Power Line Systems, Inc.


Power Line Systems December 1997 newsletter:

1997 was a very good year here at Power Line Systems. Sales of our programs were strong this year and after several man years of work we now have 32 bit versions of our programs. The new versions have a more modern interface and include many improvements over the 16 bit versions. More important than the revised interface however is that 32 bit Windows removes some of the size and performance restrictions which were limiting our ability to improve the programs.

1997 was the most successful year ever for our PLS-CADD program. Over 200 companies throughout the world now have the program. At this time roughly 40% of PLS-CADD sites are using the 32 bit version. The 32 bit version integrates the Alignment, Edit, PLS-CADD and PPSHEET modules which existed in earlier versions into a single program. The new version also includes a number of major new features like database links, heads up digitizing of plan & profile sheets and the ability to design your line with aerial photographs in the background. Such features simply were not possible in the 16 bit version due to program size and performance constraints.

All of our structure programs including SAPS are also now available in 32 bit versions. The new versions are much faster and provide a more modern interface with better input validation than the previous versions. SAPS had been an MS-DOS program until now.

We introduced our multi-span sag-tension program, SAGSEC, in late 1996. In the short time since its introduction, SAGSEC has become a world-wide best seller adopted by 65 companies.

Power Line Systems is committed to providing the best transmission line design software on the market. The 32 bit conversion of our programs is by no means an end to our development effort but rather a new foundation on which to build. With the 16 bit road blocks removed we can simplify the programs as well as add new features not previously possible. We continue to improve our programs every day and you can expect new and improved versions to come out on a regular basis.

Happy New Year!
Staff of Power Line Systems, Inc.


We would like to welcome the following companies who became PLS-CADD users in 1997:


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Phone: (608) 238-2171, Fax: (608) 238-9241
Email: info@powline.com

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