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BSD SpecLink®-E

Here's an early look at BSD's much anticipated new product all in one place. For the latest information on all of BSD's products, check out our quarterly newsletter either in your mailbox or on the web.

BSD SpecLink-E Beta Test

The initial Beta Test will commence on March 19, 2008, following the next webinar (see below). Sign up for the Beta Test here.

BSD SpecLink-E Previewed in Two Webinars

140 BSD SpecLink customers particpated in a preview of the new SpecLink-E software by attending one of two webinars we conducted on January 9. We learned a lot and think that those attending also benefited from the presentation of new features.. (more)

Our next webinar is scheduled for March 19, 2008, 11am EST. Sign up for the webinar only here.

Recap of SpecLink-E Enhancements

Our Winter 2007-8 newsletter featured a recap of the principal new features and enhancements..(more)

SpecLink-E: An Overview

As we started development, we identified six areas where we thought we could achieve significant improvement over the SpecLink+ product. These included database technology, performance on the network, interoperability with other industry products, word processing tools, data updating processes, and product installation management... (more)

For more information on the particular changes in which SpecLink will transform, read the following articles written by John Witherspoon, chief software architect behind SpecLink-E.

SpecLink: The Next Generation

A look at SpecLink-E in its first discussion over a year and a half ago... (more)

SpecLink: The Next Generation, Part II

System configuration and installation, what the “server” component does, and how the “client” component works. Our goal with the new system is to make quarterly installations and updates a thing of the past while keeping both software and data even more up-to-date than we do now. To achieve this, we are separating software updates from data updates... (more)

SpecLink: The Next Generation, Part III

The ins and outs of developing interoperability between applications. BSD is currently developing software, referred to as LinkMan-E (or LME), to support “linking” SpecLink-E to multiple CAD environments in a way that recommends or, optionally, actually enables specification sections and individual paragraphs for inclusion in the project specifications as the CAD model is developed... (more)

SpecLink: The Next Generation, Part IV

How use of the system is controlled and how users can be managed within that system— how they can be authenticated and authorized when and where it is important to do so. Use of the SpecLink-E (SLE) system is affected by licensing and user role assignment. One way to look at this breakdown is that licensing provides BSD’s mechanism for controlling use of the software and documents, and user roles provide your mechanism for controlling use... (more)

SpecLink: The Next Generation, Part V

Spell checking and updating. The primary goals for this new product include expanding the word processing functionality to come closer to that of Microsoft Word, improving the underlying database components to bolster performance over local and wide area networks, including VPNs, and modernizing the product installation and updating features to reduce the manual intervention and oversight presently required... (more)