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DataCAD® Aids Student to Win the Gold at the NH Skills
USA-VICA Competition

Kingswood Regional H.S. Student to Compete in the National Competition

Wolfeboro, NH - April 25, 2002 - Steve Babalis, senior at Kingswood Regional High School recently won the gold medal in the Architectural Drafting Competition at the New Hampshire SkillsUSA-VICA Championship, using DataCAD, a professional-level CAD program for architectural design used in industry worldwide.

Glenn Wilson, Kingswood H.S. Architectural Drafting Instructor said, "Steve is my assistant in the classroom. His knowledge and expertise are always expanding. We are so proud of his accomplishments!" Wilson has been teaching Technical Drawing, Architectural Drafting, and Computer-Aided Drafting at Kingswood H.S. since 1984.

SkillsUSA-VICA is a national organization serving a quarter-million high school and college students and professional members who are enrolled in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations. Each year, students compete first at the state level, and then the winners continue on to the SkillsUSA-VICA National Competition in Kansas City, MO. For more information or to become involved in SkillsUSA-VICA visit their Web site at www.skillsusa.org.

Tech Ed Concepts, Inc., North American Academic Distributor of DataCAD, and DataCAD LLC, proudly awarded software to the winners of the New Hampshire SkillsUSA-VICA Architectural Drafting Competition. In addition to donating software to New Hampshire's SkillsUSA-VICA competition, Tech Ed Concepts, Inc. and DataCAD LLC team up to donate software to many other state SkillsUSA-VICA competitions located throughout the United States for use at the National competition. Winners of the Architectural Drafting Competition at the National level will also be awarded prizes from Tech Ed Concepts, Inc.

Richard Amarosa, President of Tech Ed Concepts, Inc. said, "Congratulations to Steve for combining his aptitude with the exceptional instruction of Glenn Wilson which enabled him to present an outstanding performance to win the gold medal."

About Tech Ed Concepts, Inc.
Tech Ed Concepts, Inc. is a privately held company, headquartered in Pembroke, New Hampshire. The company's dedication to technical academic excellence and career-oriented engineering curriculums is the driving force behind the TEC, Inc.'s business model for success. TEC, Inc. is the exclusive North American Academic Distributor of CADKEY®, a leading mechanical CAD software package, DataCAD®, a robust architectural CAD software package, and SURFCAM®, a Computer-Aided-Manufacturing (CAM) software package. TEC, Inc. also offers educational programs for all levels of study, as well as progressive curriculum packages designed specifically for technical instructors. Additionally, TEC, Inc. offers teacher training, textbooks, workbooks, videos, reference guides, and classroom support materials for 3D design, 2D drafting and engineering curriculum.

About DataCAD LLC
DATACAD LLC is an independent, privately held company that provides robust computer-aided design and drafting solutions to architecture, building, engineering, and construction firms. According to the most recent AIA survey, DataCAD is the second most widely used CADD software among American Institute of Architects (AIA) member firms. DataCAD has over 250,000 installations worldwide.