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softelec moves ahead (January 20, 2006)...
VPHybridCAD 8.03 Released (October 21, 2005)...
Exclusive Promotion for US Clients (September 6, 2005)...
softelec introduces new software Hannover Fair (April 1, 2005)...
softelec Appoints New Management (January 24, 2005)...
Increasing demand for softelec software (September 20, 2004)...
VPmap Series Released! (June 15, 2004)...
VPHybridCAD now supports AutoCAD 2005! (May 4, 2004)...
New Hybrid Editor for GIS (April 6, 2004)...
New GIS, Viewing Products (CeBIT March 2004)...
New Indexing Product (November 1, 2003)...
New Distributors signed with softelec (April 30, 2003)...
New VPHybridCAD Version 7 Released (September 1, 2002)...
OEM Product for Korean Market Shipped (April 1, 2000)...
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softelec moves ahead
Munich, January 20, 2006:
softelec has announced that their order volume for the entire business year 2005 showed an increase of more than 35 % compared to the figures of the previous year 2004. For the company this has been the most significant increase to be attained in three years. The softelec management comments that they had noticed buoyant investments in public and private organizations on a worldwide scale as one of the major reasons.
Focusing on a controlled expansion of the existing VPHybridCAD and VPmap Series product lines had also contributed much to these gratifying evolvements. "Plus, we have been rewarded for our long-term strategy to heavily concentrate on tight liaisons with national and international distribution partners," as softelec's marketing director Juergen Buhr sums it up. For their 2006 business softelec expects that the positive economic trends will stabilize in domestic and overseas markets. Thus, Juergen Buhr's prognosis reflects these views: "The high demand for modern and cost-saving software for raster processing remains unchanged. In the fields of CAD and GIS we have been moving well ahead with our technology, both technically and commercially. This clearly defines the strategy for our short-term and mid-term objectives."
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VPHybridCAD 8.03 Released
Munich, October 21, 2005:
softelec has released a new version 8.03 of all VPHybridCAD products and VPview. The current release includes minor modifications and corrections for improvements on printing and rasterization functions with their related settings. AutoCAD DWG file handling and import capabilities have also been expanded regarding SHX text fonts and plot style tables. A bird’s eye view option has been added to VPview.
VPHybridCAD Version 8 comes with a brand new interface design in Windows XP style and supports all AutoCAD versions from 2000 through 2006. It includes a collection of brand new function groups, such as dimensions, customizable user workflows, element quick selection, raster table recognition, and many more. With this expanded technology, VPHybridCAD V8 delivers new professional standards for hybrid processing and vectorization. Moreover, color processing functions previously available only in softelec's VPmap Series products for GIS have now become available also in VPHybridCAD V8 for CAD and standard raster drawing applications. Creating and editing Multipage-TIFF documents provide extra functionality now available in the VPHybridCAD V8 products, such as VPraster and VPstudio.
With its many new and superior tools for editing vector and raster data, including full AutoCAD DWG import/export support, VPHybridCAD V8 is the ultimate in hybrid processing and vector conversion.
You can download a full functional VPHybridCAD V8 demo version here.
VPHybridCAD V8 users should use a provided patch download for an easy update of their installation.
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Exclusive Promotion for US Clients
Munich, September 6, 2005:
A joint promotion campaign with GTCO Calcomp offers ScanPlus Large Format scanners/VP software bundles which will save up to $ 5,000.00! This campaign expires October 31, 2005 and offerings are exclusively available for clients in the USA.
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softelec introduces new software for Digital Factory at Hannover Fair
Munich, April 1, 2005:
softelec will present the new version 8 of its VPHybridCAD software line for raster processing and vectorization at the Hannover Industrial Fair in April. Partnering with Facility Management specialists pit-cup of Heidelberg, Germany, softelec will be part of the new "Digital Factory" exhibition area in Hall 15, Stand B17.
With its many new and superior tools for editing vector and raster data, including full AutoCAD DWG 2004/2005 import/export support VPHybridCAD V8 will be the ultimate in hybrid processing and vector conversion. Users who already hold a software maintenance agreement will receive a free update from the previous VPHybridCAD Version 7.
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softelec Appoints New Management
Munich, January 24, 2005:
softelec, the prominent raster software supplier from Munich, Germany, has a new team of leaders. Former key staff members Stefan Horvatin, Bernd Rau and Juergen Buhr have taken over the company's management after the long-time president and founder Dr. Michael Horvatin had retired last year.
With respect to their own working history at softelec the new management team takes an optimistic look on markets and on future business perspectives. From the end of the 1980s softelec has been specialized on the development of raster editing and vectorization software products for CAD and GIS applications. "For our global business we see the company as being very well positioned. We have started 2005 with new high potential sales partners, national and international. And we are only a few days away from a new product release," as new president Stefan Horvatin confirms the prevailing mood at softelec. "For many years our software products have been ranked internationally at topmost positions for their quality and for their productive power. This determines the most important benchmarks for our future product development", says Bernd Rau, long-time head of development and one of the three new MDs at softelec.
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Users prognosticate increasing demand for softelec software
Munich, September 20, 2004:
Recent user poll shows promising market perspectives for Munich based raster software specialist
More than one third of softelec users estimate an increase in requirements to apply their raster software in the next few years. The largest potential can be foreseen in graphic services, in GIS related applications, and in the mechanical industry. These are the major results of a recent research study initiated by softelec.
A specialist in software development of raster, hybrid, and vector conversion technology since the early 1990s softelec's future looks bright. More than 90 percent of their clients predict that using the software will at least stay stable on the current level. About 38 percent even expect an increase in demand.
High Potential Industry Sectors
In some industrial sectors even above average requirements are estimated. Particularly scan and drafting service providers as well as users from geographical applications and in the mechanical industry see a growing demand compared to the current status. This has been expressed by more than 40 percent of these users.
"The figures point out quite clearly that we have been right with our product strategy. Obviously, we are successful in fulfilling user requirements and market needs", resumes Stefan Horvatin, managing director of softelec.
The poll results prove that softelec's software has become an indispensable tool for many companies and is applied frequently. 25 percent of all respondents are making use of it on a daily basis. One third have stated to run it frequently and constantly. 18 percent use the software on a weekly basis. Thus, more than three quarters of all users are applying softelec programs at least once a week. "From discussions with clients we were aware that our products often have a major significance for key tasks in a company. Now the results of the poll bring even more evidence for this", says Horvatin.
The most active users are found at graphic service providers and in Facility Management applications.
Figure 1: Frequency of usage of softelec products
Broad coverage across application areas is another indicator for the significance of softelec´s software. Two thirds of the respondents use it for a clean-up of their scanned drawings. For 57 percent drawing conversion is a primary functionality while 53 percent use the software's extensive tool set for editing or revisions, 44 percent for legacy drawings' enhancements. Thus, the software is applied for at least two different kinds of applications. "These results support our general strategy which is to combine different tool groups and features in one product. Another good reason why our VPHybridCAD line of products is the leading brand in raster/vector processing."
Figure 2: Future requirements for softelec´s software products
Softelec's software products are primarily employed by users from graphic services, geographical applications, mechanical engineering, or industrial plant planning. Close to 44 percent of the respondents use VPraster or VPraster edit products, while more than 30 percent are using softelec's top level solution VPstudio. Of all users interrogated 69 percent were from European countries, 16 percent from North America, and 14 percent from Asia.
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VPmap Series Released!
Munich, June 15, 2004:
VPmap and the extended VPmap pro provide a perfect bridge between scanned maps and digital spatial data management, such as classic GIS platforms ArcGIS, MapInfo, Autodesk Map, and others. VPmap Series makes the ideal start for building up digital spatial data collections from scanned maps in cadastral projects, land development, land survey, geology, and many more.
Outdating an earlier pre-release, even more intelligence has been worked into the extraordinary raster area detection in VPmap Series. These functions allow to generate polygon and polyline objects from raster maps with literally just a click! Attribute information can easily be assigned to objects - some even automatically, like area size and circumference.
Program handling details have been optimized and GeoTIFF definitions and processing provide a full range of customizable parameter settings for different projections and coordinate systems.
On top, VPmap pro includes all of the automatic vectorization features of VPstudio and delivers the most advanced Scan-to-GIS desktop solution available today.
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VPHybridCAD now supports AutoCAD 2005!
Munich, May 4, 2004:
softelec has announced the immediate availability of the VPHybridCAD products for AutoCAD 2005. For all existing V7.x licenses a free download of the latest VPHybridCAD Version 7.13 is available in the softelec download area.
VPHybridCAD products are now suited to run with all of the AutoCAD 2005 family of products. To enable current VPHybridCAD V7.x licenses for AutoCAD 2005 a free download of VPHybridCAD V 7.13 for an easy re-installation is available in the softelec download area.
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New Hybrid Editor for GIS
Munich, April 6, 2004:
softelec has announced the upcoming release of VPmap, a new universal Scan-to-GIS hybrid editor. VPmap provides professional interactive tools to create, georeference, and edit project materials from scanned maps or existing GIS data.
VPmap will be targeted at GIS applications, mainly to transfer scanned maps into ArcGIS/ArcInfo (ESRI), MapInfo, Autodesk Map etc. Thus, VPmap contains GeoTIFF, Shapefile, and MIF support for import and export explicitly to and from GIS platforms.
New functions for automatic polygon and closed polyline generation have been implemented in VPmap exceeding the current range of VPHybridCAD tools. Capturing graphic data from scanned maps also includes options for a structural record of attributes and layers for GIS databases. With the separation of color raster layers this can also be applied to colored maps.
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softelec exhibits at CeBIT - New Raster/GIS Products
Hanover, March 18-24, 2004:
softelec will present new products for hybrid and raster processing at this year's CeBIT from March 18 -24 2004. The booth 2e9 in hall 1 will feature softelec exhibiting as exclusive software partners of Danish large format scanning leader Contex A/S. The solution focus is going to be put on automatic drawing capture and database indexing, and on transfer processing of scanned maps with functions specifically designed for GIS import/export such as ESRI, Mapinfo, AutoCADMap etc.
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New VPindex for Electronic Archiving
Munich, November 1, 2003:
softelec announced today the availability of VPindex, the professional solution to easily bring scanned drawings to electronic archives. Guided by a wizard, users define a batch process to clean-up, rotate, convert, and crop scanned drawings, plus recognize the contents of the drawing's title block. This information will be directly exported to customer's drawing database for easy retrieval. Automatic title block localization, automatic drawing rotation and calibration to paper format, and various export possibilities, like HTML for CD creation make VPindex the most professional solution for engineering and archiving professionals.
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New Distributors signed up for VPHybridCAD
Munich, April 30, 2003:
softelec is proud to confirm the signing of three new VPHybridCAD distributors in the first quarter of 2003.
While with well-known raster professionals "CAD Affiliates", of Houston,TX steady relations had been established some time ago, softelec welcomes "Syarikat E. J. Motiwalla", based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as a new member on the global raster scene. Earlier in January "SpaceCAD Ltd." entered VPHybridCAD distribution who is managing channel business and major accounts in Bulgaria. Among the latter is Lukoil, one of the world's largest companies in the oil and petrol industry and a VPHybridCAD user since 2002.
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New VPHybridCAD Release: Version 7
Munich, Sept. 1, 2002:
VPHybridCAD Version 7 enables CAD, GIS, and EDM users to directly access, edit, and modify scanned technical documents. With a success story of over 10 years, and more than 13,000 sold licenses, the awarded product line now incorporates a range of pioneering innovations with Version 7.
Direct raster-to-vector conversion and line tracing of colored drawings and maps, reduction and further optimization of processing steps, multi-document and multi-image capability and the CAD-like command line interface are among the forerunning novelties of VPHybridCAD V7.
In November, support of AutoCAD LT will be added to the existing platforms Windows and AutoCAD. In addition, localized versions in traditional and simplified Chinese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese will be available.
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OEM product "Eldorado" delivered to Korea
Munich, April 1, 2000:
softelec has developed an OEM product for the Cadastral Authorities in Korea and their "Eldorado" project. Earlier in March this year 250 licenses of the special "Eldorado" software were delivered by softelec’s longtime partner in Korea's capital Seoul, Taeil Systems Ltd. The product provides raster processing and automatic vector conversion for actual and historical maps. The digitized maps will be available in all regional cadastral offices throughout Korea for GIS processing and administration. In the past the project start had been postponed several times, due to economical turbulences in Korea and the mere of the other Far East countries. In order to capture the documents properly special flatbed scanner hardware had to be developed for the project. Many maps are coated on thick metal plates and they could not be processed by standard scanner devices.
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