A History of Design Manager
Timeline
2016 – Today
2020 – DM releases Online Payments integration with Stripe for Credit Card and ACH processing
2020 – DM hires General Manager, expands development team, and moves to a 4-6 week release schedule
2019 – Design Manager joins the 1stDibs
2019 – Product Clipper, Whiteboard, Mobile App and API released
2018 – New hardware environment for backbone of DM Cloud software
2017 – Development team hires new programmers to boost feature releases and improve internal systems
2017 – Strongest sales growth in our history thanks to our loyal customers and new client base
2017 – Design Manager rolls out four new releases of Pro Cloud with new features such as Vendor Markups/Discounts/Fees, New Checkbook and Credit Card Reconciliation window, Speed Improvements, a new look for tabs and grids throughout the software, and much more
2017 – Pro 7 R2 reach end of product life cycle
2016 – Pro 7 R1 and SE6 reach end of product life cycle
2016 – Venus Williams, international tennis champion, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and interior designer endorses Design Manager
2016 – Design Manager’s team continues to grow with four new hires
2012 – 2015
2015 – Design Manager offers a total office in the cloud solution with Email Services, Voice Services, Cloud Servers, and more
2015 – Design Manager partners with The Chaise Lounge Podcast, the #1 interior design podcast
2014 – New look for DM and DM Pro Cloud
2014 – New Help Center is released
2013 – Rolling cloud updates launched
2013 – ClientConnect, a product which allows designers to have their clients view and pay proposals and invoices online, is released
2012 – As a result of partnering with Skybox Innovations, CloudSpace is released
2009 – 2011
2011 – Design Manager partners with Skybox Innovations
2011 – Quick Quote released
2011 – Pro 7 R3 released
2010 – Partnership with Dream Draper is forged
2010 – DM2011 released
2010 – iPhone and iPad become compatible with DM Cloud
2009 – Pro 7 R2 released
2009 – Design Manager partners with Merchant Warehouse and PayChex Payroll
2006 – 2008
2008 – Pro 7 Cloud released to allow Professional users to employ cloud commuting
2007 – DM Cloud software allows designers to work from anywhere
2007 – SE6 Cloud and Pro 7.0 released
2006 – DM Standard Edition 6 (SE6) is released to the public
2000
2005 – Joe Kissel and Brad Martin take over the ownership of Design Manager
2002 – Professional 6.0 released
2000 – Remote Data Collection module added to Professional 5.0
2000 – DM2000 created as an update to Design Manager 4.0
1990
1995 – Professional 5.0 released with point-of-sale
1992 – Design Manager 4.0 for Windows released with full inventory system
1980
1986 – software is released for MS-DOS
1985 – DM works with several design firms to learn the needs of local interior designers
1984 – Rich Williams and Bill Smith found Design Manager