D-Tools System Integrator 5.5™ Wins 2010 Custom Retailer  EXCITE Award
09/02/2010 – 8:02 am | View Comments

CONCORD, CA – SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced that D-Tools System Integrator 5.5 has been named a 2010 Custom Retailer EXCITE Award recipient. Each year …

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The Atlantic Low Resonance Tweeter (LRT™)
07/27/2010 – 9:15 am | View Comments
The Atlantic Low Resonance Tweeter (LRT™)

Atlantic uses a special tweeter in most of its custom-installed models, which makes these speakers far more placement-flexible than other speakers. We call it the Low Resonance Tweeter (LRT™).
Here’s why it’s so special: Most in-wall …

Off-page Reference Shape
07/23/2010 – 11:54 am | View Comments
Off-page Reference Shape

This question often arises:  What is the best way to handle off-page references when dealing with multiple Schematic pages. Occasionally you may run out of space on a schematic page and need to continue …

What is proposal ready data?
07/12/2010 – 2:11 pm | View Comments
What is proposal ready data?

D-Tools publishes two quality levels of data: Proposal Ready and Complete. What is the difference? Stated simply, proposal ready data includes the most basic data needed to quickly produce a quote and win the job. …

Additional new Wire Shape
07/12/2010 – 10:38 am | View Comments
Additional new Wire Shape

In my last post I told you about a cool new wire shape some of our team members had come up with, that displays the CompenentID at both ends of the wire.
Now Vic has added …

Data Services 2010
06/24/2010 – 9:50 am | View Comments
Data Services 2010

Welcome to a new era for data services at D-Tools! Back in January, our CEO Adam Stone took a hard look at how we collect, publish, and manage data for our MVP and Data Subscription …

D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for June 2010
06/22/2010 – 1:42 pm | View Comments
D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for June 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 …

Cool new finish wire shape
06/22/2010 – 1:26 pm | View Comments
Cool new finish wire shape

 

A couple of our rather creative team members have created a great wire shape for Visio that displays the ComponentID at both ends of the wire instead of only once in the middle.  We have had …

Impressive New Sonance Cinema In-Wall Subwoofers
06/22/2010 – 11:19 am | View Comments
Impressive New Sonance Cinema In-Wall Subwoofers

The all new Sonance Cinema In-Wall 12-500 and 10-250 Subwoofers are high performance, component systems that match the Sonance Cinema LCR and Surround speakers in visual esthetics and acoustic performance.
Both the SUB10-250 and SUB12-500 systems …

Acoustic Advantages of In-wall Speakers: Who Would Have Guessed?
06/22/2010 – 10:17 am | View Comments
Acoustic Advantages of In-wall Speakers: Who Would Have Guessed?

One of the most often overlooked benefits of in-wall speakers is that the in-wall mounting takes the guess work out of the speaker voicing (so called baffle step) by giving very predictable low frequency behavior …

D-Tools Shows Off SI5.5 SP 2 at InfoComm
06/16/2010 – 2:29 pm | View Comments
D-Tools Shows Off SI5.5 SP 2 at InfoComm

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at InfoComm last week. The show was great for us, and with over 30,000 attendees and 900 exhibitors the organizers claim it was the second largest InfoComm …

Back to the Future (Growth)
06/14/2010 – 3:48 pm | View Comments
Back to the Future (Growth)

At the InfoComm show last week it was good to see something that had been missing from industry events for a while – optimism. Having been away from the industry for the better part of …

D-Tools will give away FREE BEER at CE Pro Live! on June 17th!
06/11/2010 – 8:06 am | View Comments
D-Tools will give away FREE BEER at CE Pro Live! on June 17th!

Join us June 17th for the CE Pro Live!  virtual trade show.  It is a powerful new online dealer event that brings the magazine to life in a dynamic, virtual setting that simulates a …