September 27, 2000 – 96% of respondents recommend DBi – GTCO CalComp entertained continuous inquiries during the Bentley International User Conference (BIUC) September 17-25, 2000.  Attendees encircled GTCO CalComp's booth in the Pennsylvania Convention Center to view a demonstration of the newly released DrawingBoard Interactive (DBi) with InterWrite software.  Mark Zuniga, Engineering IT Systems Administrator for Paragon Engineering Services, was the winner of GTCO CalComp's Ultra Slim Handheld Palm Vx giveaway.

Numerous CAD, GIS, military and communication professionals experimented with the simple power of the DBi.  An overwhelming 96% of survey respondents indicated that they would recommend the DrawingBoard Interactive to their organization. Using the pen-input technology with the accompanying InterWrite software, visitors crafted drawings and navigated through applications.

GTCO CalComp presented the DBi at the technology exhibition and fulfilled a bronze sponsorship.  Attendees sampled the three distinct modes of DrawingBoard Interactive, instantly comprehending the innovative engineering of the tablet and software.  The collaboration system proved ideal for brainstorming, data analysis, project reviews, and planning and training.  The participants utilized the annotation features to write, draw, highlight and erase items directly over the screen images using digital ink.  Utilizing DBi’s strategic Internet conferencing capabilities, users can be connected in other locations.  All notes and underlying Windows-based applications are saved exactly as written.  Valuable notes can then be e-mailed by creating a self-executing file with the InterWrite Viewer.

DBi's digital pens, at 1,000-dpi resolution, are unsurpassed in their precision and control of even the most graphically complex or technical content.  Since InterWrite software operates independently of the underlying applications, one can easily mix information and content from design, spreadsheet, scheduling, graphics or flowcharting applications all into a single file for convenient follow-up.

"GTCO CalComp was honored to be a bronze sponsor at the Bentley International User Conference.  The exhibition and the Palm Vx giveaway to Mr. Zuniga were a success.  We were truly impressed with the warm reception the DBi received from the BIUC attendees.  They embraced its simplicity and immediately recognized how naturally it fit into their A/E/C applications.  We look forward to providing Bentley users with premiere collaborative products and services," remarked Frank Augustino, Vice President of Worldwide Sales for GTCO CalComp.

GTCO CalComp maintains a global presence and has a deep history helping to boost the productivity of professionals working in a wide range of industries such as manufacturing, apparel, construction and publishing.  This leadership position as an innovative provider of productivity products continues with the development of DrawingBoard Interactive (DBi) and InterWrite software.

GTCO CalComp is a worldwide leader in peripherals for Desktop Productivity, Digitizing and Measurement and Internet Conferencing with over one million units in the field.  The Company maintains its worldwide headquarters in Columbia, Maryland, with offices in Scottsdale, Arizona and Vienna, Austria.  Learn more about GTCO CalComp Peripherals at www.gtcocalcomp.com.