All Articles Tagged D Tools

CE Pro Editors | 04/17 11:43 AM, 0 Comments

D-Tools has joined the Electronic Security Association (ESA) as an associate member to further support the expanding market of electronic security integrators. Over 3,000 integration companies use D-Tools’ software to help streamline the processes around estimation, system design and project management. D-Tools involvement with the ESA will help strengthen its support to integrators who are participating in the convergence of security, audio/video, and other low voltage systems. “We’re very pleased to have D-Tools join ESA as an Associate Member and we look forward to their contributions to the association,” says… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 03/19 07:42 AM, 0 Comments

The next version of D-Tools System Integrator software, Version 6, “isn’t about more widgets,” says VP sales and marketing Tim Bigoness. “It’s about saving time.” With SI6, D-tools has totally overhauled the back-end of its popular project/proposal management system, making it 30 percent faster than its predecessor SI5.5, according to Bigoness. The new version, dubbed SIX, takes all of the elements of D-Tools – data management, system design, proposals, and more – and wraps them into a unified user interface (UI). Whereas earlier versions of SI software required users to… View this story

Jason Knott | 05/11 08:32 AM, 3 Comments

When you are new to any industry, differentiating yourself and working efficiently can sometimes be big challenges. J. Becher & Assoc. in Minneapolis/St. Paul needed to do just that. While not a new company, J. Becher & Assoc. was relatively new to A/V custom installation. Over the years, the company has wired more than 10,000 homes and businesses, becoming one of the area's premier electrical and low-voltage contractors. Since its inception in 1987, the mission of J. Becher & Assoc. has been to provide quality workmanship, innovative design and thoughtful… View this story

Robert Archer | 03/22 04:21 AM, 0 Comments

Small businessmen have to wear many hats that cover everything from in-the-field installations duties and programming, to sales, marketing and administration management. D-Tools' latest software upgrade can't help integrators install a pair of in-wall speakers, but it can alleviate some of the behind-the-scenes, but necessary project bidding, planning and management processes. The Concord, Calif.-based company's new SI5.5 Service Pack 3 fixes some previous version bugs and it adds support to popular programs such as QuickBook 2011, Outlook 2010 and Visio 2010. The company has also added limited support mechanisms for… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 03/30 03:00 PM, 0 Comments

CONCORD, CA. — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced that AudioControl has renewed their D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) program Partnership. AudioControl is a U.S. based designer and manufacturer of audio analyzers, signal processors and distributed audio products. AudioControl has recently had their whole product line updated, better enabling D-Tools System Integrator™ users to specify AudioControl high-end products to their end customers. During D-Tools inception year of 1998, AudioControl became known as D-Tools first partner and now over ten years later, the partnership is still… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 03/19 12:03 PM, 0 Comments

D-Tools, Inc., a custom installation integration software company has released the latest SP2 trial of its System Integrator software (SI) 5.5 software program. The SI5.5 SP2 trial is now available for download and D-Tools says the SP2 upgrade contains more than 20 new usability features and enhancements, as well as new support for Canadian Quick Book 2010 users. "We're extremely pleased to include these new features and enhancements in SI 5.5," says Adam Stone, president and CEO of D-Tools. "Customer feedback is what drives our development team to advance our… View this story