Cadkey Press Release - Malcolm Davies Resigns

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                           NEWS  RELEASE



For Immediate Release               
			Contact: Danielle Cote, Cadkey, Inc. 203/298-6424
				 Becky Stevens, AMS          203/347-5042

    Windsor, CT--November 11, 1994-- The Board of Directors of Cadkey, Inc. 
announced the appointment of Chairman, co-founder and former President 
Livingston Davies as the Company's President and CEO effectively 
immediately.  Livingston Davies replaces Malcolm Davies (no relation) who 
resigned to pursue other interests and to be with his family on the West 
Coast.

    "I am very pleased to assume the role of President/CEO," said 
Livingston. "I am taking the helm of a company that is in a strong position 
with an installed base of 182,000 users and the best revenue per employee 
ratio in the CAD industry." With reference to his predecessor, he noted: 
"While Malcolm and the Board disagreed on some issues, we appreciate the 
contribution that he made during his two years at Cadkey. With his 
experience as a practicing architect, Malcolm was especially integral to 
the development and implementation of the strategy that led to dramatic 
growth in sales of DataCAD, the company's market leading architectural 
software product. We thank Malcolm for his efforts and wish him well." 
Announcing his resignation Malcolm Davies stated, "I have really enjoyed 
working at Cadkey. The company has great people and excellent technology."

    "The company's next generation object oriented user interface 
technology is particularly exciting!" said Livingston. Cadkey is in the 
process of releasing new versions of its architectural and building design 
software (DataCAD) and its mechanical design and drafting software (CADKEY) 
as well as CODe, a new object-oriented database software tool which has 
outstanding compatibility with Microsoft Windows tool sets.  Livingston 
stated, "I expect Cadkey next generation object-oriented technology to 
catapult the company into rapid growth."

    With headquarters in Windsor, Connecticut, Cadkey Inc. develops, 
manufactures, and markets productivity-enhancing computer-aided design 
software worldwide. With 182,000 installations worldwide, Cadkey, Inc.'s 
award winning products are some of the most widely used and highly 
acclaimed professional software programs available today.

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DataCAD is a registered trademark of Cadkey, Inc.
CADKEY is a registered trademark of Cadkey, Inc.
Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation

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