Announcement: CAD
International acquire DRCAuto I.P.
As you may be aware, G L D'Arcy
Pty Ltd has ceased trading and on 14th December 2009 went into
liquidation. We understand that a variety of unfortunate events
over the past several years including the untimely death of its
founder Gary D'Arcy, the subsequent ill health of his widow and
the quitting of key staff, provided the director/s of the company
little option but to take this course of action.
There are thousands of users all over the world who have invested
in products such as Smart
Architect, !SlingShot
Max, Slingshot 3D,
Toolkit Max, SuperTools,
LT-ToolKit, StrucPLUS,
ArchiOfficeLT, BestCAD, Land4, MechQ, NitroCAD, QuickBar and
SurvaCAD who will be affected by this event. Users are in one
or more of the following categories:
1. Are a developer of third party
software such as StrucPLUS that used a DRC product to operate
2. Have an end user software license that requires a new authorisation
code
3. Have a version that does not operate with newer versions of
Windows, AutoCAD or 64bit computers
Many clients will be looking for an immediate solution.
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Good news...
...CAD
International have purchased the IP of from the liquidators,
rescuing users from an otherwise difficult situation where their
software would become unusable. CAD International offer immediate
assistance to those in need of re-authorisation codes, new software
licenses or upgrades.
To cover the cost of providng new authorisation
codes and to fund further development, this year only there is
a small charge of AU$99 (approx US$84) for each renewal code. This is expected to
be reduced or removed completely next year.
To obtain your code, send an email with
your contact details, the product name, year, and serial number
to support@cad.com.au |
Note: CAD International caution clients not
to accept illegal software based on the IP of DRCAuto which may
be offered as an alternative to DRCAuto software. Products derived
as a result of the use of IP owned by CAD international and not
endorsed by CAD international are in breach of local and international
intellectual property and copyright law.
Whilst CAD international has rescued the situation for DRCAuto
users by purchasing the IP, it is important to understand that
it is not liable for nor responsible for any agreement or licensing
arrangement, actual or implied between the customer and former
G L D'Arcy Pty Ltd company, its agents or representatives; CAD
International provide services to existing users of software
as an act of good faith and is in no way obligated to existing
users to uphold services, licensing or any pre-existing agreement.
All licenses purchased prior to the acquisition of the IP are
subject to the terms and conditions of the license agreement
and may have expired with the expiration of the G L D'Arcy Pty
Ltd company. The supply of re-auth codes is not a new agreement
or license of the software nor continuation of license and is
only a service fee for the generation of code numbers.
Existing DRCAuto software products,Smart Architect,
!SlingShot Max,
Slingshot 3D, Toolkit Max, SuperTools,
LT-ToolKit, StrucPLUS,
are available for purchase and CAD International will advise
when new release software versions are made available. We thank
you for your patience and understanding as we come to terms with
this product range and the importance these products have for
you in streamlining your business. Technical support and assistance
will be made available progressively as we become conversant
with the acquisition.
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Background
CAD International
are world leading developers and vendors of CAD and CAD related
software and support services, focusing on providing leading-edge
solutions to a broad base of design related clientele..
CAD International source specialised
third party software and develop specific CAD software applications
from scratch to meet the needs of industries as diverse as Landscape
Design, Architecture, Mechanical Design, Structural Drafting,
Product Design and General Drafting as well as individual corporate
needs in fields such as shipping, construction, manufacturing,
storage, space management, national power supply and telecommunications..
Commencing as the CADD division
of a small drafting supply company in 1982, CAD International
grew and developed frontier software including the Caddsman product
range for major corporations and SME's globally. These products
far surpassed existing products in the market and brought intelligent
parametric 3D design into areas unexplored by conventional software
of the time.
CAD International
pioneered features and inventions that are common place in almost
all real CAD software now available. CAD
applications are utilised by thousands of architects, designers,
drafters and manufacturers globally every day..
In 1992 CAD International began
trading as the internet business name of CAD Australia Pty Limited
(a privately owned corporation) trading from URL locations such
as cadinternational.com
and cad.com.au CAD international
now hold the expertise of thousands of hours of development and
service in the industry, supplying a broad range of products
to meet strict criteria for excellence in performance, ease of
use, cost effectiveness and supportability..
CAD now partner globally with
distributors and resellers who have similar goals, values and
aspirations of integrity, growth and prosperity to create solutions
that assist clients to "design better faster funner". |
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