CALGARY, Alberta - February 16, 2005. GiveMePower Corporation, a provider of next-generation computer-aided design (CAD) and graphics development software for Windows® mobile, wireless and desktop computing, announces immediate availability of its new PowerCAD® CE 5.5 line of mobile/wireless CAD and digital blueprint management software. Optimized for "anytime and anywhere" use on the latest Windows Mobile® handheld PCs, Pocket PC cell phones and tablets from leading vendors such as Dell and HP, three new PowerCAD CE 5.5 solutions provide major gains in productivity for design, construction, engineering, facilities management, GIS, manufacturing and related industries."Approximately 20 million users around the world use desktop CAD to create and manage billions of digital drawings that are used to construct and manufacture virtually any man-made product or structure," said Bill Walton, president and CEO of GiveMePower. "Our new PowerCAD CE 5.5 mobility solutions extend our lead in being able to provide full-power, AutoCAD-compatible processing directly in the field. Anyone who needs to view, create, update and collaborate on industry-compatible drawings can now mobilize operations with no change to their existing CAD infrastructure."Showcased alongside Intel in 2004 at two trade conferences, and profiled by Microsoft in a recent enterprise mobility white paper, PowerCAD mobile and wireless CAD solutions are gaining popularity as the system of choice for companies looking to increase productivity, improve communications and reduce costs on their projects. Customers range from small and medium size businesses, to major corporate and government enterprises such as AT&T, General Dynamics, Maytag, Penn State University, the United States Postal Service and multiple branches of the U.S. Military. Highlights of the Company's new PowerCAD CE 5.5 Viewer(TM) ($99), PowerCAD CE Classic(TM) ($249) and PowerCAD CE Pro(TM) ($495) mobile software systems include:
Support for Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition devices, including Dell's new Axim® X30/X50 series handheld PCs, and HP's new iPAQ® hx2000, hx4700 and h6300 series Pocket PCs and Pocket PC cell phones (h6300 service from T-Mobile®)
New 1-button emailing from any location for fast and easy communications between the field and office
Unique XpressUpdate system ensures instant access to the latest program enhancements over the Internet
Enhanced reading and writing of AutoCAD-compatible DWG® and DXF® files from R12 to R2002 formats
New DWF® web-ready file exporting, with free DWF viewer available with Pro version