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[Rebecca Stevens <74561.3375@compuserve.com>]

Corporate Background Information

Company			Cadkey, Inc.
Address			4 Griffin Road North
					Windsor, CT 06095-1511 USA
					Tel. (203) 298-8888
					Fax (203) 298-6401
					Internet: coter@cadkey.com

Key contacts		
    			 		Livingston Davies, Chairman, CEO & President
     					Gary I. Magoon, Senior Vice President
     					Steven G. Mastrangelo, Vice President of Product Development
    					 Stas Mylek, Vice President of Sales
     					Thomas J. Landrey, Director of North American Sales
					Peter Mancini, Educational Director
    					Andy Hidalgo, Director of International Sales
     					Felix Giordano, Director of Product Services
    					Ken Erman, CADKEY Product Manager
     
Corporate focus
Cadkey, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets productivity-enhancing Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software for personal computers worldwide.  With over 190,000 installations, Cadkey, Inc.'s award-winning CADKEYR mechanical design and DataCADR architect
al design products are some of the most widely used and highly acclaimed professional software programs available today.  Cadkey, Inc. has sold its products to over 250 of the Fortune 1,000 list of companies. It is the third largest supplier of Mechanica
CAD PC software (Daratech 1993).
Organization
Cadkey, Inc. is a privately-held company, founded in 1981 and incorporated in Connecticut. The company's product development, sales and marketing activities are managed at their corporate headquarters in Windsor, CT. 
Competitive advantage
Cadkey offers an integrated line of high-functionality, easy-to-use, application-specific 2D and 3D CAD software products at prices well below competing products. The company's CADKEY software product is a complete solution for mechanical design and draf
ng, while its DataCAD software is a full-function, architectural design and drafting solution. Cadkey's products feature an open architecture which supports modification and enhancement by third-party developers and customers.
Products and markets
Cadkey, Inc. has two Computer-Aided Design (CAD) product lines. CADKEYR products are optimized for 2D and 3D mechanical design, drafting, 3D solids and surface modeling, and engineering analysis. CADKEY software is used by industrial designers, mechanica
designers and technical illustrators in a wide range of industries and applications.  Some products designed with CADKEY software include aircraft, automobiles, trucks, medical products, naval vehicles, satellites, consumer products, apparel, furniture, 
ys, sporting goods, and electronic products. 
CADKEY products are available in over 17 languages. Menus, prompts and messages can easily be configured by users in many languages.
The company's DataCADR software is ideal for 2D and 3D Architectural, Engineering and Civil design and rendering applications.  DataCAD is used by professional architects, interior designers, builders, remodelers, as well as a growing 'do-it-yourself' ho
 user market.

Cadkey software products
CADKEY PROFESSIONAL is aimed at the professional designer who needs a full suite of mechanical design and analysis tools at his/her fingertips. The Professional is a CADKEY product bundle that offers complete, integrated 3D wireframe, surface and solids 
deling capabilities. The bundle includes CADKEY 7;  CADKEY Analysis, an integrated boundary element method-based analysis module; an Advanced IGES data translator; the CADKEY Advanced Modeler; FastSURF, a third-party 3D surfacing package from FastSURF, I
.; and DRAFT-PAK, a third-party drafting enhancement package from Baystate Technologies.
CADKEY VERSION 7 (DOS) is Cadkey, Inc.'s flagship product, with over 150,000 copies sold worldwide. CADKEY is an award-winning 2D and 3D mechanical design and drafting solution. Special features includ  complete model-to-drawing associativity, assembly d
ign, full drafting standards support, automatic hidden line removal, shading, mass properties, and stereolithography output for rapid prototyping applications. You can output your designs for machining and other applications via CADKEY's direct DXF, DWG 
d IGES bi-directional data translators. CADKEY also supports third-party development through CADKEY LISP and Cadkey Dynamic Extensions (CDEs). CADKEY LISP permits many programs written in AutoLISP to run in CADKEY with minimal changes.
CADKEY 7 for WINDOWS--same functionality as CADKEY 7 (DOS) version. 
CADKEY ADVANCED MODELER  is a hybrid solids modeler, based on NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline) technology. It is an integrated add-on package to CADKEY. ADVANCED MODELER gives 2D drafters a smooth transition to 3D solids and surface modeling, and gi
s experienced 3D designers more productive and efficient design tools. You can design and edit combined wireframe, surfaces, and solid models using an icon or pull-down menu interface. It includes the integrated CADKEY Advanced IGES translator module.

CADKEY ANALYSIS is a 2D Boundary Element Method (BEM) analysis product. It provides designers quick and accurate feedback about how a design will perform as a manufactured product. CADKEY ANALYSIS is an integrated module inside CADKEY, and features the s
e user interface.

CADKEY LIGHT in an entry-level version of CADKEY, geared at schools, colleges and businesses. It provides a subset of the 2D and 3D design and drafting tools found in CADKEY 7.

DataCAD software products
DataCAD 6 PROFESSIONAL is a full-featured 2D and 3D Architectural/Engineering/Civil design and visualization package. Professionals and amateurs alike use DataCAD to create complete architectural designs,
from 2D annotated production drawings to 3D photorealistic renderings and fly-throughs. New features of DataCAD 6 include a customizable icon toolbar, framing utility, 3D color photorealistic rendering with RenderStar 2{SYMBOL 212 \f "Symbol"} from Rende
tar Technology BV, and DataCAD Estimator, an optional cost estimating module. It also includes over 1600 2D and 3D symbols and a library of macro programs. 

DataCAD ESTIMATOR is an optional add-on module for DataCAD 6 Professional. It will generate cost estimates for every aspect of the construction industry.


Product pricing
Note: U.S. pricing only. For international pricing, please contact your local dealer or Cadkey, Inc. at tel.  (203) 298-8888/fax (203) 298-6401.

PRICING							INDUSTRIAL	EDUCATIONAL
CADKEY Professional	$1,995.00		$995.00
CADKEY 7 DOS	$795.00		$179.00 ($129.00 for registered students & educ. inst.)
CADKEY for WINDOWS	$495.00*		$249.00 ($179.00 for registered students & educ. inst.)
CADKEY ADVANCED MODELER	$495.00		$199.00
CADKEY ANALYSIS	$99.00		$99.00
CADKEY LIGHT v. 7	$99.00		$49.00
CADKEY LIGHT 4 (286 version)	---		$19.95
DataCAD Professional	$149.95		$129.00
DataCAD Estimator	$99.00		$99.00

* Promotional price through May 30, 1995. List price: $795.

Support and training
All Cadkey products come with a money-back guarantee and 30 days of free technical support. Free support is also available through Cadkey's Compuserve forum (GO CADKEY). Paid technical support and training is available worldwide through authorized techni
l support centers. For the name of a local authorized support center, please call (203) 298-8888.

Major reference accounts
Cadkey's major reference accounts include AT&T, Beech Aircraft, Apple Computer, Stanley Works, InScale Design, Diesel Technology Company, Fadal Engineering Company, Conceptual Product Development, and Industrial Air Products, Inc.
Customer comments
According to a recent Daratech survey, CADKEY's 3D design functionality received high praise from users. One user said, "We feel they're the best 3D mechanical PC-based package in the market for the money." A second user said, "We like [Advanced Modeler'
 support of NURBS geometry, and its ability to translate data into other popular mechanical packages." "It's easier to use than AutoCAD, and its capabilities are great," a third user said. A fourth commented, [Cadkey's] surfacing technology--FastSURF--is
he most incredible product on the market today."
Many users praised the quality of Cadkey's software products and the company's ability to respond to quality problems. "They have gotten better and better, as they are more actively using their beta sites," said one user. A second user said, "We've just 
d no problems...it's done everything we've wanted it to do." A third user said, "I've had no problems at all...its just been incredible." "[CADKEY] Version 5 was a major rewrite, and there were some bugs, but they addressed them right away," said a fourt

A number of users said they were optimistic about Cadkey's future prospects as a CAD/CAM/CAE vendor, as long as the company continued to focus on increasing the functionality of its products and providing good support. "They're growing fast and furiously
and addressing the needs of the CAD community," said one user. "They're starting to make some marketing moves that make a lot of sense," said a second user. "They've given me the impression that they're making some dramatic moves in the right direction,"
aid a third. A fourth noted, "We're successful, and there's no doubt in my mind that it's because of Cadkey."

Distribution channels
CADKEY and DataCAD are sold and supported by more than 200 authorized dealers and distributors throughout the U.S. and Canada, and by a network of international distributors. Cadkey, Inc. complements its indirect channel distribution strategy through a m
 of direct marketing, direct major account sales and retail distribution. For local dealer information please call (203) 298-8888.

Third-party relationships
Strategic relationships are paramount to Cadkey's success. Recognizing the need for specific vertical market applications, the company encourages third-party development by providing a powerful 3D wireframe modeling system specifically designed with an o
n architecture. Over 300 third-party application programs have been developed for CADKEY.
Cadkey has established joint development, sales and marketing arrangements with several companies. These relationships include FastSURF for surfacing development, Soft-Tech GmbH for cooperative development of DataCAD, Baystate Technologies for cooperativ
development of CADKEY Drafter and EC Drafter, and XOX Corporation for the cooperative development of Advanced Modeler, Cadkey's NURBS-based surface and solid modeling package.
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