Autodesk To Offer Products on DLT Solutions' GSA Schedule; Easy, Quick, Low-Cost Federal Buying.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1995--Expanding its efforts to make Autodesk products more available to the Federal Government, Autodesk Inc. today announced that it has entered into a strategic relationship with DLT Solutions Inc.

The partnership lets DLT deliver Autodesk products on its 1995/96 GSA B/C Schedule number GS00K95AGS5419. Effective immediately, this GSA schedule includes Autodesk's popular design software AutoCAD(R) Release 13, multimedia software 3D Studio(R), document management software Autodesk(R) WorkCenter and other related products.

The goal of the program is to reduce the cost of buying Autodesk products without sacrificing the quality of support. Government buyers can now order through DLT Solutions and receive delivery of Autodesk products at any Federal installation worldwide. Local support is provided through Autodesk dealer channels globally.

Simplified Buying Procedures

To date, most Federal customers have purchased Autodesk products through the often time-consuming and costly process of competitive bidding. Using the GSA schedule makes procurement easier because the product pricing is already established and the amount of paperwork required to place an order is minimal.

Recognizing that simplifying the ordering process is only the beginning of a successful installation, DLT will work with Autodesk Authorized Dealers and Autodesk System Centers to ensure that all Federal buyers can access service in their local area.

DLT is very well positioned in Autodesk's marketplace because its systems integration expertise complements Autodesk's product line of design, multimedia and data management software. DLT's ability to build links from AutoCAD(R) drawings to existing databases provides customers with comprehensive information resource management. This capability could be used to tie together AutoCAD(R), Lotus Notes(R), Oracle RDBMS(R) and other technologies so workgroups can share design data and users can make better business decisions.

Government Buyers to Benefit

DLT Solutions' president and CEO Ned Miller said: "Our successful systems integration relationship with the government teamed with Autodesk products promises to be very beneficial for our customers. DLT's management of this procurement vehicle for Autodesk's reseller channels saves time and money for Federal buyers."

"Autodesk's award of a GSA schedule through DLT is a great new resource for us," commented Richard Cuneo, Autodesk's Vice President of U.S. Sales. "This arrangement fits perfectly with our goal of adding to our Virtual Corporation of partners. Through this program we see a very good future for our Federal government customers and our resellers."

For more information about this GSA Schedule or other Autodesk Federal programs, please contact Autodesk at 800/964-6432, or fax requests to 415/507-5100. To place an order with DLT Solutions, please phone [phone]DLT.

DLT Solutions Inc., founded in 1991, is a systems integrator and Value Added Reseller which is headquartered in Sterling, Virginia. The company provides a range of products and services to Federal Government agencies with experience in Lotus Notes(R), Oracle RDBMS(R) and Santa Cruz Operations SCO UNIX Systems Software(R) applications.

Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of computer-aided design automation software and the fifth-largest PC software company. The company develops, markets, and supports a family of design and professional multimedia software, and component technologies for use on personal computers and workstations. A global company since its founding in 1982, Autodesk markets products in 115 countries and 18 languages. Autodesk shares are traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ACAD. For more information, please call 415/507-5000, type GO ADESK on Compuserve, or log-in with a World Wide Web browser at http.//www.autodesk.com. -0-

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Barbara J. Brown, 415/507-6093