It's been a fantastically busy month and there's a lot to report. Click on an index item to go straight to the article, or just scroll down:

• This month's new feature - Autosave
• Stardraw opens US office
• New AV symbols policy
• Stardraw at PALA, Singapore
• Audio symbols update
• AV symbols update

Feature per Month program

This month's new feature is Autosave; Stardraw now makes automatic backups of files as you work, at intervals which you can specify.  If, for any reason, you lose your work before you've saved it, Stardraw will detect the presence of the backup and allow you to retrieve everything that was done up until the last Autosave.

You can enable/disable Autosave and define the Autosave interval in Stardraw by selecting Options | Preferences | Autosave...

Important Note:  the Feature per Month program is available only to current subscribers of Stardraw Audio and Stardraw AV.  If the machine you're currently working with has its Stardraw dongle in place, you can check your subscription status by clicking here.

To renew a lapsed subscription, catch up on symbols updates and qualify for the Feature per Month program please contact your local Stardraw representative or e-mail sales@stardraw.com

As promised, new features will be added to Stardraw every month, prioritised, wherever possible, by what you want.  As far as we know, Stardraw is the only application that can respond so quickly to your requests.  Please let us know what new features you want by filling out our User Survey

Stardraw Bucks the Trend

At a time when many high-tech companies report lay-offs, closures and down-sizing, Stardraw announces expansion into America. US distributor R&S Solutions has been acquired and will continue operations under the name Stardraw.com Inc.

“This is an exciting step forward and forms a key part of our strategy for global expansion,” says David Snipp, Stardraw's founder and Managing Director.  “North America is a very important marketplace for us and already represents around 50% of our installed user base.  With a direct presence in America we will be able to build on the excellent foundation laid for us by R&S Solutions over the past 3 years and offer our customers even better service and support.”

Randell Green, founder of R&S Solutions, takes up the position of President at Stardraw.com Inc.  He explained, “This is a development that we have all wanted for quite some time now. It is a very logical step and capitalises on the best aspects of each of the separate companies.  At R&S we focussed on building the Stardraw brand for several years.  By going forward under the Stardraw banner we are giving a very clear message that Stardraw is a global company operating successfully across many markets.”

Snipp continued, “We have seen fantastic response to design tools like Stardraw Audio and Stardraw AV since their launch, and in the past couple of years more and more corporate customers have come to us for customised software solutions dealing with design, communication and control.  By establishing Stardraw.com Inc. we are consolidating our presence in the US with a view to growing both our shrink-wrapped and customised software sales.  We want people to know that we are a global company that is building success with leading edge software technology.”

Stardraw.com Inc.'s New York offices are open for business from July 1, 2001.

New AV Symbols Policy

We've expanded the Stardraw Engineering Department and ramped up symbols production thanks to the many requests we've received from users, and the data manufacturers have supplied.

Now we're delighted to announce that, with effect from next month, we are increasing the quantity of AV symbols included in every monthly update by two thirds. From July 2001, AV updates will include symbols for at least 250 new products every month.

This increase in symbols provision is brought to you at no extra cost. All current Stardraw AV subscribers can simply download the expanded updates as normal.

Thanks for your ongoing support and thanks too for enabling us to keep and exceed our promises.

Stardraw at PALA, Singapore

Once again we will be exhibiting at PALA in Singapore.

Exhibition days run from July 12-14.

Please drop by stand B05 to see the latest developments.

June Symbols Updates for Stardraw Audio

This month's Stardraw Audio Update includes:

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June Symbols Updates for Stardraw AV

In addition to all of the Stardraw Audio updates, the Stardraw AV Update includes:

Download it now!