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ACQUISTIONS
Over the past three years, we acquired new technology or supplemented our technology by purchasing businesses or
certain technology related assets focused in specific markets or industries. For the three years ended January 31, 2013, 2012 and
2011, we acquired a number of companies and certain technology related assets, some of which were accounted for as business
combinations. The following were key acquisitions for fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011:
Date of closing Company Details
December 2012 PI-VR GmbH ("PI-
VR") The PI-VR acquisition brings sophisticated visualization solutions that will strengthen and
enhance our expertise in and offerings for automotive visualization. PI-VR has been
integrated into, and the related goodwill was assigned to, the MFG segment.
October 2012 Qontext ("Qontext") The Qontext acquisition provides us with an enterprise business and social collaboration
platform which extends our reach into design networks via contextual workflows. This also
expands our expertise in cloud and social networking by supplementing existing knowledge
in cloud, web, and mobile development. Qontext has been integrated into, and the related
goodwill was assigned to, the PSEB segment.
August 2012 Socialcam
("Socialcam") The Socialcam acquisition strengthens our ability to make our product line more social, and deliver more mobile/web oriented products. In addition, the acquisition integrated with
Autodesk 360 to further provide collaboration features to our professional customers.
Socialcam has been integrated into, and the related goodwill was assigned to, the PSEB
segment.
June 2012 Vela Systems, Inc.
("Vela") The Vela acquisition provides a platform to deliver project information to the point of construction. Vela, integrated with Navisworks, augments the model-based data created in
Revit, establishing a bi-direction and visual link between model elements and relevant
information - streamlining the information management process from design through
construction to hand-over and into operations. In addition, this acquisition delivers model-
based construction via mobile and cloud. Vela has been integrated into, and the related
goodwill was assigned to, the AEC segment.
December 2011 T-Splines, Inc. ("T-
Splines") The T-Splines acquisition strengthens our Digital Prototyping portfolio with more flexible free-form modeling and will help achieve closer integration between industrial design and
engineering workflows. T-Splines has been integrated into, and the related goodwill was
assigned to, the MFG segment.
October 2011 Micro Application
Packages Limited
("MAP")
The MAP acquisition expands our portfolio for MEP contractors and fabricators by providing
tools for the manufacturing, fabrication and installation of MEP systems. MAP has been
integrated into, and the related goodwill was assigned to, the AEC segment.
August 2011 Turbo Squid, Inc.
(“Turbo Squid”) The acquisition of certain technology assets from Turbo Squid strengthens our online marketplace platform for our design application users.
August 2011 Instructables, Inc.
("Instructables")
The Instructables acquisition assists makers of all types by linking Instructables' vibrant
online community to our software tools and services, such as SketchBook, 123D and
Homestyler that allow anyone to explore design ideas and bring them to life. Instructables has
been integrated into, and the related goodwill was assigned to, the PSEB segment.
March 2011 Blue Ridge
Numerics, Inc.
("Blue Ridge")
The Blue Ridge acquisition broadens our solution for Digital Prototyping to provide
customers with a spectrum of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) capabilities that help
automate fluid flow and thermal simulation decision-making for designs, while eliminating
costly physical prototyping cycles. Blue Ridge has been integrated into, and the related
goodwill was assigned to, the MFG segment.
March 2011 Scaleform
Corporation
("Scaleform")
The Scaleform acquisition furthers Autodesk's ability to provide customers with more
complete workflows to more rapidly develop immersive 3D and casual game experiences.
Scaleform has been integrated into, and the related goodwill was assigned to, the M&E
segment.
BACKLOG
We typically ship products shortly after receipt of an order, which is common in the software industry. Our backlog is
comprised of current software license product orders which have not yet shipped. The category of current software license
product orders which we have not yet shipped consists of orders from customers with approved credit status for currently
available software products and may include both orders with current ship dates and orders with ship dates beyond the current
fiscal period.
Backlog was $20.0 million at January 31, 2013 compared to $27.1 million at January 31, 2012. The actual amount of
backlog at any particular time may not be a meaningful indicator of future business prospects as this amount is impacted by a
number of factors not related to future trends or events such as the order fulfillment process, the method of software delivery or
the linearity of our business within the fiscal period.
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