Autodesk Launches Global Point A Customer Web Sites to Connect with Worldwide Customer Community.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002

Autodesk, Inc., (Nasdaq:ADSK)

European and Asia Pacific Sites Introduced to Enhance Customer

Relationships; Prepare for Launch of Worldwide Subscription Program

Autodesk, Inc., (Nasdaq:ADSK) the world's leading design and digital content creation company, today announced the launch of its web site, Autodesk Point A (http://pointA.autodesk.com), in eight languages throughout Europe and Asia. The new, local language sites help customers stay informed and productive, and will enable worldwide access to the Autodesk Subscription Program, a unique software delivery model that offers a convenient way for users to stay up-to-date on the latest Autodesk technology.

"Since its U.S. introduction, Point A has been providing process-oriented design resources and web services that add value to customers' investment in Autodesk design products," said Bruce Polderman, director of Point A at Autodesk. "With these new local language sites, we are now able to provide this same value to Autodesk customers worldwide. Point A is an example of how Autodesk is leveraging the power of the Internet to connect with customers in new ways and in fact, changing the way that we distribute our products and services to those customers."

The Autodesk Point A web site was created and launched in the U.S. in April 2000 to provide Autodesk customers with a personal global access point to Autodesk services and information on the Internet. The site offers product tips and tutorials, online training and support, and local industry links. Since its launch, Point A has attracted 300,000 registered members. In one month alone the number of site visits increased 24 percent to a record 1.2 million visits, due in part to exclusive promotions and the availability of the Autodesk Subscription Program in North America.

Point A is the primary access point for the Autodesk Subscription Program, which provides a simplified software upgrade process, and maximizes customers' productivity with feature enhancing extensions, downloadable e-Learning courses and optional online support. Point A provides secure access to these features, as well as to other subscriber -- only products and design content.

The new, native-language sites are available today in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, as well as Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Like the U.S. site, content is localized and organized by industry: general design, civil and land development, building and construction, and manufacturing. Registered members can subscribe to receive a monthly newsletter containing online tutorials, product tips and articles of interest to the design community.

"I use the Point A web site nearly everyday to find the answers and information I need to do my work, creating AutoCAD maps of our extensive telephone network," said Kevin Gabie, CAD, Standards and Production manager for SBC Pacific Bell Planning Division. "I can also easily access my Autodesk Subscription account from my Subscription Account Module on Point A, and can download product features that give us instant software enhancements, when we need them. Point A saves us loads of time we would have spent scouring the Internet for solutions and information on our mapping needs."

Increasing The Return on Software Investments

Point A is integrated into Autodesk's core design products, and is always available to product users. For example, for manufacturing customers, Point A provides access to downloadable 3D parts catalogs and e-services for simulation or data conversion -- all focused on leveraging 3D productivity in Autodesk Inventor(TM) software.

About Autodesk

Founded in 1982, Autodesk, Inc. is the world's leading design and digital media creation, management, and distribution company. The company serves a diverse portfolio of markets, including building design, geographic information systems, manufacturing, digital media, and wireless data services. By delivering tools that foster innovation and creativity, Autodesk helps customers throughout the value chain leverage digital design data to work better, faster and smarter. Autodesk is one of the largest global software companies with annual revenues of $936 million. For more information about the company, see www.autodesk.com.

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