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Welcome to the CET Designer® e-newsletterMay 2010 Issue

Dear Readers,

This edition of our newsletter is so chock-full we plan to do another just before NeoCon … and also to let you know some of the surprises we have in store for the big show at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart this June 14-16.

But in the meantime, here’s the scoop: Version 2.4 is out – read what our power users say. Plus we’ve got some videos in this edition – very cool to see just what you can do with CET Designer®.

Finally, be sure to visit us on Facebook and Twitter – see the blurb at the end of this newsletter!

Best regards,

Helena Lövgren Training & Communications Manager, Configura

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Configura releases CET Designer® 2.4 – significant speed, large project enhancements

CET Designer® Version 2.4 launched May 17 with improvements to the core that powerfully increase speed and project-size capabilities.

Configura’s technology team in Linköping, Sweden, spent the last six months enhancing the tool.

Find out more about CET Designer 2.4

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Alexandra reports from South America

By now, many of you have likely talked, emailed or chatted with Alexandra Tseffos, LEED AP ID+C, a member of our Training and Support team who joined Configura last fall.

Read Alexandra's report from South America


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Configura on the calendar

Make a note, save the dates!

For the events listed below, visit our calendar

Have you taken advantage of FREE Regional CET Designer® Training?NeoCon World’s Trade Fair
IIDEX
3rd annual CET Designer® User Conference
OFDA Conference

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Welcome back, Tracy!

Welcome to Training and Support Manager Tracy Lanning (formerly Prevost) who is back part-time after parental leave. Tracy and her husband Eric became parents to Charlie last October. Tracy will be back full-time this fall.

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Lights – camera – action!

Configura CET Designer® unveiled its new demo video earlier this year. The video is an update on the demo produced about five years ago. It includes the software’s latest capabilities as well as testimonials from power users and Los Angeles Architect Joey Shimoda (our keynote speaker at last fall’s CET Designer User Conference). The video showcases Configura’s new graphical profile and sets the stage for more videos, more case studies, more success stories! View the video here.

If you have a success story to share, please let our PR specialist, Molly Klimas, know at 616.443.4647 or klimas@intentpr.com.

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Check out our new ad campaign! – Simplify

Familiar faces from Configura’s Grand Rapids, Michigan, office are featured in our new ad campaign. Print ads running in May and early June in Monday Morning Quarter Back (MMQB), officeinsight and OFDA’s OFDealer correspond to videos starring our own Alexandra Tseffos, Tracy Prevost and Peter Brandinger. Check out their starring roles:

Alexandra: http://www.configura.com/make-it-happen
Tracy: http://www.configura.com/do-it-all
Peter: http://www.configura.com/You-will-wonder-why

The videos underscore one of Configura’s key strengths: its people!

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Speaking of MMQB

Configura’s second-to-none Training and Support services were featured in a recent article in Monday Morning Quarter Back (MMQB). Check it out here!

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Watch an office designed in less than three minutes

The buzz is building for sharing designs using video, and we’ve produced a video that shows just how cool it can be.  Watch how quickly an office interior is built up, with the designer changing colors, materials and light on the fly. This is a great way to communicate YOUR design intent and help your clients to visualize their space. All of this design work was done in CET Designer, which lets you do so many things in far less time than you ever did before. Speaking of which, have you upgraded to CET Designer 2.4? Our CET “power user” beta-testers are amazed by its speed and ability to handle large projects like never before.

View the video here.

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Fan us! Follow us!

Become a fan of CET Designer® at www.facebook.com/CETDesigner and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CETDesigner. In the coming weeks, we’ll be launching a NeoCon-related social-media-based contest – if you can’t be at NeoCon, join the fun online!