Power Line Systems, Inc. 610 N. Whitney Way, Suite 160
Madison, WI 53705, U.S.A.
Phone: (608) 238-2171, Fax: (608) 238-9241
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Power Line Systems May 2007 Newsletter

In this issue:

  1. 2007 User Group Meeting
  2. Upcoming Classes
  3. Web Site Additions and Revisions
  4. Current Versions

2007 User Group Meeting

The biggest news of the past few months is the April San Diego User Group Meeting. More than 150 people attended the UGM and other than the weather, we have had nothing but positive comments. The user group provided the perfect forum in which to demonstrate recently completed features as well as some new work we will be releasing soon. Future improvements were also discussed and we came away from the meeting with many new ideas for further enhancing our programs. Some of the handouts/presentations are now available online. We would like to thank San Diego Gas & Electric Company for hosting, the sponsors: Composite Technology Corporation, InfraSource Dashiell, Nolte and Associates, Valmont-Newmark, and Electrical Consultants, Inc., the presenters and the attendees for making this a successful meeting.

In addition to the software improvements demonstrated at the UGM, we also have a number of less flashy web site additions that you may appreciate. First, our web site now offers an RSS News Feed so you can be notified of any PLS-CADD related items in a timely and unobtrusive manner. The RSS news feed will become an increasingly important way to distribute information as spam filters become ever more aggressive and reduce the odds of you receiving this newsletter. Due to increased IT security measures, many clients have had difficulty transmitting backup files to us for technical support. Our new web based file upload service is an alternative you can use when the normal methods have been blocked. The upload service accepts files up to 1GB in size. Finally, upgrade requests created by the Help/Download Upgrade command and sent to upgrade@powline.com are now processed automatically. This provides you with 24x7 access to the latest version and eliminates the delay experienced by clients in opposing time zones. These new features will allow you to more efficently keep track of new versions, obtain them and also communicate with technical support.

Classes

Web Site Revisions and Additions

Current Versions

The current production versions of our software are listed below. In addition to 8.10, we also have an 8.16 beta available for use with Microsoft Windows Vista.

PLS-CADD8.10
PLS-POLE8.10
TOWER8.10
SAGSEC8.10
SAPS8.10
CAISSON8.10

We strongly encourage you to upgrade to the current release of all the applications you own. To obtain the current production version please take advantage of our new automated update system by using the Help/Download Upgrade command. This command will generate a specially formatted email which will be automatically processed providing 24x7 service of upgrade requests. To obtain the 8.16 beta for use with Windows Vista please send us email at support@powline.com. This would also be a good time to use the Help/Check for Updated Manual command to make sure you have the latest version of the manuals. As always, we welcome your suggestions and comments on our software.


Staff of Power Line Systems, Inc.


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