Perpetual Licenses No Longer a Monopoly Believe it or not, there were days when we saved up for months for software licenses. Some were quite pricey, and as such, a major investment for firms and individuals alike. Known as the perpetual license model, prior to Software as a Service (SaaS), these licenses were the only...
Buildings aren’t cheap. They aren’t cheap to build and certainly aren’t cheap to maintain. Even the most thought-out and pondered-over maintenance cost spreadsheet will invariably include line items for those extra expenses that were never considered. In terms of energy expenses, one of the most considerable in any building is space cooling. If you’re reading...
Intelligence is needed to adapt to unexpected conditions. As far as professions go, engineers are an intellectually curious bunch. Tasked with figuring out tough problems with laser-like precision, one could argue that engineers are primed for adaptability. Engineers, among many other professions, were dispatched to work from home for most of 2020. Some speculated that...
One of the most popular words of 2020 was ‘remote’. While remote control devices have always been popular, there’s a new kind of remote in town. The state of work has seen a new trend emerge: remote working. The pandemic sent most of us scrambling to IKEA to establish a new home-based office. We learned...
Kaizen means change for the better. We couldn’t agree more. The world is always changing. People continue to evolve to match new demands. And software should too. For 38 years, ACADS-BSG has built a trusted reputation in Building Design Software. We are proud to serve the design community and even more proud to have some...
Despite living in a digital world, accessing what you want when you need it can still be a challenge. Limiting productivity to a specific computer can stop you from getting your critical work done. But it doesn’t have to be this way. SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions help you stay close to the tools...
The trend is clear. Software is moving to a SaaS model at a rapid pace and for good reason. The lower up-front costs and ease of use are too good to ignore. Today users want availability anywhere, any time and only cloud based applications can deliver on these new expectations. Users enjoy more flexibility with...
Back in April we asked our software users to reach out to us if they were interested in beta testing our new software versions. We appreciate your support and are currently in the midst of beta testing. We are working on the development of new cloud-based versions of HYENA and CAMEL to give you a...
Many users have shared feedback on our keyboard shortcut for function/cell help within CAMEL & HYENA. They are delighted and we want to ensure every user is aware of the in-screen help each of these products provides. Did You Know? When you have a function/cell selected, pressing F1 shows in-screen help that is specific to...
The countdown is on and we are very excited to tell you that the upgrades to CAMEL and HYENA are well underway and that we will have official launch dates for the new software versions soon. This is just the beginning of the upgrades that we will be rolling out in the future. We have...
The user interface for HYENA+ is much cleaner and more user friendly than the UI used for the original HYENA program. This makes the experience more enjoyable, easy, and less taxing when using the program for long periods of time. HYENA is an excellent tool to have and its now web-based nature with HYENA+ has allowed it to become even more beneficial. – M. Cummings
It has always been a pleasure dealing with ACADS-BSG team due to their helpful nature and quick response time to any inquiries and technical issues. Camel\Hyena works out of the box and install time is in seconds, I cannot recommend any other company that provides better customer service other than Catherine and her team. – Marvin D
Catherine and the team at ACADS provide customer service of the highest standards always offering the best solutions for our business with fast response times. I would highly recommend ACADS-BSG. – Amy
The ACADS BSG suite of software has been used by VOS Group for 30 years. We as a company have grown as the software capabilities have changed with usability and technology. The support from head office has always been quick and accurate, with a resolve to overcome any obstacles. We have always found the outputs to be accurate and reliable and a good basis for good engineering design. – Shayne C
Moving to a cloud based platform has improved the overall performance of the software. [being able to log in from any device] has improved my overall productivity as I only need to carry my smart phone or a tablet, and I can do my job remotely. Tools and functions are clearly organised within the new interface reducing any confusion for a new user. Copy+ Paste option saves a lot of time for Engineers like me. It just works like an Excel Sheet, where you can copy items and paste them somewhere else. It saves a lot of time especially if you are working on a single project and you want to do multiple calculations. [HYENA+] allows me to quickly switch from one calculation to another without losing any data. This has reduced the overall lead time in doing calculations. I am sure [HYENA+] will have a positive impact on the Fire Industry. – Ahkil M
