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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Over the past three years, we acquired new technology or supplemented our technology by purchasing
businesses focused in specific markets or industries. For the three years ended January 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009,
we acquired a number of companies, including the following companies that have a significant impact on our
business:
Date of closing Company Details
November 2009 PlanPlatform Ltd.
(“PlanPlatform”)
The PlanPlatform acquisition accelerates our software as a service
technology platform and provided a design team with knowledge of
web-based design applications. PlanPlatform has been incorporated
into, and the related goodwill was assigned to the PSEB segment.
January 2009 ALGOR, Inc.
(“ALGOR”)
The ALGOR acquisition enhanced our digital prototyping solutions
with new simulation and analysis capabilities such as thermal and
fluid flow analysis. ALGOR has been incorporated into, and the
related goodwill was assigned to the MFG segment.
November 2008 Softimage The Softimage acquisition provided technology for the film,
television and games markets. Softimage has been incorporated into,
and the related goodwill was assigned to the M&E segment.
June 2008 Moldflow
Corporation
(“Moldflow”)
Moldflow software solutions are used for the design and engineering
of injection-molded plastic parts. The acquisition of Moldflow added
simulation and optimization capabilities to our digital prototyping
solution portfolio. Moldflow has been incorporated into, and the
related goodwill was assigned to the MFG segment.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Horizontal design products—Autodesk’s AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT products, which serve as the
platform upon which our vertical design products are based. Our horizontal design products are primarily
developed by the PSEB segment. These products include our core design applications and can be used across a
number of industries and disciplines. In the past we have referred to these products as 2D horizontal products.
We have modified that reference to more accurately reflect these products’ functionality and general design
nature.
Vertical design products—Autodesk’s vertical design software, including AutoCAD Architecture,
AutoCAD Mechanical and AutoCAD Map 3D, are built upon Autodesk’s AutoCAD product and are enhanced
with industry or discipline-specific functionality. In the past we have referred to these products as 2D vertical
products. We have modified that reference to more accurately reflect these products’ functionality.
Model-based design products—Autodesk’s model-based design products, Autodesk Revit products,
Autodesk Inventor products, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Moldflow and Autodesk Navisworks products. In the past we
have referred to these products as 3D model-based design products. We have modified that reference to more
accurately reflect these products’ functionality and conform it to the descriptions of our other product types,
horizontal design products and vertical design products.
BIM (Building Information Modeling)—BIM describes a model-based technology linked with a database
of project information, and is the process of generating and managing information throughout the life cycle of a
building. BIM is used as a digital representation of the building process to facilitate exchange and
interoperability of information in digital formats.
Digital prototyping—Digital prototyping allows designers, architects and engineers to analyze, simulate
and visualize a design using a digital or virtual model rather than a physical model.
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