US CAD Signs On As Latest Archicad® Reseller

Leading AEC VAR Cites Archicad’s Productivity as Key

Budapest – San Francisco, February 19, 1998
Graphisoft® U.S., Inc. announces that US CAD, a leading California AEC value-added reseller (VAR), will now carry Archicad, Graphisoft’s award-winning integrated architectural CAD product.
An industry leader for over 12 years and formerly one of the nation’s largest Softdesk and Autodesk resellers, US CAD will now provide sales, training, support and service for Archicad and its complementary products. With offices and training centers in Irvine, Encino and Santa Clara, US CAD is ideally positioned to support the growth of Graphisoft’s West Coast client base.
“US CAD is very enthusiastic to partner with Graphisoft and we look forward to providing world-class sales, support and training for Archicad,” says Director of Operations Michael Patrick.
US CAD’s Vice President of Sales Kevin Douglas comments, “After visiting several Archicad clients, we discovered a very unique and consistent theme – Archicad users become productive quickly and are tremendously loyal to the software. With the combination of Graphisoft’s strong management, its exceptional Archicad product and the solid infrastructure at US CAD, I believe we have a winner.”
“Graphisoft U.S. is honored to work with US CAD as a long term partner in the important California market. We are confident that US CAD’s proven capabilities as a leading CAD VAR will ensure that we will exceed our client’s expectations for quality and responsiveness,” states Graphisoft U.S. Vice President of Sales Stephen Cottingham.
President Robert Coan founded US CAD in 1985. With over 60 employees statewide, the company provides full-service CAD solutions, training and technical support for the AEC and mechanical design industries. US CAD is North America’s largest dealer for SolidWorks and is currently expanding operations in Northern California with a customized systems center in Santa Clara.
Graphisoft is a leading provider of computer-aided design (CAD) software
solutions for the architectural profession and the building industry.
Founded in 1982, Graphisoft is ranked today among the largest AEC CAD
software developers in the world, with 12 offices all over the world in
addition to its headquarters. Graphisoft’s flagship product, Archicad, is
used by more than 75,000 architects worldwide and distributed in 25
languages and 80 countries. Shares of Graphisoft are traded on the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange Neuer Markt under the symbol GPH. More information about
Graphisoft is available at www.graphisoft.com.
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