09/30/2009 - QuickPen Introduces Trimble Digital Pen Solutions

Electronic Pen Increases Contractor Field Productivity

Englewood, CO, Sept. 30, 2009 - QuickPen has unveiled their newest products for mechanical, HVAC and plumbing contractors, the Trimble® Digital Pen Solutions. Designed specifically for the construction contractor, the Trimble Digital Pen Solutions use a dockable digital pen to combine the simplicity of working with pen and paper with easy conversion to digital data that can be readily shared with project teams and detailers.

Ideal for project managers, foremen, safety inspectors, crew chiefs, detailers and construction managers, the Trimble Digital Pen Solutions allow project team members to simultaneously collect form and markup data using individual pens and print outs. Digital notes, sketches, data and markups can be aggregated into the original file, tracking data by user, pen and time. The digitized data can be pasted into emails or stored on centralized networks to consolidate and share information among teams. With immediate access to jobsite data, teams can keep projects on-track and minimize risks from poor documentation without the costs and delays of scanning and transcribing data from paper.

The Trimble Digital Pen Solutions leverage the Capturx technology - a jobsite-proven technology used by hundreds of organizations to automate paper-based data collection. A broad range of industries and agencies use Capturx products as natural interfaces into Microsoft® Office and CAD systems through digital pens.

The Trimble family of Digital Pen Solutions for the contractor includes:

• Trimble DPS200 Forms for Microsoft Office Excel® - Users can create forms in Microsoft Excel, such as site inspection punch lists or percentage-of-completion reports, and print them on ordinary paper. The handwritten data is immediately digitized and formatted back into the original Microsoft Excel fields for automated reporting and issue tracking.
• Trimble DPS200 Markup for PDF - Users can print digitally-enabled designs, such as CAD documents and blueprints, on normal paper in small or large formats. Printed designs and as-builts can be marked-up and redlined in the field with a digital pen, which digitizes and uploads the data into the original Adobe PDF files. Teams can immediately track and share changes digitally without waiting or paying for data on paper to be sent or transcribed.
• Trimble DPS100 for Microsoft Office OneNote® - Users can automatically digitize handwritten notes and sketches captured in the all-weather notebook for easy sharing, storing, and searching through Microsoft Office OneNote.

"We are constantly looking for innovative products like the Trimble Digital Pen Solutions that increase the productivity of our customers," said Mort Massey, Business Area Manager of QuickPen. "These simple yet powerful solutions work the way contractors work. They make it easier to deal with inevitable project changes and enable efficient collaboration so that design and building project teams can more easily keep construction projects on track."

The Trimble Digital Pen Solutions are currently available for purchase through QuickPen.