On the go:Mobile design software apps improve design efficiency

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Chris Walter says design software has become like his "right hand" because he uses it so much and has come to rely on it for doing business. The Liberty, Mo.-based landscape contrac-tor and owner of Computerized Landscape Design utilizes PRO Landscape by Drafix Software. And now that PRO Landscape is also available in mobile form with PRO Landscape Companion for iPad or Android tablets, Walter says he's been able to greatly improveefficiency with his designs."With the Companion application, it's the ultimate mobile design solution," says Peter Lord, president of Drafix Software. "A lot of landscape contractors will go out with a digital camera and take a picture, but then they have to go back and download it to the laptop before they start any actual design work. That method works fine, but with a tablet you can take the pictures and then do the designing immediately using PRO Landscape Companion."