Tools’ award-winning System Integrator software. This new online resource provides D-Tools customers and Manufacturer Partners with a platform …

D-Tools To Unveil System Integrator™ SIx at CEDIA Expo
08/23/2011 – 9:26 am | Comments Off
D-Tools To Unveil System Integrator™ SIx at CEDIA Expo

Latest version of award-winning software makes it easier than ever to Sell, Design, and Deliver integration of low voltage systems

CONCORD, CA – August 23, 2011 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, …

D-Tools system maintenance July 14, 2011 at 3 pm PST
07/08/2011 – 2:23 pm | Comments Off
D-Tools system maintenance July 14, 2011 at 3 pm PST

D-Tools will be performing system maintenance to limited customer facing tools starting Thursday, July 14 2011 at 3 pm PST and will last up to 8 hours.  This will be an extended downtime that will …

Case Study: DL Technologies, Inc. Saves 50% in Time Through Use of D-Tools Software
03/24/2011 – 3:15 pm | Comments Off
Case Study: DL Technologies, Inc. Saves 50% in Time Through Use of D-Tools Software

Based in Orange County, CA, DL Technologies, Inc. specializes in residential and commercial system integration.  DL Technologies is composed of engineers, developers, digital artists, systems administrators, and customer service representatives with the knowledge and experience …

D-Tools System Integrator™ 5.5 Named as Finalist for 2011 CEA Mark of Excellence Award
03/03/2011 – 2:32 pm | Comments Off
D-Tools System Integrator™ 5.5 Named as Finalist for 2011 CEA Mark of Excellence Award

CONCORD, CA – MARCH 03, 2011 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®) announced that D-Tools, Inc. was named a finalist for the 2010 Mark of Excellence Awards, presented by CEA’s TechHome Division. …

5 Will Get You SIx. Part II: Development
02/14/2011 – 10:10 am | 2 Comments
5 Will Get You SIx. Part II: Development

Recently our VP of Sales and Marketing, Tim Bigoness, published this post where he shared  his enthusiasm for, and confidence in,  the development of our next major software release.  In it he also discussed the …

Webinar: What’s New in D-Tools SI5.5 SP3
01/18/2011 – 11:52 am | Comments Off
Webinar: What’s New in D-Tools SI5.5 SP3

Join us for a webinar on the latest enhancements to our award-winning SI5.5 software Wednesday January 26, 4:00 PM EST (1:00 PM PST). This webinar will demonstrate new productivity enhancements to the SI5.5 Navigator, Projects, …

D-TOOLS SI5.5 SP3 UPGRADE NOW AVAILABLE
01/18/2011 – 10:04 am | Comments Off
D-TOOLS SI5.5 SP3 UPGRADE NOW AVAILABLE

Latest Service Pack of award-winning software makes it easier than ever to design, estimate, and document integration of low voltage systems
CONCORD, CA – JANUARY 18, 2011 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration …

SI5.5 SP3 Now Available!
01/18/2011 – 8:18 am | Comments Off
SI5.5 SP3 Now Available!

D-Tools releases SI5.5 SP3 to all customers on January 18th, 2011. SP3 adds enhancements and bug fixes to continue support of our customers business processes.

D-Tools Announces Release of SI5.5 Service Pack 3
01/10/2011 – 11:47 am | 2 Comments
D-Tools Announces Release of SI5.5 Service Pack 3

D-Tools releases SI5.5 SP3 to all customers on January 18th, 2011. SP3 adds enhancements and bug fixes to continue support of our customers business processes.

What is proposal ready data?
12/16/2010 – 2:11 pm | Comments Off
What is proposal ready data?

At D-Tools, we define three levels of data completeness. These allow us to focus our efforts on the information our subscribers need the most, improving both response time to specific requests, as well as overall …