Firms Offer EBC Companies Access to Leading Design Software to Speed
Time to Market for Clean Energy and Environmental Technologies
SAN JOSE, Calif. & SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Jul 13, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) andthe Environmental Business Cluster
(EBC) have forged an industry partnership to offer benefits of the Autodesk
Clean Tech Partner Programto the EBC community so companies
can innovate and commercialize their ideas more quickly.
EBC is an award-winning clean tech incubator in Silicon Valley that
provides commercialization support and facilities for emerging clean
energy and environmental technology companies. The Autodesk Clean Tech
Partner Program provides Digital
Prototyping software to clean technology companies to enable them to
digitally design, visualize and simulate the real-world performance of
products before they are built. Creation of digital prototypes can serve
as a catalyst to help participants secure financing and effectively
market their ideas.
With this partnership, Autodesk will offer a clean tech software starter
package and a series of exclusive events to qualifying EBC companies,
community members and subscribers. Applicants from emerging clean tech
companies can receive Autodesk
Inventor Professional, Autodesk
Showcase Professional and Autodesk
Vault Professional software, which help reduce the number of costly
physical prototypes in the design-to-manufacture process. Once an EBC
company enters the Autodesk program, Autodesk reseller KETIV
Technologies works to assess any additional products offered in the
Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program that may be required to fit each
company's specific needs. KETIV is also available to provide
cost-effective services and training to support a successful
implementation.
"The EBC has helped more than 175 businesses along their path to
commercialization," said Melinda Richter, Executive Director of the
Environmental Business Cluster. "The Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program
is a unique and cost-effective new way for our community to jump-start
new product development and better market product ideas for competitive
advantage."
"It is a natural fit for us to partner with one of the world's top 10
clean tech clusters that is driving economic development and clean
energy innovation in Silicon Valley," said Lynelle Cameron, director of
Sustainability at Autodesk."We're looking forward to extending
Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program benefits to EBC affiliates and
entrepreneurs to help them overcome challenges such as limited capital,
time-to-market pressures and effectively communicating their ideas to
stakeholders."
Several Autodesk Clean Tech partners are existing EBC members or
graduates such as Alphabet Energy, Micromidas, SunPods and tru2earth.
"Autodesk's assistance and commitment to tru2earth has been
incalculable," said Brian Pierson, CEO of tru2earth. "Autodesk Inventor
and Autodesk Showcase software have accelerated the tru2earth Life Cycle
Roof by at least one year and will be key to our success."
About EBC
The Environmental Business Cluster is an award-winning clean tech
incubator that provides commercialization services to emerging clean
energy and environmental technology companies. Its suite of services
includes expert coaching and strategic counsel, focused educational and
networking programs, targeted access to investors, strategic partners
and industry networks, attractive furnished office space, equipment,
conference rooms and training facilities. Core services are provided in
Silicon Valley, but EBC companies come from across the nation and around
the globe.
About the Clean Tech Partner Program
The Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program provides software to early-stage
clean technology companies to help them innovate more rapidly and get to
market faster and at lower cost. Each Autodesk Clean Tech partner
receives up to $150,000 of design software, including up to five
licenses each of AutoCAD
Inventor Professional Suite, Autodesk
Showcase Professional, Autodesk
Vault Professional, Autodesk
Navisworks Manage, Autodesk
Revit Architecture and Autodesk
Alias Design software. For more information, visit www.autodesk.com/cleantech.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D
design, engineering and entertainment software for the
manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment
markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk
continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art software
to help customers experience their ideas digitally before they are
built. Fortune 100 companies -- as well as the last 15 Academy Award
winners for Best Visual Effects -- use Autodesk
software tools to design, visualize and simulate their ideas to save
time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation for competitive
advantage. For additional information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.
Autodesk, AutoCAD, Alias, Autodesk Inventor, Inventor, Navisworks,
Revit and Showcase are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk,
Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other
countries. Academy Award is a registered trademark of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All other brand names, product names
or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the
right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and
pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for
typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document.
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SOURCE: Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk Media Contact:
Clay Helm, 415-547-2425
clay.helm@autodesk.com
or
EBC Media Contact:
Chelsea Hewitt, 415-405-6385
chelsea@prescienceintl.com
