Highlights of IDEAL's 25 Years in Business

  • IDEAL.com was founded in 1978.

  • 1978 IDEAL started in a small warehouse with two blueprint machines and two accounts.

  • 1982 Achieved over 300 accounts

  • 1984 Exclusive distributor Diato Corp; introduced to the world largest 42" electrostatic copier from Japan; over 100 sold

  • 1988 Introduces first low cost high resolution scanner into USA at Autofact show in Detroit

  • 1993 ImageSystem Technology's "Cad Overlay" largest partner

  • 1994 Launches Digital Blueprint Paper Machine. Wins Best of Cadalyst Award.

  • 1998 Began development of Reproweb prior to PlanRoom name being coined.

  • 2000 - 2001 Census Bureau, United Defense, Soldier Magazine - all PlanRoom applications

  • 2002 Launch FEMA -- PlanRoom application that is customized for map viewing, management and e-commerce

  • IDEAL has been named Distributor of the Year by Contex in 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

  • Close to 5000 scanners sold

  • 2002 and 2003 Tower Construction, Lerner Construction and Clark Construction have private areas on IDEAL's PlanRoom