He predicts that this year's architectural sales may be higher than last year's. Year to date analysis this past July revealed 33 per cent of sales were AutoCAD, 19per cent Mechanical, 24per cent multimedia, 15per cent GIS and 9per cent architectural. Each education level has their own focus on Autodesk products, says Nanfara. High schools prefer architectural training with design and drafting. Colleges want to teach what is used in industry.
Some universities purchase for research applications.
Whatever the thrust, Torcomp seems plugged in to meet their needs. The Mississauga, ON, head office has grown to 11 people dedicated to education focus plus programmers developing related education products. The U.S. office serves schools scattered throughout New York State, including New York city, and hopes to expand beyond the state. The company started selling to educational facilities in the Maritimes about a year ago. About half their sales are Autodesk products.