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Christine Wallace
Tech Ed Concepts, Inc.
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Email: Christine@TECedu.com


National TSA Competitions Receive Over $100,000
in CAD Software and Textbooks

Pembroke, NH - August 13, 2002 - Tech Ed Concepts, Inc. (TEC, Inc.), a full-service 3D design and manufacturing technology provider for educators and students, recently donated CADKEY® and DataCAD® Computer-Aided Design software and textbooks to high school students who participated in the CADD-3D Modeling, CADD-Engineering and CADD-Architectural National Technology Student Association (TSA) competitions held in Denver, CO (over $100,000 value.) In addition, TEC, Inc. awarded software and curriculum materials to the winners of each competition and their respective school.

Participants in the CADD-3D Modeling competition received a full-version of CADKEY 19 and DRAFT-PAK®; CADD-Engineering students received CADKEY 19 and DRAFT-PAK, while CADD-Architectural Drafting students received DataCAD professional Architectural Drafting software.

As the North American Academic Distributor of CADKEY and DataCAD, TEC, Inc. proudly donates software to many state TSA competitions and the National TSA competition. Richard Amarosa, President of TEC, Inc. stated, "TEC is pleased to be an official sponsor of TSA. We congratulate the participation of the students, teachers and schools and we appreciate the opportunity to provide them with real world CAD & CAM tools necessary to be competitive in design and manufacturing."

The Technology Student Association prepares students for the challenges of a dynamic world by promoting technological literacy, leadership, and problem solving, resulting in personal growth and opportunity. Students compete at the middle school level and the high school level for various competitions that involve technology. For more information visit TSA on the Web at www.TSAwww.org.

About Tech Ed Concepts, Inc.
Tech Ed Concepts, Inc., headquartered in Pembroke, NH, is a full-service 3D technology provider for the educational marketplace with a network of Authorized Academic Resellers and Dealers in the U.S. and Canada. A one-stop academic resource, Tech Ed Concepts, Inc. offers cost-effective product lines, textbooks, curriculum materials, training and technical support for a wide range of 3D software products - CADKEY®, DataCAD®, and SURFCAM®. Visit the Tech Ed Concepts, Inc. Web site and Online Academic Store at www.TECedu.com.

About CADKEY Corp.
CADKEY Corporation, a Boston-area company, develops and markets the price/performing CADKEY and CADKEY-integrated 2D/3D Windows®-CAD product lines-- CADKEY Workshop™, CADKEY GraphX™, CADKEY DESIGN SUITE®, CADKEY PARAMETRICS™, FastSURF®, DRAFT-PAK® and CADKEY DIRECT TRANSLATORS™. The company offers its entire product line, training materials and movies, and best-in-class e-Partner enhancement products for engineers at www.cadkey.com/webstore. Dedicated to the mechanical CAD marketplace, CADKEY Corporation's software development efforts focus on innovative hybrid modeling advancements. With over 275,000 copies shipped worldwide, CADKEY Corporation's time-proven products are among the most widely used in the global marketplace in more than 40 countries. For late-breaking news, visit the award-winning CADKEY World Wide Web site at www.cadkey.com.

About DataCAD
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.