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D-Tools Company Timeline
February 2009: D-Tools Teams with Capitol Sales to distribute SI5.5 Estimator to the AV market.
February 2009: D-Tools Partners with The Distribution Company to bring SI5.5 to the EMEA market.
November 2008: D-Tools Partners with RHINO Labeling Systems to provide integrated cable labeling solution.
September 2008: D-Tools SI5 wins 2008 Custom Retailer EXCITE Award.
September 2008: D-Tools Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary at CEDIA Expo.
September 2008: D-Tools Premiers SI5.5, adding improved Project Management functionality to the company's flagship product.
June 2008: D-Tools and Control4 Collaborate on Hospitality Automation Solutions for Integrators.
April 2008: D-Tools Expands into Security Market - SI5 functionality helps security integrators increase profitability.
November 2007: D-Tools SI5 named as a CE Pro High Impact Product.
November 2007: D-Tools SI5 wins 2007 EHX Multi-room Audio Video Award.
September 2007: D-Tools SI5 wins 2007 Custom Retailer EXCITE Award.
June 2007: D-Tools announces availability of SI5, the latest version of the company's flagship product.
March 2007: D-Tools partners with CEPro.com to create comprehensive online manufacturer database.
February 2007: D-Tools announces record growth for 2006 - with over 30% revenue growth and 18 million data downloads.
December 2006: D-Tools System Integrator wins CE Pro High Imoact Product of the Year Award for it's integration with Brother P-Touch Labeling Systems.
September 2006: D-Tools premieres the latest version of their award-winning software System Integrator 5 at CEDIA Expo 2006.
June 2006: D-Tools unveils new AutoCAD functionality in System Integrator 4.5 at InfoComm 2006.
April 2006: D-Tools System Integrator 4.5 wins third consecutive CEA Mark of Excellence Award for Best Installation Product.
January 2006: D-Tools System Integrator 4.5 wins the 2006 Innovative Housing Technology Award (IHTA) for Best Computer Aided Design and Drafting product.
November 2005: D-Tools System Integrator 4.5 wins the 2005 Electronic House Expo (EHX) Multi-Room Audio/Video award for Installation Aids & Accessories.
October 2005: D-Tools and Brother P-Touch Electronic Labeling Systems Announce Integrated Solution for Printing Cable Labels.
September 2005: D-Tools creates IDesign SI Division to build online system configuration tools.
March 2005: D-Tools receives NSCA's Innovations in Technology Award for the second year in a row for Business Productivity Product of the Year.
February 2005: D-Tools receives the Mark of Excellence Award for the second year in a row. SI 4 was recognized for its "originality, ease of use, timesaving capability, and broad market application."
December 2004: D-Tools reaches a milestone. Over 2000 companies are using System Integrator software.
September 2004: D-Tools releases System Integrator 4. The latest in the line of award winning design, proposal, engineering, and management vsoftware.
June 2004: D-Tools joins the Autodesk Developers Network. Begin work directly with AutoCAD.
June 2004: D-Tools agrees to build Liberty Wire & Cable's PanelCrafter CADBlox program for Visio users. The application debuts at InfoComm.
May 2004: D-Tools announces record 1st quarter results: (+88.0%)
May 2004: D-Tools achieves the prestigious level of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Our Si v3.7 is also certified Gold status for Windows XP.
April 2004: D-Tools Si v3.5 wins NSCA's Innovations in Technology award.
April 2004: D-Tools announces record results for 3rd & 4th quarters. (+117% in 3rd Qtr., +44.3% in 4th Qtr.
March 2004: D-Tools Si v3.5 wins CEA's Mark of Excellence Award.
February 2004: Over the last 12 months, D-Tools customers downloaded over 10,000,000 manufacturer product skus from our Manufacturer Partner and Data Subscription programs.
January 2004: D-Tools expands its Atlanta office with sales, technical support and shipping available.
October 2003: D-Tools releases the Business Manager module. Featuring expanded networking capabilities, sales & work orders, resource scheduling and job costing reports.
September 2003: D-Tools releases Si v3 Value Edition. A distributed product aimed at smaller and new integration firms. Breaks the price barrier, offering proposals and drawings for $999.
July 2003: D-Tools moves headquarters to larger office to facilitate growth plans. (Still in Concord , CA)
May 2003: D-Tools opens a satellite sales office in Atlanta , GA to support the growing needs of east coast and international customers.
October 2002: D-Tools releases Si v3. An evolutionary change in the award winning System Integrator software tool.
August 2002: D-Tools announces it has reached the 1000+ company level using it's D-Tools Si software.
July 2002: D-Tools becomes an Oracle Small Business Solution Certified Consultant!
December 2001: D-Tools announces its 50th Manufacturer Partner, Chief Manufacturing.
September 2001: Si 2.5 working with Microsoft Visio 2002 is introduced at CEDIA. Sometime in August, the 800th company to use D-Tools is signed.
April 2001: D-Tools becomes an official Microsoft ISV as part of the Microsoft Certified Solution Provider netwo
October 2000: D-Tools releases Si 2.1. A dramatic step forward in design software. New features like the DataMatrix, makes life even easier for system integrators.
March 2000: D-Tools dealer network reaches 300 users. The 35th Manufacturer Partner is brought on board.
February 2000: QuickLinks, an interface to the ever popular QuikBooks accounting package is released.
January 2000: RackTools, the custom solution for Middle Atlantic is also released and will become one of the most used custom applications in the system integration industry.
November 1999: Ci version 1.5 ships with accessory and change order module.
September 1999: D-Tools introduces QuickLinks, the D-Tools accounting interface at the CEDIA convention.
May 1999: Version 1.1 ships. Work begins on a large custom application for rack giant Middle Atlantic Products.
March 1999: Ci is selected as one of the best Visio applications of the year and Adam Stone was a featured presenter at Envision, The Visio Solutions Conference in Chicago.
January 1999: Ci is introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
November 1998: Ci was awarded one of the prestigious 12 slots in the Microsoft Innovation on Windows Showcase and was prominently featured at winter Comdex in the Microsoft booth.
October 1998: D-Tools incorporates in the state of California. Ci ships version 1.0.
September 1998: DigiTools Ci is introduced at CEDIA with the support of the Visio corporation and gains immediate industry acceptance.
August 1997: Adam Stone, a veteran of the system integration industry,begins work on a Visio based design, engineering, estimating and documentation program called Ci.