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• Stardraw Lighting 2D Launched at LDI
• This month's new feature - Error Reporting
• The New Face of Sales
• Stardraw Links into Italy
• Upcoming Events
• Audio symbols update
• AV symbols update

Stardraw Lighting 2D Launched at LDI

This year's LDI (Orlando, USA, November 2-4) will see the launch of the new Stardraw package for lighting designers. 

Stardraw Lighting 2D is an all new application which uses the very latest in software technology to deliver a faster, easier and more powerful solution to those involved in designing and documenting professional lighting systems.  It will replace the already popular Stardraw 2D V3 and includes the following major new features:

• Over 8,000 symbols of leading lighting products
• Monthly program and symbols updates
• 50 new products per month
• New program feature per month
• Powerful Excel reporting (bill of materials, quotations, DMX Patch, Dimmer Patch, Gel Call and many more)
• Read, write and edit any DWG or DXF file

Visit us on booth #1567, or click here to learn more.

Feature per Month program

This month's new feature is Error Reporting: a unique utility which is designed to increase Stardraw's reliability and robustness.

In the course of normal operation, Stardraw might encounter a problem. This could be bad data from an imported file, a bad device driver or an internal conflict. In these situations most programs simply give up, crash and return an "Illegal Operation" message - not very helpful.

Stardraw is different. With Error Reporting, a serious fault will cause the following sequence of events:

• The application you were working with will restart, loading any AutoSave files of the documents that were open at the time of the error (if AutoSave was enabled)

The error report contains everything the technical support department needs to identify exactly how and why the problem occurred AND FIX IT. This means that fixes can be implemented without lengthy phone and e-mail conversations, saving you time and ensuring that Stardraw continues to be the best, fastest and most reliable software for system design and documentation.

Important Note:  the Feature per Month program is available only to current subscribers of Stardraw Audio, Stardraw AV and Stardraw Lighting 2D.  If the machine you're currently working with has its Stardraw dongle in place, you can check your subscription status by clicking here.

To renew a lapsed subscription, catch up on symbols updates and qualify for the Feature per Month program please contact your local Stardraw representative or e-mail sales@stardraw.com

As promised, new features will be added to Stardraw every month, prioritised, wherever possible, by what you want.  As far as we know, Stardraw is the only application that can respond so quickly to your requests.  Please let us know what new features you want by filling out our User Survey

Press Release - The New Face of Stardraw Sales

Stardraw has appointed David Morrison as Sales Manager with effect from October 1, 2001. Morrison joins the well-known software provider with 20 years experience of senior sales roles with major manufacturing companies in the PC and networking industry, including Compaq and Research Machines.

dave@stardraw.com

"When Stardraw first approached me I had no plans to switch industries," commented Morrison, "but once I saw the potential in the technology and heard what the company had planned I just had to get involved. This is a fantastically exciting opportunity."

Managing director of Stardraw, David Snipp explained, "David [Morrison]'s appointment is just part of our plan for continued growth. We wanted to find someone who could add real value for our existing channel partners, and who would also be able to manage significant OEM relationships in our existing entertainment markets and beyond. Going forward, David's experience in the broader spectrum of the telecomms and networking industries will be invaluable to our strategic plans for expansion." Snipp hinted that Stardraw's position within the Audio, AV and Lighting industries will be used as a springboard into larger markets. The appointment of Morrison adds weight to this suggestion.

David Morrison operates out of Stardraw's London-based offices and is currently responsible for EMEA and Pacific Rim channel management and corporate OEM sales.

Press Release - Stardraw Links into Italy

Industry software provider Stardraw has announced the appointment of Link srl as Premier Partner in Italy. The agreement was struck at the IBTS 2001 show in Milan and takes effect from October 8th.

David Morrison, sales manager for Stardraw explains, "We were particularly happy to build a relationship with Link because their profile and positioning is ideal for the current range of Stardraw products. As the leading Italian supplier of cable, connectors and connection solutions they have all the right contacts in Audio, AV and Lighting. Everybody in systems integration needs the 'glue' that Link supplies, and everybody in systems integration needs Stardraw. It's a perfect fit."

From Link's point of view the match is equally good. Managing Director Assunta Fratocchi adds, "Link has built its reputation by observing and driving the technological evolution of equipment used for system interconnection. We are now implementing a new, long-term strategy to bring the best in software tools to our clients. This means offering the right products, dedicated staff, training and front line support. Of course, the Stardraw applications had to be the first in our portfolio since they are so particularly appropriate for all of the markets we service. Historically the acceptance of software in the Italian market has been slower than we might have hoped, but we have watched this software grow in popularity internationally and the time is now right for a concerted push into our domestic market."

Morrison continued, "With a market like Italy, product localisation is important - Stardraw applications are already available in English, French, German and Portuguese and one of our first joint tasks will be to produce an Italian version. Thanks to the advanced architecture we use, the translation can be done by someone without any special software skills using any standard text editor in just a couple of days, without changing a single line of code in the Stardraw engine."

Link srl, based in Rome, was founded in 1987 and specialises in the manufacture and supply of cable, connectors and connection solutions. Further details can be found at www.linkitaly.com.

Upcoming Events

	LDI, Orlando, November 2-4 Booth # 1567
	AES, New York, November 30-December 3 Booth # 1562

October Symbols Updates for Stardraw Audio

This month's Stardraw Audio Update includes:

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October Symbols Updates for Stardraw AV

In addition to all of the Stardraw Audio updates, the Stardraw AV Update includes:

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