Practical Programs (www.PracticalPrograms.net) announces
new product update release for
DvTDM tool, creating long-awaited integration with SharePoint
for CAD drawings and related
documents previously unsupported. The integration is likely
to impact engineering functions as
pertaining to oil and gas as well as other energy sector
companies within Houston and
nationwide.
Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 20, 2009 -- Practical Programs
(www.PracticalPrograms.net) announces new
product update release for DvTDM tool, creating long-awaited
integration with SharePoint for CAD drawings and
related documents previously unsupported. The integration
is likely to impact engineering functions as pertaining
to oil and gas as well as other energy sector companies within
Houston and nationwide.
Companies large and not so large are currently using SharePoint
to manage user access to centralized files
located on company servers. This is generally the most common
IT issue for most companies with a larger
workforce requiring shared access of collaboration-oriented
computer files. CAD files have presented an obstacle
for engineering and AutoCAD tasks due to the fact that SharePoint
was not designed with this type of complex
file structure specifically in mind. SharePoint has filled
a crucial gap that might have otherwise required far more
costly and less effective solutions, however, the inability
to control the location of the SharePoint document
library limits the effectiveness of managing CAD files that
contain xRefs or reference files. To address CAD file
requirements, Practical Programs is scheduled to release
a SharePoint integrated build of the DvTDM software in
July 2009 (http://www.practicalprograms.net/SharePointIntegration.htm),
a welcome upgrade for companies that
already have licenses but do not have badly needed integration
with CAD file tasks.
DvTDM users will now be able to utilize SharePoint to search
engineering-related AutoCAD drawing documents
and other files and to control access to all documents, or
just CAD documents, via Dv TDM. The current
conventional folder directory system will remain, and is
modeled to be a familiar experience similar to that of
using Windows Explorer, but will also include the updated
integration with SharePoint. This integration is
expected to be a welcome one for engineering departments
who use SharePoint in oil and gas and other energy
sector companies, such as those doing business in Houston,
TX.
Bret Lawson, sales manager at Practical Programs US division,
explains: "Many companies opt for using
SharePoint because they require a central location for employees
to access all documents, but often without
knowing the limitations on CAD files. The physical location
of these files and their reference files is very
important and SharePoint needs considerable guidance to find
them. DvTDM additionally give these SharePoint
users the ability to more effectively manage the CAD file
after it has been accessed."
Companies requiring SharePoint integration for AutoCAD engineering
drawing documents and related files may seek additional information
on the anticipated July DvTDM software update effective immediately
by contacting
Practical Programs directly. Interested parties may visit
http://www.practicalprograms.net/SharePointIntegration.htm
for product features or visit the contact page ( http://www.practicalprograms.net/contact_us.htm)
