Editing Caddie (CAD system) (section)

== Company history ==
Caddie was originally developed in [[South Africa]] in 1985, and it quickly established a significant presence in its home market. The product's position in South Africa began to erode in the 1990s following the lifting of [[Disinvestment from South Africa|economic sanctions against South Africa]], as other CAD packages entered that market. A Microsoft Windows version of Caddie was not released until 1993.

In 1998, Caddie was acquired by the South African software development company Billcad Holdings. By this time, Caddie had about 11 000 users.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caddie.co.za/default1.htm |title=BILLCAD - CADDIE - Caddie Computer Aided Design Software |website=www.caddie.co.za |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981206052916/http://www.caddie.co.za/default1.htm |archive-date=6 December 1998 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  In 1999, Billcad became Planit Technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page305985?oid=45933&sn=Daily%20news%20detail|title = Die belastingvoordele wat aftreebeleggings vir jou inhou|date = 5 July 2019}}</ref>  In early 2001, Planit Technologies went into [[liquidation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greengazette.co.za/pages/2007/09/Legal%20Notices/20070914%20-%20Legal%20Notice%20No%2030277%20of%2014-Sep-2007,%20Volume%20507,%20A,%20102.pdf|title=Legal Notice No 30277 of 14-Sep-2007, Volume 507, A, 102|date=2007-09-14|access-date=2023-08-09}}</ref>

By March 2002, the British company Advanced Computer Solutions (ACS) bought all the rights from the South African holders and also acquired the Caddie operation within South Africa.<ref name="auto"/>  ACS was previously Caddie's British [[distribution (business)|distributor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caddie.co.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000303105143/http://www.caddie.co.uk/|archive-date=2000-03-03|title=Caddie Software from Advanced Computer Solutions Limited}}</ref> ACS has offices in South Africa and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://caddiesoftware.com/caddiesoftware/company/office-locations.html |title=Contacts |access-date=2010-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806201509/http://www.caddiesoftware.com/caddiesoftware/company/office-locations.html |archive-date=2010-08-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>