January 2008 Archives

We will be at the daratechPLANT 2008 conference held January 28-30th at the Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel in Houston, Texas.  I am excited that we will have a table top this year that we will be able to give software demonstrations and show you specific funtionallity that we have been putting into our applications that address your specific business needs. The three product we will be demonstrating are Acrobat, Acrobat Connect and LiveCycle.  As stated on the conference page, communication, interaction and interoperability are key industry issues.  Stop by and let us show you how we can address this specific issues.  I will post a conference report after the conference.

I was able to attend the AIA/QUOIN Forum to hear Ken Simonson, Kermit Baker and Kim Kennedy speak on the 2008 Construction Economic Outlook.  I use Ken's outlook extensively in writing my business plan each year.   There was a quiet buzz in the room when I arrived, and it seemed like those in attendance where anxiously awaiting the news.  I wanted to hear how the talk of the economy possibly going into recession is going to impact the AEC industry and when the heck was the housing market going to improve.  It wasn't long before Ken delivered the news.

The deadline for the Acrobat 3D contest is approaching!  All entries are due no later than Jan 31, 2008 at 11:59 pm PST. The prizes will be awarded in each of two categories:

 

• Collaboration, Visualization, and CAD Data Interoperability: Appropriate entries will showcase the use of PDF files to enable 2D - and 3D-based communication and collaboration on medium to large assemblies.
• Technical Publishing: Appropriate entries will display how 3D CAD data was leveraged to create richer marketing and technical documentation with interactive 3D content.

 

It could be something as simple as taking what you have already done and uploading it to the site.  Take a look at the prize list and enter today! 

 

Have fun,

 

Jonathan