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Deleting a local SketchUp collection in windows vista
11/06/2009 – 11:40 am | No Comment
Deleting a local SketchUp collection in windows vista

Google SketchUp is one of the most powerful 3D software solutions out there.  Building components and creating local collections seems too easy to perform with Google SketchUp, but to remove or delete a local collection should …

Automate Your Price Update Process with EZMatch, EZip and Quickbooks
10/27/2009 – 3:23 pm | 2 Comments
Automate Your Price Update Process with EZMatch, EZip and Quickbooks

We just finished putting the final touches on huge, highly competitive design build project that could make or break our quarter, when the purchasing manager rushed into the owner’s office and told him we just …

Scheduled Server Maintenence Alert
10/19/2009 – 4:43 pm | No Comment
Scheduled Server Maintenence Alert

D-Tools will be performing necessary maintenance of our production servers on Thursday, October 22nd. The maintenance is scheduled for 5PM PST (8PM EST) and will take approximately 2 hours to complete. During this time, some …

D-Tools Launches SI5.5 Estimator for Vertical Markets
10/13/2009 – 12:38 pm | One Comment
D-Tools Launches SI5.5 Estimator for Vertical Markets

D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software today announced that it is expanding its customer focus to enable systems integrators in the Energy, IT, and Security markets to quickly and easily generate accurate, …

Vista Users Upgrading to SI5.5 SP1
09/28/2009 – 7:46 am | No Comment
Vista Users Upgrading to SI5.5 SP1

This posting is to inform you of a slight variation in which the update to SP1 must be run on a Vista machine.  Most of the instructions in this post apply but there is one …

The “Check In” Command for Projects
09/22/2009 – 2:30 pm | No Comment
The “Check In” Command for Projects

I wanted to make sure our users were aware of a feature in SI5.5 that can save them from a lot of pain and wasted time if something “bad” happens to their local computer.  Over …

SI5.5 SP1 on September 28, 2009
09/22/2009 – 11:54 am | 2 Comments
SI5.5 SP1 on September 28, 2009

As our CTO, Corey Krehel mentioned in this post http://www.d-toolsblog.com/d-tools-news/si55-sp1-release/ SP1 to SI5.5 will be released to current users on September 28th.
The SP1 release for SI5.5 has two components to it: an update to your …

SI5.5 SP1 Release Date Announced
09/04/2009 – 12:33 pm | 4 Comments
SI5.5 SP1 Release Date Announced

The D-Tools team is proud to announce the release of the first service pack (SP1) for the award winning  version 5.5.  New customers will begin receiving discs with SI5.5 SP1 starting on September 14 2009.  All existing SI5.x …

Changing the Graphics on a Proposal
06/10/2009 – 6:53 am | No Comment
Changing the Graphics on a Proposal

This post will show how to change the graphics on an SI5.5 Proposal.  Although the software ships with a stock report named “Proposal w/Graphics”, I will be modifying one of the additional reports that you …

Announcing the D-Tools WikiBlog
04/28/2009 – 4:19 pm | One Comment
Announcing the D-Tools WikiBlog

We are pleased to announce the launch of the D-Tools WikiBlog, your new source for technical information about D-Tools software. On the WikiBlog, you will find a complete, up-to-date knowledgebase, helping you find the information …

SI5.5 Initial Product Satisfaction Survey
04/27/2009 – 2:06 pm | No Comment
SI5.5 Initial Product Satisfaction Survey

Have you recently updated to System Integrator 5.5, or a new customer just getting started with SI5.5? If so, we’d love to get your opinions on the experience of installing and using our newest version.
This …

SI5.5 Upgrade – Phased Rollout Complete
04/13/2009 – 1:45 pm | No Comment
SI5.5 Upgrade – Phased Rollout Complete

 
We have completed our phased roll out of the SI5.5 upgrade.  Currently all customers using SI5 are now able to upgrade to SI5.5.
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