D-Tools Announces 2011 Project:SUCCESS Winners
01/31/2012 – 10:10 am | No Comment

Winning entries showcase exceptional projects and success stories utilizing D-Tools Award-winning System Integrator software. D-Tools MVP Partners Atlantic Technology, URC, and Atlona Technologies provided prizes as the contest sponsors.
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SI5.5 Initial Product Satisfaction Survey
04/27/2009 – 2:06 pm | Comments Off
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 …

BitWise Controls Joins D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point Program
04/27/2009 – 2:02 pm | Comments Off
BitWise Controls Joins D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point Program

MVP Membership puts detailed product specifications into the D-Tools database

CONCORD, CA – APRIL 28, 2009 – D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced that BitWise Controls, a leading provider of …

I’ve recently upgraded to SI5.5 and now my projects are gone/missing from the Navigator!
04/21/2009 – 11:35 am | Comments Off
I’ve recently upgraded to SI5.5 and now my projects are gone/missing from the Navigator!

I’ve recently upgraded to SI5.5 and now my projects are gone/missing from the Navigator!

Ethereal Home Theater Joins D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point Program
04/20/2009 – 3:42 pm | 4 Comments
Ethereal Home Theater Joins D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point Program

D-Tools MVP membership makes detailed product information directly available to users of System IntegratorTM software

CONCORD, CA – APRIL 21, 2009 – D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced that Ethereal …

The Beauty of Automation
04/20/2009 – 3:28 pm | 2 Comments
The Beauty of Automation

OK, I have to admit it. I’m still catching on to the whole twitter thing. I get it, and see the value, but I’m having trouble determining what is interesting enough in my daily routine …

Unable to locate LANSync Server message during startup of SI5
04/14/2009 – 6:40 am | Comments Off
Unable to locate LANSync Server message during startup of SI5

This message will sometimes occur during the startup of SI5 (immediately after clicking the SI5 icon to launch the application). The message window looks like the one in the image below for SI5.5 (slightly different for SI5.0-SI5.2)

SI5.5 Upgrade – Phased Rollout Complete
04/13/2009 – 1:45 pm | Comments Off
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.

SI5.5: Revisions do not always promote correctly
04/07/2009 – 3:12 pm | One Comment
SI5.5: Revisions do not always promote correctly

In SI5.5, the Promote Revision feature will occasionally malfunction, causing the selected revision to not be promoted, and promoting another revision instead. This can lead to the user thinking that a revision has been promoted …

What I learned at the Web 2.0 Expo
04/03/2009 – 1:28 pm | Comments Off
What I learned at the Web 2.0 Expo

This started out as an internal document that I was going to share with the marketing team here but in the tradition of openness and Web 2.0 I am going to share with the world. …

Old D-Tools – New D-Tools
03/26/2009 – 10:26 am | One Comment
Old D-Tools – New D-Tools

I just received the email below from Steve Collard, the D-Tools CFO/COO regarding the phased roll-out plans of SI 5.5.  This is only interesting because we already rolled out 5.5 earlier in the month and …

Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) Returning Members for March 2009
03/25/2009 – 8:27 am | Comments Off
Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) Returning Members for March 2009

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 …

Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for March 2009
03/25/2009 – 8:22 am | Comments Off
Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) News for March 2009

The D-Tools MVP program ensures that D-Tools customers get the most up-to-date product specifications available for use in their D-Tools System Integrator projects, making it easier to specify, design, and install world-class systems for their …