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A while back I promised you an update on my success at implementing new computer technology into a firm filled with a computer illiterate upper management. WE'RE GOING DIGITAL. On or about Feb. 1 I'll be starting up the firm's first Image Lab to centralize a bunch of computer graphics functions and to expand our capabilities in animation and rendering. The help and insight of ASOFT forum members made a huge impact in the ultimate success of my proposal. To sell the idea of doing renderings and animations on the computer I had to buy my own PC back in July for home and learn a bunch of programs like Photo Styler, MicroGDS, Graphic Workshop, Laplink, WinCis, Vpic, Aaplayhi and 3DS. I then created a bunch of renderings and animations of logos, laboratories, office interiors, buildings, etc. I gathered examples of other artists' work to show how the technology is used by others and put on several dog and pony shows with a color laptop to individual members of my firm's executive committee. I then expanded the audience to as many members of the firm as I could get interested. After seeing the potential of what could be done the support grew. However,the politics of who works for who came close to scuttling the whole deal (that's the corporate down side to large firms). I do have a few more hurdles to get over but an agreement in principle on what the Image Lab will provide is in place. I await an approved start-up budget and then I will begin to shop around for some new equipment. I'm not going to provide my services on my home computer any longer! That's the brief report. Bob Ritger – The Hillier Group Ps. Thanks to you and to all forum members for helping me out and supplying me with invaluable information and opinions.