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Nemetschek North America Updates Entire VectorWorks Product Line to Version 10.5

Columbia, Maryland (September 8, 2003)? Nemetschek North America announced today the company has updated its entire VectorWorks line of products to version 10.5. VectorWorks, RenderWorks, ARCHITECT, LANDMARK, SPOTLIGHT and MECHANICAL 10.5 are now available as a free downloadable update from the company's website, or on CD-ROM for a nominal fee. International users should contact their local distributor for availability.

Sean Flaherty, CTO, Nemetschek North America, stated, "This is an important release for us, as this is the first time that we have concurrently released an update in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and parts of Asia. Our Engineers and International Distributors have worked very hard to eliminate the normal delay between our North American and localized international releases. Now VectorWorks customers worldwide have immediate access to the improvements in version 10.5."

Some of the more notable improvements to version 10.5 include:

Interface refinements that make the program faster and easier to use

New and improved 3D surface and solids modeling technology

Improved printing and DXF/DWG reliability

Improved Door, Window, and Roof Objects

Over 280 new Textures and Image Props

"Version 10.5 is a significant release and offers users substantial improvement over our current technology-particularly in 3D. In terms of functionality, ease of use, and value, VectorWorks' 10.5 free-form modeling technology can't be beat. Plus, 3D users will have access to VectorWorks' award-winning drafting engine, data tracking and customization capabilities-capabilities they normally could only get outside of their modeling software," says Dan Monaghan, Director of Marketing, Nemetschek North America.

For more information on VectorWorks, RenderWorks, ARCHITECT, LANDMARK, SPOTLIGHT, or MECHANICAL 10.5, or to download the update, visit www.Upgrade.VectorWorks.net

Nemetschek North America (formerly Diehl Graphsoft) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of European software giant Nemetschek AG. A global leader in design technologies, Nemetschek N.A. has developed CAD software for the personal computer since 1985. VectorWorks, our flagship product, is one of the world's best selling CAD products and is available in over 85 countries and is translated in 14 languages. The VectorWorks Industry Series is a line of products designed specifically to meet the needs of designers in the fields of AEC, entertainment and landscape design. For more information, visit www.nemetschek.net