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DATACAD LLC To Bundle Worlds Best-Selling Estimating Program with DataCAD 8.5
Marriage of Architectural CADD and Estimating Software Gives Contractors A Total Solution for Design, Visualization, Construction Document Creation and Job Costing Avon, CT July 23, 1999 DATACAD LLC announced today that it will offer Estimator for Windows from CMS Estimating, Inc. (San Diego, CA) as a standard part of its popular DataCAD architectural design and drafting software. This integrated solution for building design, visualization, construction document creation, and cost estimating should greatly expand DataCADs appeal beyond its core architectural user base to include building, construction and remodeling firms. DataCAD 8.5, which includes Estimator, will begin shipping July 15, 1999. "Building and construction is now the fastest-growing market segment for CADD applications," said Mark Madura, President and CEO of DATACAD LLC. "In order to take advantage of this opportunity, DataCAD is offering an integrated solution that will enable these firms to get the job done quickly, professionally, and profitably. We believe the marriage of DataCADs robust architectural design functionality to the worlds best-selling cost estimating software is an unbeatable combination." "DataCADs direct interface to our estimating software outshines all of the other CADD systems," said Scott Sloan, president of CMS Estimating. "Builders and contractors dont have time to draw in one system and estimate in another to get their jobs done. By providing a total solution with one, integrated user interface, we believe DataCAD will be the system of choice for builders and contractors." DataCAD users will be able to assign Estimator item codes to drawing entities and symbols. These, along with the automatically generated quantities, will be sent to Estimator. Estimator will import this information and apply it to obtain material and labor costs, inflation, overhead, and profit. DataCAD users can also export material take-offs directly from the 3D FrameIt macro included with DataCAD 8.5. The Estimator for Windows will output to popular business accounting programs, such as Quicken and Quickbooks. About Estimator Estimator is used by over 250,000 contractors worldwide and is the worlds best-selling cost estimating system. For more information please call CMS Estimating at (760) 726-7161. About DataCAD DataCAD 8.5 for Windows 95/98/NT is a professional-level, 32-bit A/E/C CADD program for architectural design, photo-realistic rendering, animation, construction document creation, and estimating. Developed by architects and software engineers for architecture, DataCAD includes tools that make design and drafting easier, such as automatic door and window insertion, associative dimensioning and hatching, automated 3D framing and OpenDWG-based DXF/DWG translators. DataCAD products are available through authorized dealers worldwide, or directly from DATACAD LLC. For the name of the dealer nearest you, please call (800) 394-2231 or (860) 677-4004 outside the U.S., or access the "Support" section of DATACAD LLCs Web page at http://www.datacad.com. About DATACAD LLC DATACAD LLC is an independent, privately held company that provides robust computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) solutions to architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) firms. With more than 250,000 installations worldwide, DataCAD is now listed as the second most widely used software by architects according to the most recent American Institute of Architects (AIA) firm survey.

DATACAD LLC To Bundle Worlds Best-Selling Estimating Program with DataCAD 8.5

Marriage of Architectural CADD and Estimating Software Gives Contractors A Total Solution for Design, Visualization, Construction Document Creation and Job Costing

Avon, CT July 23, 1999 DATACAD LLC announced today that it will offer Estimator for Windows from CMS Estimating, Inc. (San Diego, CA) as a standard part of its popular DataCAD architectural design and drafting software. This integrated solution for building design, visualization, construction document creation, and cost estimating should greatly expand DataCADs appeal beyond its core architectural user base to include building, construction and remodeling firms. DataCAD 8.5, which includes Estimator, will begin shipping July 15, 1999.

"Building and construction is now the fastest-growing market segment for CADD applications," said Mark Madura, President and CEO of DATACAD LLC. "In order to take advantage of this opportunity, DataCAD is offering an integrated solution that will enable these firms to get the job done quickly, professionally, and profitably. We believe the marriage of DataCADs robust architectural design functionality to the worlds best-selling cost estimating software is an unbeatable combination."

"DataCADs direct interface to our estimating software outshines all of the other CADD systems," said Scott Sloan, president of CMS Estimating. "Builders and contractors dont have time to draw in one system and estimate in another to get their jobs done. By providing a total solution with one, integrated user interface, we believe DataCAD will be the system of choice for builders and contractors."

DataCAD users will be able to assign Estimator item codes to drawing entities and symbols. These, along with the automatically generated quantities, will be sent to Estimator. Estimator will import this information and apply it to obtain material and labor costs, inflation, overhead, and profit. DataCAD users can also export material take-offs directly from the 3D FrameIt macro included with DataCAD 8.5. The Estimator for Windows will output to popular business accounting programs, such as Quicken and Quickbooks.

About Estimator
Estimator is used by over 250,000 contractors worldwide and is the worlds best-selling cost estimating system. For more information please call CMS Estimating at (760) 726-7161.

About DataCAD
DataCAD 8.5 for Windows 95/98/NT is a professional-level, 32-bit A/E/C CADD program for architectural design, photo-realistic rendering, animation, construction document creation, and estimating. Developed by architects and software engineers for architecture, DataCAD includes tools that make design and drafting easier, such as automatic door and window insertion, associative dimensioning and hatching, automated 3D framing and OpenDWG-based DXF/DWG translators.

DataCAD products are available through authorized dealers worldwide, or directly from DATACAD LLC. For the name of the dealer nearest you, please call (800) 394-2231 or (860) 677-4004 outside the U.S., or access the "Support" section of DATACAD LLCs Web page at http://www.datacad.com.

About DATACAD LLC
DATACAD LLC is an independent, privately held company that provides robust computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) solutions to architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) firms. With more than 250,000 installations worldwide, DataCAD is now listed as the second most widely used software by architects according to the most recent American Institute of Architects (AIA) firm survey.