March
2007 - Stardraw and Ramtech Industries hammer out Ramtech Metalworks Designer powered by Stardraw
Ramtech Industries, a leading developer and manufacturer of pro audio snakes, stageboxes,
multi-pin connectors and cables as well as custom audio interfaces, is to launch Ramtech
Metalworks Designer powered by Stardraw at NSCA 2007.
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March
2007 - Stardraw launches new Control products at NSCA 2007
Following the launch earlier this year of new versions of their design and documentation
products, software provider Stardraw.com introduced 2007 versions of their award-winning
control application, Stardraw Control, at NSCA 2007 in Orlando, FL.
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February
2007 - Stardraw Control wins Technology InAVation Award at ISE 2007
Stardraw Control, the universal system control application from software developer
Stardraw.com has been voted the winner of yet another prestigious award, the
Technology InAVation 2007 award in the category of Most Innovative Control
Product for Commercial Use. This is now the third major accolade for Stardraw Control.
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January
2007 - Stardraw announces 2007 versions of design/documentation applications
At ISE 2007, software provider Stardraw.com publicly unveils significant changes
to its range of design and documentation products, namely Stardraw A/V, Stardraw A/V
Lite, Stardraw Audio and Stardraw Lighting 2D.
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January
2006 - Simply Reliable Software announces SRS Draw powered by Stardraw
Simply Reliable Software (SRS) chose ISE 2006 as the platform to launch
SRS Draw, a new engineering module for their project-based management system,
SRS SmartOffice. SRS Draw, powered by the Stardraw drawing engine, enables
users to generate project drawings such as schematic diagrams automatically,
directly from the project data.
November
2005 - Stardraw Control - shipping now!
It is with real excitement that Stardraw.com can announce immediate availability
of the release version of its award-winning application, Stardraw Control. Over 2400
systems specialists took part in the beta test phase prior to this launch, and a great
deal of their feedback has been used to enhance and improve Stardraw Control's interface
and featureset.
June
2005 - Middle Atlantic Products rolls out RackTools 3.0 with Stardraw.com
Middle Atlantic Products, Inc., New Jersey-based manufacturers of engineered mounting solutions for
the systems contracting industry, is to roll out RackTools 3.0, the newest version of their advanced rack
specification and layout software, at InfoComm 2005.
March
2005 - Stardraw Control wins Innovations in Technology award at NSCA launch
Software providers Stardraw.com are delighted to announce that
their newest application, Stardraw Control, was feted with a
much-coveted Innovation in Technology award on the occasion of its
worldwide launch at NSCA 2005.
February
2005 - Stardraw.com releases Stardraw Control Beta 2
Following the release of Stardraw Control Beta 1 last month, software
providers Stardraw.com have announced the public availability of Stardraw
Control Beta 2 with immediate effect, prior to its formal launch scheduled
for NSCA.
January
2005 - Stardraw Announces Significant US Expansion
Software providers Stardraw.com are delighted to announce their most significant US
expansion to date, with the establishment of a West Coast office in partnership with US
distribution specialists, North American Pro Audio (NAPA).
January
2005 - Stardraw Control Beta 1 Available for Download
Software providers Stardraw.com have announced the public
availability of a Beta 1 version of the award-winning application,
Stardraw Control.
October
2004 - Stardraw Control wins Innovation Award at PLASA 2004
Stardraw.com's newest application, Stardraw Control, was honoured with a PLASA Award for
Innovation at the recent London show. Stardraw Control offers a new approach to solving the
problem of controlling systems comprised of products from many different suppliers.
July
2004 - Stardraw.com partners with Digigram for EtherSound control
Software provider Stardraw.com and Digigram, a world leader in innovative digital
audio network solutions, are delighted to announce the formation of a strategic partnership
around EtherSound, Digigram's patent-pending technology for audio distribution over standard
Ethernet.
June
2004 - Stardraw Announces Support for AutoCAD 2004/2005
One of the factors that make Stardraw's subscription-based products such invaluable tools for
systems integrators is that that since the beginning, Stardraw has focussed on support for all
versions of AutoCAD from version 2.5 up. Only a matter of weeks ago, Autodesk launched AutoCAD
2005, and Stardraw is pleased to announce that already, all of their subscription-based
applications have been upgraded to support it.
May
2004 - Net CAD wins coveted Pick Hits Award at NAB2004
VTG Audio and Stardraw are pleased to announce that Net CAD has won a Pick Hits award
at NAB 2004. Net CAD is VTG Audio's new on-line custom panel design and ordering application
that was commissioned from software providers, Stardraw.com, and went live at the recent NSCA
show in Las Vegas.
March
2004 - Net CAD goes live at NSCA
VTG Audio has selected NSCA to go live with their new application Net CAD,
commissioned from software providers, Stardraw.com. Based on the Stardraw.net
engine, Net CAD is a web service that allows users to design, configure and
order custom connection and control panels.
February
2004 - Stardraw Launches Stardraw A/V Lite
Software providers Stardraw.com have chosen ISE as the forum to launch a brand
new application aimed at the smaller AV systems integrator.
February
2004 - Stardraw introduces Downloadable Demos
Software providers Stardraw.com are pleased to announce the availability of
downloadable demos from their website, a move that coincides with the launch of
their newest application, Stardraw A/V Lite.
January
2004 - Stardraw.com Introduces New Web Services
Stardraw.com has added two major new enhancements to its suite of design
and documentation software. The first is the External Datasource feature.
This latest web service provides a fast, flexible solution to the creation
and maintenance of a central source for product information such as pricing
and other data which is linked to Stardraw's symbols library. The second feature,
called Synchronize Manufacturers, is a new delivery mechanism for Stardraw's
regular monthly symbols updates.
November
2003 - Stardraw.com Launches New Website
Software providers Stardraw.com are pleased to announce the launch of their
brand new website which went live at the beginning of November. In addition to
new styling, www.stardraw.com now boasts a re-worked navigational structure to
make it easier for Stardraw's increasingly diverse customer base to find the
information they are looking for. There are also significant back-end enhancements
which allow more robust and flexible operation of the site as a whole, and offer
new capabilities and scalability to the many new web services that are part of
Stardraw.com's ongoing strategy.
September
2003 - Stardraw / ADA Announce Strategic Partnership
Software providers Stardraw.com and acoustical modelling specialists Acoustic
Design Ahnert (ADA) and its sister company Software Design Ahnert (SDA) have
announced a strategic partnership which will offer their customers an interface
between Stardraw's design and documentation applications and the acoustical
modelling software EASE (Enhanced Acoustic Simulator for Engineers).
September
2003 - Horizon Music, Rapco launch NetCAD
VTG Audio has unveiled their new application NetCAD. Based on the Stardraw.net
engine, NetCAD is a web service that allows users to design, configure and order
custom connection and control panels. The application will be delivered through
the websites of daughter companies Horizon Music and Rapco.
April
2003 - Stardraw Weblink Launched at InfoComm
Software provider Stardraw.com unveils a new service at InfoComm 03 –
Stardraw Weblink. Manufacturers enrolling in the Weblink program can embed
custom data within the symbols that represent their products across the range
of Stardraw design and documentation applications, including Stardraw.net, the
world's first online CAD application.
March 2003 - Stardraw Offers Online Libraries
A new capability, Online Libraries, is added to the Stardraw
family of design and documentation tools. Users can now access
product symbols directly from the internet, totally removing the
need for long pre-emptive downloads.
January 2003 - Stardraw continues to buck the trend
Stardraw.com announces a staggering 55% growth in sales of the
company's traditional shrink-wrapped range (namely Stardraw Audio,
Stardraw AV, Stardraw Radio, Stardraw Lighting 2D and Stardraw
Professional) over the last twelve months.
December 2002 - Stardraw introduces Partner Programs for
Stardraw.net
In association with the launch of Stardraw.net,
Stardraw.com introduces bronze, silver and gold partner programs.
These programs offer different ways for anyone who is interested in
or whose customers may be interested in online design and
documentation systems to earn from or implement Stardraw.net
applications.
October 2002 - Stardraw and ProSoundWeb announce partnership
Following the development of
Stardraw.net, software provider Stardraw.com has announced a
partnership with ProSoundWeb, the leading online community for the
professional audio industry.
July 2002 - Web-Based Applications - Stardraw.net
Stardraw.com launches the world's first web-based CAD system.
Stardraw.net is a tool that allows one to design and document
integrated systems through a browser using an on-line library of
over 30,000 industry-specific symbols. Stardraw.net represents the
introduction of web-based technology that incorporates tools and
data for all of the niche markets addressed by Stardraw's
conventional software packages.
June 2002 - Stardraw teams up with ICIA and InfoComm iQ
Stardraw.com announces a unique partnership with the premier
audiovisual association, ICIA to deliver enhanced, integrated
information via the Internet.
April 2002 - RCI PanelBuilder
Stardraw.com delivers a new, web-based tool for the design and
production of custom control and connection panels for RCI Custom,
based on Stardraw.net technology.
April 2002 - Award for Stardraw Radio
Within 3 days of its launch, Stardraw Radio wins the Radio World "Cool Stuff" award.
April 2002 - Launch of Stardraw Radio
Design and documentation software for the audio broadcast industry
December 2001 - EDDY Award for Heritage Theatre Software
Prestigious technology award for OEM control application developed by Stardraw for Klark Teknik Group subsidiary Midas.
November 2001 - Launch of Stardraw Lighting 2D
Latest generation of 2D design and documentation software for the professional lighting industry
July 2001 - Incorporation of New York based Stardraw.com Inc
Formed by acquisition of R&S Solutions, Stardraw's US distributor
May 2001 - Introduction of Feature-per-Month program
Stardraw's unique feature update service
September 2000 Launch of Stardraw Audio for Klark Teknik
Customised control software for DSP audio products
June 2000 Launch of Stardraw AV
Design and documentation application for audio-visual industry
March 2000 Incorporation of London-based Stardraw.com Ltd
Software division of SST spun off as a completely independent company focussing solely on the activities that produce, maintain, advance and promote successful software
1999 Launch of Stardraw Audio
Replaced the now-defunct ShuttleCAD and fully supported existing user base in the professional audio industry
1999 Acquisition of ShuttleCAD
SST acquires intellectual property and data rights
1998 Launch of Stardraw Professional
Drag and drop 3D lighting design and visualisation application taking full advantage of DirectX and the latest in 3D graphics technology
1998 Launch of Stardraw 2DV3
1996 Stardraw engine licensed to ShuttleCAD
ShuttleCAD, the market-dominant professional audio design application, released for Windows using a Stardraw engine
1996 Launch of Stardraw 2DV2
1994 Launch of Stardraw 2D
2D design and layout application for professional lighting industry
1993 Launch of Stardraw 3D
32 bit 3D design and visualisation software for professional lighting industry, offering realtime rendering under Windows 3.1
1993 DS incorporates Starlite Systems Technology
David Snipp purchased Starlite from the remnants of TASCO
1988 DS joins Microsoft
During a five year period David Snipp was an Architect for major components on Windows NT, and Development Manager of the team responsible for printing under Windows, positions requiring many presentations to Bill Gates personally 1987 DS joins IBM
David Snipp was a senior software engineer working on OS/2 1.1
1985 David Snipp (DS) develops 3D Lighting Control System
Developed while working for TASCO, the lighting control system was written for Windows 1.04, ran on a 286 and offered realtime 3D graphics and voice recognition capabilities.
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