cadett has extensive experience and close cooperation with Autodesk since the 1980s.
cadett's business concept is to develop and sell the world's best CAD system for electrical design.
cadett was founded in 1979. Our main product - cadett ELSA - has been on the market since 1985. cadett ELSA is
market leader in high-end solutions for electrical schematics in the Nordic region for many years.
Our product range is fully concentrated on schematic design solutions based on Autodesk platforms.
As the oldest supplier of CAD for electrical design software, cadett has a unique expertise in the field that benefits current and future customers.
Our comprehensive range of services, including training, support, customisations, installations, and much more, makes us an ideal partner for anyone involved in electrical design.
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The business was founded in 1979 in Järfälla outside Stockholm as a pure software development company focused on the then burgeoning personal computer market.
In 1985, a specialisation towards CAD - computer-aided design - was made, in the same time as the company was given the name "cadett". The development of "elNett", a software for circuit diagram design, was started.
At the same time, in the German city of Mönchengladbach, the company MG-Data GmbH was founded to develop and market the electrical schematic design software MG-CAD.
In 1986, at a trade show in Birmingham, England, cadett and MG-Data crossed paths for the first time. The result was a development partnership in the form of a joint venture.
The Scandinavian version of the software was marketed under the name cadett ELSA. The slightly different German version was still sold under the name MG-CAD.
The cooperation intensified continuously and in 2003 MG-Data was finally acquired by cadett and the two companies got a joint owner in the form of cadett Holding AB. The German business was renamed cadett GmbH.
The two separate national versions of the software that existed at this time were replaced by a single multilingual version with support for several standards. The new product was named cadett ELSA in all markets.
Below, we list some important milestones in the history of cadett.
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1979 |
The company is founded in Järfälla outside of Stockholm. |
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1981 |
The first prerequisite for the future CAD business - IBM PC - is introduced. |
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1982 |
The second prerequisite - AutoCAD - is introduced. |
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1985 |
CAD operations are launched in Sweden at the same time as MG-Data GmbH is founded in Germany. The deliveries of cadett ELSA R1 (MG-CAD 1.0) begin. The operating system that is used is called MS-DOS. |
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1986 |
The company takes the name cadett ab. |
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1987 |
cadett ELSA R2 (2.01) is the first fully Swedish version. |
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1988 |
The Norwegian operation starts. |
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1990 |
cadett ELSA R5 (3.04) with a brand new foundation. DWG files are replaced by DXF for better performance. |
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1991 |
cadett ELSA R6 (3.05) with cabinet layout and external connection diagrams, among other news |
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1992 |
cadett ELSA R10 (3.8) with automatic wire numbering |
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1994 |
cadett ELSA R11 (3.85) with OnLine |
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1995 |
cadett ELSA R13 (4.1) with network support, the first true multi-user system |
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1996 |
cadett ELSA R15 (4.15) with support for Windows NT, the predecessor of today's Windows 10 and 11 |
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1999 |
cadett ELSA R20 (6.0) with Dynamic OnLine |
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2002 |
cadett ELSA R22 (7.0) with new Catalogue and new Drawing Manager |
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2003 |
MG-Data GmbH is acquired |
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2006 |
The company moves back to Järfälla after a period in Kista, Sollentuna, Upplands Väsby and Lunda. |
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2010 |
New version numbers based on releases starting at cadett ELSA R30 |
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2011 |
cadett ELSA R31 with Option Handling |
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2012 |
cadett ELSA R32 Enterprise with thin clients |
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2013 |
cadett ELSA R33 with ribbon menus and document codes |
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2015 |
cadett ELSA R35 with Vault integration |
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2016 |
cadett ELSA R36 with Windows 10 support |
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2016 |
The physical medium (CD and DVD) disappears and is replaced by downloading via the Internet |
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2018 |
cadett ELSA R38 with support for IEC1355 |
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2020
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Training courses are moved online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Integrity check is introduced with cadett ELSA R40. |
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2022 |
New web-based reference manual |
cadett ELSA was developed over many years in close cooperation between cadett ab in Sweden and MG-Data GmbH in Germany. In Germany the product was known as MG-CAD. The cooperation between the companies became closer and closer and in 2003 a merger was made when cadett acquired the German business.
In the summer of 2003, a cadett office was opened in Jülich, between Düsseldorf and Aachen.
In 2003, MG-CAD and cadett ELSA were finally integrated into a common multilingual product with support for several standards, which is sold under the name "cadett ELSA" throughout the world.
cadett GmbH is, like cadett ab, a wholly owned subsidiary of cadett Holding AB.
As a valuable business contact for us at cadett , we view your right to your information as very important and have updated our privacy policy in accordance with the new EU Directive GDPR that came into effect on May 25, 2018.
Introduction
Our data protection policy describes what personal data we collect, for what purposes, how we process it and our general approach to data protection.
Collection and processing of information
At cadett , the basis for all our data collection and processing is to be able to maintain our contractual relationships and communicate with our customers. For customers who have signed a contract for third-party products, all ordered personal data processing is regulated by data processing agreements.
Collection of information via our website
cadett collects information via our website only when you sign up for our newsletter or request a user ID for our locked customer page. This is done with already approved consent. The information you provide in the form is used to respond to your contact request. Whenever we request personal data for other purposes, we will inform you about its collection and processing so that you can decide whether or not to give your consent for the purpose.
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Information from third parties
We may obtain information from persons acting on your behalf, for example if a colleague refers you, and we may obtain the information from third parties with whom we do business, e.g. through the acquisition of business records. These normally originate from publicly available sources and are processed only for the purpose for which they were obtained, i.e. business communication.
Sharing of information
We do not share your information without your specific consent, we generally do not give third parties access to your information and we do not use it for marketing purposes. However, we may use your contact details to send you information about new services, offers or news if we think it may be of interest to you. Where permitted by law, we may share information among entities within the group.
Where we store business information or contact details in a cloud service or similar web application, we ensure that the party complies with the requirements of the GDPR and applies adequate levels of protection.
For contractual purposes, we may share your information with our associated consultants. Any information shared will be treated under the same conditions as this data protection policy.
Right of access, rectification, erasure and purpose limitation
You always have the right to contact us to get access to the data we hold about you, to have the data corrected, deleted or to request that our processing of your data be restricted.
Changes to the data protection policy
We will revise our policy as necessary and publish the changes on our website. We will not make substantial changes to the security, purpose of processing or sharing of information without first notifying you.
Contact for questions and complaints
You can contact the Data Protection Officer at cadett ab for all your data protection questions by email to gdpr@cadett.com or by post to: cadett ab, Attn: Data Protection Officer, Girovägen 13, 175 62 Järfälla.
You have the right to file a complaint with the Swedish Data Protection Authority, which is a supervisory authority. The easiest way to do this is by contacting www.datainspektionen.se.
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