Figures released recently by the Standard Bank indicate that more people and a bigger proportion of the population were able to afford all price categories of houses in 2005 than in the year 2000. 'We are very pleased that Punch! Software have appointed us as their key partner for South Africa,' commented Simon Campbell Young, CEO of Phoenix Software, 'There is a strong worldwide trend for interest in home design and this is especially so in South Africa where demand for land and housing is rapidly growing. The company develops, designs, markets, assembles and ships over 40 000 units monthly to virtually every large retailer in the United States and Canada, as well as European and Australian markets. Punch! Software is the number one best-selling home and landscape design retail software brand in the United States for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 20. Phoenix Software will be the sole distributor of the Punch range of software that includes Architectural Series, the Pro Series and the Home Series. Phoenix Software, a leading republisher of software, and Punch! Software, manufacturer of home and landscape design products, have signed a distribution agreement for South Africa.

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