<<< INSIDE AutoCAD First

Published 1985

... 100+ Book, Magazine and

Web Portal Titles Later...

Infrastructure Digital Twins

Published 2020 >>>

Where are the old CAD/PLM portals?

What a history!

After 40 years of continuous publishing, ConnectPress is currently not producing regular periodicals.  We started with targeted publications reaching limited readers, grew through a wave of tech periodicals, books and web portals, and for now have returned to specific targeted reach.

1981 ConnectPress’ predecessor Design & Systems Research Publishing Company began publishing The A/E/C Systems Report

1983 The ConnectPress leadership team began offering market positioning services through projects like creating channel, delivery and outreach for Autodesk’s original AutoCAD program.

1985 in conjunction with New Riders Publishing, released the best-selling how-to INSIDE AutoCAD, eventually selling over 3,000,000 copies

1987 under the imprints High Mountain Press and OnWord Press, released over 100 titles on AutoCAD, ProE, CATIA,  SOLIDWORKS, ARC GIS, MapInfo, Revit, Inventor, MicroStation, Solaris, CAD Management and more.

1988 The ConnectPress leadership team began sharing entrepreneurial, publishing, marketing and leadership expertise with others. Developing workshops and group training programs for YPO (Young President’s Organization) in the areas of personal growth lead to using professional blind-spot analysis as a path to personal growth.

1991 ConnectPress began publishing paper magazines like MicroStation Manager, Pro/E: The Magazine, CATIA Solutions and more, eventually reaching 140,000 worldwide paid subscriptions.

2003 ConnectPress ditched paper for the web with community portals like SolidWorksCommunity.com, MicroStationConnections.com and a dozen others.  Online membership reached over 1,500,000 regular member/subscribers.  ConnectPress was one of the first web influencers to employ behavioral tracking to both measure reader response and to target content and advertising promotion.

2018 ConnectPress introduced Circles of Leadership, and re-introduced one-on-one coaching, market positioning and content services.

2020 ConnectPress ceased publication of its web community portals and gathered select C-suite and engineering IT managers into Conversations and Circles of Leadership, moving beyond traditional publishing to bring leadership and Market Positioning to life.  Current topics in CEO management, Engineering IT management and Digital Twins.  Growing splinter groups emerging in AI, XR and IoT as well as location and topic specific leadership circles.

Titles by Dan Raker and team: