Press Release

San Francisco, CA – January 8, 2009 – Novedge today announced the successful closing of another banner year for its thriving business. During 2008, despite the challenging economic environment, the vast majority of product lines saw significant revenue growth, topping 1,000% in some cases, a record number of new products were added to the catalog, and registered newsletter accounts exceeded 100,000.
Novedge pioneered online sales of CAD and 3D graphics products with a new approach based on efficiency, quality of service, competitive prices and reliability. Over the last five years, Novedge developed the largest catalog of 3D design and graphics software products with over 3,000 items, all accurately described and documented on its website, becoming the category leading online e-Commerce store.
In addition to the commercial activities, Novedge is also at the center of a large community of professional designers and 3D artists. Novedge’s popular newsletter and specialized weekly email digests for specific products reach a vast and ever increasing number of passionate users. Novedge is also the creator and host of the very successful “Pulse” blog and news aggregator that funnels more than 300 blogs and news streams into a single, coherent, and well organized web interface.
“These results validate our belief that the trend toward online sales of design and graphics software is accelerating,” said Franco Folini, co-founder and President of Novedge. “The efficiency and cost effectiveness of online stores like Novedge offers very tangible benefits to customers that are rapidly shifting their purchases online”.
“In these difficult economic times,” added Cristiano Sacchi, co-founder and CEO, “our value proposition is even more evident. We do not only offer the best prices, a website with enormous choice and complete product information, but also a customer experience unmatched in our industry.”
 
 
About Novedge
Founded in 2003, Novedge LLC (www.novedge.com), a privately held company based in San Francisco, CA, is the leading online store of design, graphics, and manufacturing software and accessories. Thanks to its extensive catalog and unique proprietary interactive technology, Novedge offers a comprehensive and unparalleled approach to researching and purchasing 3D design and graphics software online.