To AusPowEng: DIgSilent does look pretty good. I d/l'd a demo from them, and it looks TOTAL (fuse coordination, motor start, GIS integration, etc.)
The prices I was paying for SynerGEE w/protection coordination was $24,000, plus 16% per year for "maintenance" cost......pretty pricey. This did not include motor starting or interface to GIS or CAD. Those modules were "extra".
The ETAP equivelent was $34,000+.
I just hope DIgSilent can come in lower then SynerGEE or ETAP.