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
4. Have a need for other technical support.
Many clients will be looking for an immediate solution.
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Good news...
...CAD
International have purchased the IP of the former company, 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 providing new authorisation codes and to fund the development of the software
into the future, this year there is a small fee of AU$99 (approx
US$89)
for each renewal code.
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 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 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,
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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