For all lighting users who have been waiting patiently, Lightwright 5 is just a few weeks away from its mid- May launch. With its seamless interaction with Vectorworks Spotlight 2009 and all of its other new features, this is a must have for lighting professionals. Read what the beta testers said, and learn all of LW5's new features in this article.

I interviewed Fred Foster when I was in business school in 2001. The assignment in my Entrepreneurship class was to interview a successful business owner and find out what qualities he possessed that led to his success. I reread this article recently and thought others in our industry might be interested in it. It is reprinted here with Fred's permission.