D-Tools Announces System Integrator v23 with Enhanced Multi-Office Support, Expanded Customization, and Workflow Improvements

D-Tools Announces System Integrator v23 with Enhanced Multi-Office Support, Expanded Customization, and Workflow Improvements

by | Apr 30, 2025 | D-Tools, News

CONCORD, California – April 30, 2025: D-Tools, the leading provider of core business management software catering to the needs of the systems integration market for over 25 years, today announced the release of System Integrator (SI) v23. The latest version of D-Tools’ award-winning platform introduces multi-office functionality, expanded project and change order management, faster analytics, and numerous new productivity features designed to improve workflow efficiency, reduce manual tasks, and enhance an integrator’s overall workflow.

“D-Tools continues to be dedicated to its mission to help system integrators, large and small, run more efficient and profitable businesses with the latest update to our flagship platform,” said Randy Stearns, CEO of D-Tools. “System Integrator v23 builds on the foundation of what has long been viewed as the gold standard in software for the industry by delivering powerful new capabilities, all based on direct feedback from our loyal and trusted user base.”

Key Enhancements in System Integrator v23:

Improved Multi-Office Functionality – SI v23 enables businesses with multiple locations to share settings and catalog data across SI servers, ensuring consistency in product information and operational efficiency across the entire organization.

Expanded User Permissions – More granular user-group permissions provide executives the freedom to set more restrictive access, giving them greater control over which employees can perform which functions within the organization. 

Faster Analytics – Business analytics speed improvements deliver expedited insights for data-driven decision-making.

Enhanced Project Management

  • Editable Project Templates now include checklists, submittals, and Gantt charts.
  • Status Color Indicators in Project Explorer provide at-a-glance project tracking.
  • Convert Unit-Based to Quantity-Based Projects to enable greater flexibility in project pricing and billing structures.
  • Partial Project Approval – Select which items to approve and the rest are added to a pending change order.
  • Change Order-Specific Payment Terms empower you to modify financial terms on a per-change order basis.

Deeper QuickBooks Integration

  • QB Estimate number tracking for Service Orders – prevents double-ordering of items on extended service orders when syncing with QB.
  • Ship To from SI now mapped to the Ship Via field for QuickBooks Online purchase orders, reducing shipping errors.
  • Option to use Project Number or a combination of Project Name/Number for the Job Name in QuickBooks when creating Estimates, Purchase Orders, or Service Orders.

Laying the Foundation for a Dedicated Mobile Install App – D-Tools has introduced an API for Mobile Install, paving the way for a new Mobile Install app for Apple and Android later this year.

Advancing Business Efficiency for System Integrators

D-Tools System Integrator v23 delivers powerful new capabilities that enhance customization, efficiency, and standardization for integration firms. By streamlining operations from sales through service, SI v23 helps businesses deliver projects with greater accuracy, speed, and financial control.

With access to the D-Tools Product Library, featuring over 1.6 million products from 340 suppliers and 1,200 brands, users benefit from accurate, real-time pricing that reduces manual data entry. Integrations with QuickBooks and other accounting platforms eliminate duplicate entry and minimize human error, further improving efficiency.

SI v23 also includes built-in business analytics tools that provide insight into operational performance, helping integrators refine processes and focus on growing revenue and profits. Unlike any other solution in the industry, SI uniquely integrates with Visio and AutoCAD for comprehensive system design documentation and offers data-driven estimating and quoting tools that empower integrators to win more business with professional, accurate proposals.

Combined with mobile field technician management and support for service contracts, SI v23 enables integrators to complete jobs on time and on budget while building a recurring revenue stream. From the initial proposal through project completion and beyond, SI v23 supports the entire project lifecycle, driving greater operational efficiency and increased profitability.

About D-Tools, Inc.  

D-Tools, Inc. is a worldwide leader in accessible, highly accurate business software that caters to the unique and diverse needs of systems design and installation firms. The company’s on-premises software, System Integrator™ (SI), and cloud-based platform, D-Tools Cloud, are robust solutions that help manage all aspects of an integrator’s business, including sales, comprehensive system design, project documentation, procurement, and installation and service management. Today, 8,000 companies in over 90 countries use D-Tools’ award-winning software to streamline business processes, leading to improved operating efficiency and increased profitability.

Find product updates and related information by following D-Tools on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

Media Contacts 

Tim Bigoness, D-Tools, (925) 270-4102, timb@d-tools.com  

Katye (McGregor) Bennett, KMB Communications, (425) 328-8640, katye@kmbcomm.com  

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D-Tools CEDIA 2016 Wrap-up: Awards, Integrations, and Ideas

by | Oct 18, 2016 | Trade Show news

DTLOGO_2C_TAGD-Tools CEDIA 2016 Wrap-up: Awards, Integrations, and Ideas

KMB Communications client D-Tools enjoyed CEDIA 2016 in Dallas in a way that was anything but ordinary. Certainly, some staples of the show surfaced, including the announcement of the D-Tools Design Awards winners and a packed booth where D-Tools staff showcased the latest iteration of System Integrator software (in this case, SI 2016, R2). But the D-Tools team also celebrated several one-of-a-kind moments that emphasize the company’s overall growth in recent years. Read on to learn more about three stand-out CEDIA 2016 moments for D-Tools.

D-Tools CEDIA Highlight #1:

Awards, Given and Received

Every year, the D-Tools Design Awards, culminating at CEDIA, showcase the most unique residential and commercial AV integration projects using the D-Tools Systems Integrator platform. D-Tools honored five winners this year, in the categories of Best Residential, Best Commercial, Most Unique, and Best Overall. (View the winning projects here on the D-Tools website.)

From whole home automation to sports bar and schools, the Design Awards showcase D-Tools’ versatility for integration projects of any size, scope, and style, and serve to recognize the home and commercial integrators who use the platform to its maximum capabilities.

While it may be better to give than to receive, D-Tools is honored to once again win the CE Pro BEST Award in the Business Operations Category for SI 2016 R2. The significant enhancements to this version of SI2016 placed the popular platform in the running and on the radar of CEDIA attendees once again.

D-Tools SI platform, was, additionally, recognized as a CEDIA Best New Product Finalist and, earlier this year, was recognized as one of CE Pro magazine’s top  brands based on numbers from the annual “2016 CE Pro 100 Brand Analysis” study, which gauges the industry’s highest-revenue integrators.

CEDIA Highlight #2:

D-Tools’ Third Party Integrations: Well Received by CEDIA Attendees

As technology users—including custom integrators—get used to everything being connected (ala the Internet of Things), it’s equally important for business operations tools to interface seamlessly. With this in mind, D-Tools announced multiple third party software integrations, which were very well-received by CEDIA attendees.

D-Tools’ API and integration strategy is an integral component of the company’s core vision – to provide integrators of every type and size with a software platform that gives them the flexibility to select and adopt the various tools that best suit the needs of their business.

Strategic partnerships with Connectwise, Slateplan, TRX.io, ProjX360, and fellow KMB client Ihiji move D-Tools closer to its goal of providing AV, IT, and security system integrators and consultants with a complete end-to-end solution that allows data to flow seamlessly throughout the project lifecycle – from initial client contact through the ongoing service relationship.

CEDIA Highlight #3:

Blueprint for Success Panel Packs the House

On the topic of partnerships and service agreements, D-Tools’ CEO Randy Stearns took part in a first-of-its-kind breakfast panel presented by CEDIA and moderated by CE Pro’s Jason Knott. blueprintpanelStearns was joined by Slateplan, Portal (by SupplyStream) and KMB clients Ihiji and OneVision Resources, all industry leaders and former integrators.

“The concept came about last year at CEDIA,” Stearns tells Ed Wenck in a post on the CEDIA blog. “It was the realization that there’s a group of us – former integrators – that have turned our attention to developing tools or services for the integration community.”

With a packed house full of enthusiastic home technology professionals and the trade press, Stearns and the four other panelists discussed the technology tools and services available to custom integrators today to help them improve business processes and increase profits through enhanced efficiency.

Whether custom integrators choose to deploy just one software platform—such as D-Tools—or to incorporate a number of apps to help streamline operations and provide better service to customers, there’s no doubt they found a number of solutions at CEDIA 2016. The Blueprint for Success panel gathered some of the best software and service solutions, along with their creators, in one room to brainstorm ideas on how technology professionals can stay ahead in an ever-changing industry.

Keep your eye on the KMB social media feeds and newsroom for key takeaways from this disruptive panel session, and be sure to visit the D-Tools website and blog and follow the company on social media to learn more about the award-winning System Integrator platform.