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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Do All HDMI Cables Perform Alike?
03/24/2009 – 3:14 pm | 3 Comments
Do All HDMI Cables Perform Alike?

D-Tools MVP member Tributaries offers this article on cable performance.
Most cable companies, including Tributaries, have at one time stated that HDMI cables under 4m should all perform the same. Without sounding like a presidential candidate …

RHINO Security & Pro AV – News Tip of the Month
03/23/2009 – 1:34 pm | Comments Off
RHINO Security & Pro AV – News Tip of the Month

D-Tools Partner Keith Smith, RCDD from RHINO Professional Labeling Tools offers this article on warranties and when to offer them.

Warranties – “Is there a value and what will it cost me [or pay me]?”
I find …

SI5.5 Upgrade – Phased Rollout
03/20/2009 – 9:37 am | Comments Off
SI5.5 Upgrade – Phased Rollout

Thank you for your continued support of D-Tools and your patience during our upgrade process.  We are very excited about SI5.5 and are confident that you will find this release to be the most robust …

SI5.5: Reports will not run if project has wires with zero length
03/18/2009 – 3:38 pm | 2 Comments
SI5.5: Reports will not run if project has wires with zero length

In the current release of SI5.5, standard reports will not run on a project if there are any wires in the project with wire length = 0. This is a bug which will be fixed …

SI5.5 Quick Tip: New SI 5.5 Permissions Unavailable
03/17/2009 – 12:59 pm | Comments Off
SI5.5 Quick Tip: New SI 5.5 Permissions Unavailable

This article is for SI5.5 users who do not have access to the new SI5.5 permissions in the SI5.5 Administration Console.
SI 5.5 adds the following new permissions for you to assign to your Groups:

SI5.5 Installation Quick Tips
03/16/2009 – 3:23 pm | Comments Off
SI5.5 Installation Quick Tips

If you’re getting an error message after updating to SI5.5, it may be something you can quickly fix for yourself.
Check out this list of common problems and what you can do to fix them: SI5.5 …

SI5.5 Quick Tip: Cant open QuickLinks
03/12/2009 – 3:47 pm | Comments Off
SI5.5 Quick Tip: Cant open QuickLinks

This article is for SI5.5 users who have received an error message attempting to start QuickLinks from anywhere in SI5.5, and describes how to quickly resolve the error.

Backing up custom reports
03/11/2009 – 12:15 pm | 2 Comments
Backing up custom reports

This document discusses how to back up and restore custom reports. The process is slightly different depending on whether you are using SI5, or SI5.5.

SI5.5 Quick Fix: System Integrator 5.5 requires SQL Server Compact Edition
03/05/2009 – 2:47 pm | 2 Comments
SI5.5 Quick Fix: System Integrator 5.5 requires SQL Server Compact Edition

This article explains what to do if you get a message that reads  ”System Integrator 5.5 requires SQL Server Compact Edition” during installation or upgrade. 

SI5.5 Quick Fix: Can not locate SI5.5 Server
03/05/2009 – 2:43 pm | One Comment

This article is for users that have received the following message when attempting to log in to SI5.5:
“We can not locate your SI5.5 Server. Please check the server name and try again.”
First check that the value …

Rolling back the SI5.5 desktop update
03/03/2009 – 12:47 am | 5 Comments
Rolling back the SI5.5 desktop update

This posting describes how to undo the SI5.5 desktop update and roll back to the previous version of SI5 originally installed from disc. This is useful if you mistakenly update your desktop, but your system …

SI5.5 Release Notes
03/03/2009 – 12:01 am | One Comment
SI5.5 Release Notes

SI5.5 is now available to all users. Please see the links below for important information about this release.
Launch Notice – when and how to download
Features and Enhancements – what’s included
Known Issues – important information about known issues and …