Subject: INTRODUCING AECNET[tm]

From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 17:57:51 -0500

October 24, 1994
Long Island, New York
Contact: Gene Simon (516)754-3020

ONLINE INFORMATION SERVICE ANNOUNCED FOR ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING & 
CONSTRUCTION

Environmental Dynamics Design, Inc. of Long Island, New York today announced 
the launch of AECNET [tm] - The Electronic Resource Network of Architecture, 
Engineering and Construction.

AECNET is designed as an online information and communications resource for 
use primarily by professionals in the AEC community.  AECNET will bring 
together information and services from professional organizations, building 
product manufacturers, trade associations, industry publications, code and 
regulation authorities, software publishers, and other AEC related sources.  
To complement these resources, an impressive array of communication tools 
will also be available.

The goals of AECNET are to gather, organize and distribute this wealth of 
information in an easy to find, easy to use form, and to provide the AEC 
industry with an easy to access electronic communications hub.  By 
consolidating resources presently spread across hundreds of sources, AECNET 
will provide AEC professionals with a faster and more efficient way of 
accessing information vital to their work. 

The service  includes easily searchable libraries of building product 
information, technical articles, building codes, drawing and other graphic 
information, and AEC related software.  AECNET subscribers  have fast and 
easy access to information providers through the use of messaging centers 
and full e-mail ability.  Special interest message forums, real time 
conferencing, and electronic purchasing are also available or in 
development.  Internet access to e-mail and Usenet newsgroups is availble 
now, with full support for Telnet, FTP, and World Wide Web planned for the 
near future.

The AECNET will include a full Graphic User Interface for both Windows and 
Mac users.  Custom client software based upon ResNova Software's NovaLink 
Professional [tm] and NovaTerm [tm] is presently under development.  
Subscribers to the AECNET will recieve a complete membership package 
including all required software and documentation free of charge.

Pricing structure for AECNET subscriptions has not been set as of this date.

Launch time for AECNET is tentatively scheduled for early 1995.  The company 
is actively seeking individuals and firms interested in participating in 
final development and testing of the service.

Parties interested in participating in testing can contact the company at
1-800-9AECNET from 8AM to 8PM Eastern Time, or via e-mail at 
[email-masked] or [email-masked].

Parties interested in becoming AECNET information providers should respond 
via e-mail or call (516)754-3020 from 9AM to 5PM Eastern Time.

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Environmental Dynamics Design Inc. is a full service architectural design 
and construction management firm located in Northport, New York.  The AECNET 
team is made up of individuals with experience in both the AEC and online 
information industries.  The company is privately held.

NovaLink Professional and NovaTerm are trademarks of ResNova Software, Inc.
AECNET is a trademark of Environmental Dyamics Design, Inc.
copyright 1994 Environmental Dynamics Design, Inc.