Autodesk Gives A Boost To Windows NT 4.0 Momentum; AutoCAD R13 Ships An Optimized for Windows NT 4.0 Application.SAN RAFAEL San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1996--Committed to delivering robust PC-based software, Autodesk today announced the immediate availability of AutoCAD R13 software for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT 4.0. As one of the largest providers of software for the Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. (OS), Autodesk continues to strengthen its relationship with Microsoft as both leaders join forces to capture the high-growth Windows NT marketplace. "AutoCAD R13 for Windows NT 4.0 is a key application that uses Windows NT 4.0 while leveraging the Internet/intranet capabilities in the engineering environment," said Brooke Banbury Masland, group manager, manufacturing and engineering at Microsoft. "Customers within the design industry will certainly benefit from Autodesk's integration of key Windows NT technology." One of the first applications to obtain the Designed for Windows NT and Windows 95 logo, AutoCAD R13 for Windows NT 4.0 is a fully supported, logo-compliant software applications for Windows NT and Windows 95. Earning the Microsoft Designed for Windows NT and Windows 95 logo means that the latest version of AutoCAD R13, the world's leading industry design and drafting software, is a well-integrated, 32-bit Windows-based product. AutoCAD R13 for Windows NT 4.0 lets customers utilize many ease of use features found in Windows 95 and provides users with the reliability and security of Windows NT. AutoCAD R13 customers using Windows NT or Windows 95 experience a 20-25% speed increase over Windows 3.1. "Our customers are selecting Windows NT and Windows 95 as the operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. of choice to fully exploit the power of AutoCAD R13," said Robert Carr
"We anticipate a strong adoption of Windows NT 4.0 and expect to see AutoCAD users' interest in other operating systems, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Windows 3.1, and DOS, to decrease in the upcoming months." AutoCAD Release 13 provides users with powerful 2D and 3D design and drafting capabilities. AutoCAD R13 software lets users develop web-enabled files using an Internet enabling add-on application, the AutoCAD Release 13 Internet Publishing Kit. The AutoCAD R13 Internet Publishing Kit is the industry's first turn-key publishing solution, extending the Internet into a virtual engineering environment where designers, architects and engineers can communicate and share drawings online. The new software bundle includes Autodesk's WHIP! Plug-in Release 1, Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. Gold 3.0 Internet software, AutoCAD R13 Internet Utilities release 1, and Quick-Start Web page templates that address the needs of the professional design community. For more information on AutoCAD R13 for Windows NT 4.0 or the AutoCAD R13 Internet Publishing Kit, call 1-800/964-6432. Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC design and drafting software and PC multimedia tools. The company's 2D and 3D products, geographic information systems, and data management tools are used in many industries for mapping, architectural design This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. , mechanical design, film and video production, video/game development and Web content development. Its Kinetix division is the leader in PC-based 3D modeling and animation software, providing a full range of products for digital media and design professionals. The fourth largest PC software company in the world, Autodesk has three million customers in nearly 130 countries. Autodesk products are sold through Autodesk Systems Centers, Dealers and Distributors worldwide. For more information, please call 415/507-5000, type GO ADESK on CompuServe, or visit its World Wide Web site at http://www.autodesk.com. Kinetix can be reached by calling 800-879-4233 or through its World Wide Web site at http://www.ktx.com. Autodesk shares are traded on the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on National Market under the symbol ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) . -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, ACAD ACAD Academy ACAD Academic ACAD AutoCAD (design/drafting development software by Autodesk) ACAD Acadia National Park (US National Park Service) ACAD Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease and AutoCAD are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. CompuServe is a registered trademark of H & R Block. Microsoft, Windows NT and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Point your browser to the Microsoft manufacturing industry home page at http://www.microsoft.com/industry/man/. Kinetix is a trademark of Autodesk. All other brand names, products names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. CONTACT: Autodesk, Inc. Jennifer Reidy, 415/507-6536 jennifer.reidy@autodesk.com |
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