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Date Company Details
June 2004 DESC, Inc. The assets acquired from DESC give Autodesk initial entry
into the disaster response market with purpose-built
applications developed around Autodesk MapGuide. The
assets acquired were assigned to the Infrastructure
Solutions Division of the Design Solutions Segment.
May 2004 Unreal Pictures The acquisition ofUnreal Pictures gives Autodeskcomplete
access to a comprehensive character design software
solution and a proven software development team.
Autodesk integrated the Unreal Pictures technology
(known as Character Studio) into the latest release of our
3ds max product in October 2004. The acquisition has been
integrated into the Discreet Segment.
April 2004 MechSoft.com, Inc. The assets acquired from MechSoft complement
Autodesk’s solutions with tools that enable users to
embed engineering calculations into their designs based
on how parts function. Autodesk plans to integrate key
components of MechSoft’s technology into future
versions of Autodesk Inventor Series. The assets
acquired were assigned to the Manufacturing Solutions
Division of the Design Solutions Segment.
March 2003 VIA Development Corporation The acquisition of certain assets of VIA Development
Corporation provided us with electrical schematics, wire
diagram, and controls engineering automation
technology. This acquisition has been integrated into our
Manufacturing Solutions Division of the Design
Solutions Segment.
February 2003 Linius Technologies, Inc. The acquisition of certain assets of Linius Technologies,
Inc. brought us technology that allows a wire harness
designer to create 3D prototypes in our Autodesk
Inventor Professional product. This acquisition has been
integrated into our Manufacturing Solutions Division of
the Design Solutions Segment.
December 2002 truEInnovations, Inc. This acquisition brought us file and data management
software that has been integrated into our Autodesk
Inventor Series environment. The truEInnovations,
Inc. acquisition has been integrated with our
Manufacturing Solutions Division of the Design
Solutions Segment.
September 2002 CAiCE Software Corporation This acquisition allowed us to expand our presence in the
transportation software market as well as enhance our
core civil design industry business. The CAiCE
acquisition has been integrated with our Infrastructure
Solutions Division of the Design Solutions Segment.
April 2002 Revit Technology Corporation This acquisition provided us with parametric building
information modeling technology and provides us with
potential next generation technology. The Revit
acquisition has been integrated with our Building
Solutions Division of the Design Solutions Segment.
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