Eric D. Colburn, PLS

Industry-Leading Design, Engineering and Entertainment Software to Be Compatible with Latest Windows Operating System

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, has announced support for Windows 7. Effective today, Autodesk will support customers using nine products including AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD LT 2010 and the Autodesk Inventor 2010 family of software, on Windows 7.

“Windows 7 was designed with the customer in mind,” said Mark Relph, senior director for Windows Product Management at Microsoft Corp. “We are pleased to have the support of Autodesk to offer our mutual customers an easy way to do the things they want on a PC.”

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Autodesk Announces New Design Software Solutions for Education Market

New Offerings Provide Tools to Help Prepare Students for Successful Design Careers

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Autodesk today announced that it will offer five new industry-oriented software suites to help students learn core design and engineering skills. The suites contain extensive 2D and 3D Autodesk software used by professionals worldwide. The new bundled packages encourage a multidisciplinary educational approach, enabling faculty to teach key concepts to prepare students for rewarding architecture, engineering and design careers. These suites, to be offered globally, will be available in English as well as more than 10 other languages.

“Around the world, there is a tremendous need for engineering and design professionals with relevant education and technology skills to address current and future challenges,” said Joe Astroth, Ph.D., Autodesk vice president of Learning and Education. “Our new software suites and curricula will help meet that need. By offering our customers more purchasing options, along with enhanced 2010 versions of many of our award-winning products, we aim to make faculty and students even more successful.”

Solutions for Postsecondary Academic Institutions:

• Autodesk Education Suite for Architecture and Engineering 2010
• Autodesk Education Suite for Civil and Structural Engineering 2010
• Autodesk Education Suite for Mechanical Engineering 2010
• Autodesk Education Suite for Industrial Design 2010
• Autodesk Education Master Suite 2010 (includes all products in the other suites)

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Groundbreaking New Features Help Designers Drive Innovation

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –Autodesk, Inc. , has announced the release of AutoCAD 2010 software, one of the world’s leading design and documentation platforms. Autodesk also announced the 2010 AutoCAD family of discipline-specific software and AutoCAD LT 2010 software for professional drafting and detailing. The latest release of AutoCAD introduces groundbreaking new capabilities to help users tackle their most challenging design problems, including free-form design tools, parametric drawing and enhanced PDF support, a top request from Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) members.

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