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D-Tools Launches SI 2015 at CEDIA Expo

Latest version of award-winning productivity solution adds significant new features and functionality such as Mobile Installation management and inventory management through QuickBooks integration

CONCORD, CA, USA – AUGUST 12, 2014 —

D-Tools Inc.

, the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced a major new release of its flagship software platform, System Integrator 2015. Being launched at CEDIA Expo 2014 and available in Q4, the new SI 2015 release adds valuable new productivity features and enhancements that enable Commercial and Residential AV integrators to both streamline business processes and increase profitability while simultaneously maximizing efficiencies and reducing overhead. SI 2015 will be available as an upgrade for existing customers and will be provided at no cost for customers participating in the D-Tools Software Assurance

program.

Building upon new functionality within the architecture of the System Integrator platform including a robust D-Tools Cloud infrastructure, SI 2015 makes it faster and easier than ever to perform key functions of an integrator’s business—estimation, system design, and project management. Moreover, SI 2015 offers improvements in virtually every functional area including inventory, data and project management, QuickBooks and third-party integrations, mobile connectivity, as well as a major upgrade in the software’s drawing capabilities. The application delivers a powerful yet easy to use solution that positively effects—and thereby improves—all areas of an integrator’s business.

“This next iteration of the D-Tools System Integrator platform adds critical mobile workflow and installation management capabilities and for the first time, introduces an inventory management component facilitated through the platform’s QuickBooks integration,” said Adam Stone, President and Founder of D-Tools. “We work closely with our customers to consistently refine the D-Tools offering and are excited to be able to add these new features, functionality, and productivity enhancements that will help all our customers succeed in taking their business to the next level.”

D-Tools SI 2015 will be demonstrated at CEDIA Expo 2014 in Denver, Colo., in booth #526. There, executives will showcase the comprehensive system integration software platform which will include the following new features and enhancements:

A·A A A A A A  Mobile Workflow & Installation Management

oA A  Track status of install tasks from any mobile device (phone & tablet)

oA A  Assign Mobile resources

oA A  Adaptive formatting to work on any device

oA A  Notifications for New, Revised, and Completed Tasks

oA A  Enter install status, notes, serial numbers and actual install times

oA A  Take photos

oA A  Syncs field information back into SI 2015

A·A A A A A A  QuickBooks Integration:

oA A  Track inventory in QuickBooks

oA A  Track order status in QuickBooks

oA A  Group by Locations, Systems or Project Phases in QuickBooks Estimates

oA A  Sync Vendors when creating Items in QuickBooksA A 

A·A A A A A A  Product Catalog:

oA A  Review and rate products

oA A  Add Alternates to Catalog Products

oA A  Enhanced search in Product and Labor Explorer

A·A A A A A A  Projects:

oA A  Improved Project History Tracking

oA A  Improved Project Editor functionality

A·A A A A A A  Drawing enhancements:

oA A  Speed enhancements for stencil/block updates

oA A  New filter options for Connected Wire and Disconnected Wire

oA A  Shape Tree improvements

oA A  Enhanced Shape and Block settings: multiple shapes and blocks can be selected, changed, and assigned

oA A  Additional settings to paste shapes and blocks as New, Clone, or Alternate

oA A  Support for AutoCAD 2015

The SI 2015 release comes on the heels of two product additions; the recently launchedA 

Mobile Quote

A native iOS application—which enables integrators and sales people to generate a quote and get to a budget number from any jobsite in the world andA 

FreeTools PSLâ„¢

, a new system design companion application that provides MicrosoftA® Visio users with multiple libraries of industry-specific plan view symbols and Visio drawing templates that make it easier to create system designs using universally accepted industry standards.A SI 2015, Mobile Quote, FreeTools PSL, and other new enhancements will be shown in D-Tools’ booth #526 during CEDIA Expo 2014 in Denver, Colo.

Those interested in learning more about D-Tools SI 2015 and other new product developments are encouraged to schedule a web demo in advance of the show or to visit booth #526 while at CEDIA Expo. Editors, writers, bloggers, and others providing journalistic coverage of the event and its exhibitors should request a press kit and other related information from Katye (McGregor) Bennett of KMB Communications, by e-mailingA 

[email protected]

A or phoningA 

(406) 446-1283

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About D-Tools, Inc.

D-Tools, founded in 1998 and based in Concord, California, is a worldwide leader in accessible, highly accurate system design and documentation software platform. The company’s flagship product, System Integratorâ„¢ (SI), is a robust solution that utilizes AutodeskA® AutoCAD and MicrosoftA® Visio to facilitate comprehensive system design, documentation and project management. D-Tools enables residential and commercial integrators to streamline business processes and increase revenues while reducing the time and cost associated with the installation and integration of low-voltage electronic systems. More than 4,500 leading companies currently use the award-winning D-Tools platform to reduce time, costs and to streamline the system integration process. Product updates and related information can be obtained by following D-Tools onA 

Twitter

A and onA 

Facebook

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Learn more about the D-Tools MVP Program, D-Tools System Integrator, or the undeniable benefits of using a streamlined system design, proposal, and estimation software platform atA 

www.d-tools.com

,A (866) 386-6571, ext. 1, or e-mailA 

[email protected]

A orA 

[email protected]

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Press Contacts

Tim Bigoness, D-Tools, Inc., A 

(925) 270-4102

,A 

[email protected]

,A 

www.d-tools.com

Katye (McGregor) Bennett, KMB Communications,A 

(425) 328-8640

,A 

[email protected]

,A 

www.kmbcomm.com

MVP ContactA 

Josh Carlson, D-Tools, Inc., (925) 270-4105,A 

[email protected]

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D-Tools SI 2015 – NEW For CEDIA Expo 2014

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