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Bricsys Membership in ITC has Been Terminated

Portland, OR., USA, February 10, 2010- The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) announced today that the Bricsys membership in the ITC has been terminated and that it has received a letter from Bricsys CEO Erik de Keyser stating that the BricscadTM 10 source code does not contain any IntelliCAD® software.  Bricsys joined the ITC in 2002 (as BricsCad NV) and Mr. de Keyser served as Vice President of the ITC in 2003 and Chairman of the Board of the ITC from 2004 to 2006.

The ITC is a technical software consortium where member companies have access to the IntelliCAD source code. When a member company leaves the ITC, the member company follows an established procedure to ensure that the intellectual property of the ITC is protected. The ITC will be taking steps to ensure that its intellectual property has not been improperly used by Bricsys. The ITC has invested over 10 years in the development of IntelliCAD, and recently announced the Beta2 release of IntelliCAD 7, a significant upgrade of the IntelliCAD base source code.

There are over 40 ITC member companies that work together to create the IntelliCAD development platform and they have committed considerable resources to protect their property and rights and to ensure that the IntelliCAD source code is not used inappropriately for the creation of other products.  

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium.

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its commercial members, who in turn market and sell applications based on IntelliCAD to their end users. The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of software developers established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more. For additional ITC news and information, visit the company web site (http://www.intellicad.org/) or call 1-503-293-7655.

Bricscad is a trademark of Bricsys NV.  IntelliCAD is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium.

 

IntelliCAD 7 Beta2 Release: Work Smarter and Faster with a Brand New Architecture

Latest version of popular IntelliCAD® CAD platform incorporates a new software architecture for improved compatibility, better performance and more power for custom application development.

Portland, OR., USA, February 10, 2010 - The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced a Beta2 release for ITC members of the all-new IntelliCAD 7 CAD software incorporating a new software architecture designed to optimize the core data import/export and application programming functions critical to users of the IntelliCAD CAD platform. The IntelliCAD 7 architecture uses the Open Design Alliance (ODA) platform, previously known as DWGdirect, as its internal database for improved handling of .dwg files. For companies building custom applications, IntelliCAD 7 also offers the powerful DRX object oriented application programming language (API) developed by the Open Design Alliance (ODA) with custom IRX extensions specific to the IntelliCAD platform.

The IntelliCAD platform, combined with ITC member solutions is being used by thousands of companies for creating engineering and design documents from the simplest 2D room design to the most complex 3D plant construction and BIM analysis. The new enhancements to the core IntelliCAD product offer architects and engineers an enhanced user experience through an improved user interface, more efficient drawing handling and improved product quality.

Companies building design automation applications on top of IntelliCAD will appreciate the DRX/IRX API to create sophisticated commands and industry-specific custom objects that interact intelligently with other objects according to their properties. DRX and the IRX extensions provide the ability to create complex applications with custom objects similar to the Autodesk® ObjectARX® API. The unique IRX extensions offer special cursor handlers, specialized editing functions, document and layout managers and custom printing and plotting interfaces.

The new IntelliCAD 7 geometry subsystem improves graphic quality and supports a variety of graphic display devices. The extensive quality, performance and functional improvements to the IntelliCAD 7 product extends the decade long IntelliCAD tradition of incorporating new enhancements specifically requested by its members.

"When I got my first glimpse of IntelliCAD 7 I was excited about the potential of the new DRX/IRX programming environment," said Bill Wright, President of WrightSoft Corp. of Lexington, MA. "We highlighted our new automated HVAC application developed on IntelliCAD 7 at a recent trade show, and I am convinced that this is a huge step forward for IntelliCAD. We've built a real-time HVAC load analyzer seamlessly triggered by clicking on specific areas of a building. Drawing creation and export has also been significantly improved making it easier for our users to send construction documents downstream. IntelliCAD 7 offers software developers like us an ideal development environment with significant power and flexibility advantages over our old CAD platform."

New Features in IntelliCAD 7

IntelliCAD 7 offers many new end-user and development platform features:

  • Greatly enhanced general drawing productivity: docking properties pane and command window, layer management, Drawing Explorer, enhanced menus and toolbars, real-time rendering support, and more.
  • Integrated command compatibility and support for AutoCAD® DWG™ 2010 format.
  • New support for custom objects, including AutoCAD® Architecture objects using the ODA platform to display and edit architectural entities such as walls, doors, windows, etc.
  • Full support for DRX with extended IRX methods; support for VSTA; new online developer help, including integration with Microsoft® Visual Studio®.
  • Expanded internationalization tools simplify localization in addition to the ten languages already available: single source for online help and printed manual; UNICODE support; switch languages on the fly; easier access to files for localization changes.

"We designed IntelliCAD 7 to give our member companies an improved CAD platform, utilizing the best technology available today. The Open Design Alliance has created a world class development environment with its libraries and the DRX programming language and those technologies are woven into the fabric of IntelliCAD 7," said David Lorenzo, director of development of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium. "We paid attention to the input from our member community and they demand a high quality platform with excellent interactivity and performance. We are confident that they are getting what they asked for with this new release."

Availability

The Beta2 release of IntelliCAD 7 is available to members of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium. Companies interested in more details about IntelliCAD 7 or in discussing membership in the ITC should contact the ITC directly. For more information about IntelliCAD, including case studies, please visit http://www.intellicad.org/.

About the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium.


The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium licenses the IntelliCAD technology to its commercial members, who in turn market and sell applications based on IntelliCAD to their end users. The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an independent organization of software developers established specifically for the development of the IntelliCAD technology. Commercial members have access to the IntelliCAD source code, documentation, developer support, and more. For additional ITC news and information, visit the company web site (http://www.intellicad.org/) or call 1-503-293-7655.

 

Autodesk, AutoCAD, ObjectARX and Autodesk Architecture are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. DWG is the native file format for Autodesk's AutoCAD® software and is a trademark of Autodesk, Inc.  IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is not affiliated with Autodesk, Inc. IntelliCAD is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium.

Bricsnet CEO Named to Board of Directors of IntelliCAD Technology Consortium

Announces Plan to Integrate Proprietary Open-Source CAD Platform Into Company's Flagship Integrated Workplace Management System

San Francisco - February 1, 2010 - Bricsnet, a leading provider of solutions for real estate, project and integrated workplace management, announced today that its Chairman and CEO, Hector Rodriguez, has been named to the Board of Directors of Portland-based IntelliCAD® Technology Consortium. Bricsnet also announced plans to integrate IntelliCAD technology into its flagship Integrated Workplace Management System, Bricsnet Enterprise, this year.

The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium is an organization comprising and owned by member companies that focuses on the development of the IntelliCAD platform in use by hundreds of thousands of users worldwide.

IntelliCAD -a robust, Computer-Aided Drawing (CAD) platform compatible with the Autodesk® DWG™ format - has set the standard for affordable CAD software that offers compatibility with the DWG format and a familiar easy to use command set and application programming interface. IntelliCAD is available for purchase only through ITC Commercial Members who integrate the IntelliCAD technology with additional solutions and applications serving the needs of a wide variety of engineering markets.

Bricsnet has been a long-standing member of the ITC and currently markets the IntelliCAD platform in Europe under the brand name of BitCAD®. Bricsnet plans to incorporate the technology into the Bricsnet Enterprise solution for delivery to its clients who manage space occupancy and utilization via electronic floorplans created using CAD software.

"I am delighted and honored to join the Board of Directors of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium," said Rodriguez. "The ITC provides a valuable service to the architecture, engineering, construction and workplace management communities, and we look forward to making this technology part of our standard offering to the Bricsnet Enterprise community, thereby, lowering the total cost of ownership of an Integrated Workplace Management solution".

Rodriguez has been a member of the Bricsnet Board of Directors since 2002, when he co-led a group of investors who bought the Bricsnet business from a predecessor company. He became Chairman of the Board in 2006 and assumed the role of CEO in 2008. Based in Madrid, Spain, he has a strong technology and business background attained early in his career through his extensive tenure in Accenture, and as Principal of the investment group which directly oversees Bricsnet's development in the marketplace.

About Bricsnet

Bricsnet's business was founded in 1986 and helps large corporations improve profits by more effectively managing all aspects of the workplace (including buildings, land, space, people, assets and systems). Bricsnet offers Bricsnet Enterprise and Bricsnet Retail, leading real estate management systems that - along with Bricsnet Strategic Advisory Services - provide fast, pragmatic and innovative solutions to increase shareholder value. In addition, Bricsnet offers ProjectCenter is an easy to use, online system for project management and collaboration. For more information, contact Bricsnet at 603-559-2501 or visit http://www.bricsnet.com/.