Aug 27, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

WHAT: Attendees of Sprint's annual developer conference will have an
      opportunity to get hands-on demonstrations of the most advanced
      location services applications on the market. Autodesk, along
      with Sun Microsystems, will highlight new wireless data services
      solutions for carriers. The Autodesk Location Connect suite of
      market-ready applications will be featured in the
      demonstrations.
WHEN:  August 25-28, 2002
WHERE: Sprint Developer Conference, Las Vegas, NV
       MGM Grand, Sun Microsystems Booth #30
SPOKESPEOPLE:  Joe Astroth, Executive Vice President
               David Maischoss, Vice President, Marketing and
                 Program Management

    DETAILS:
    --  Using the latest mobile phones, including the Sanyo SCP-4900
        and Sanyo SCP-5150, Autodesk Location Services will
        demonstrate a series of real-world scenarios to illustrate how
        carriers can implement location-based services today. These
        market-ready location services increase network traffic and
        airtime, create service differentiation, and generate customer
        loyalty--while taking advantage of operators' existing
        infrastructure investments.
    --  Autodesk Location Connect provides wireless operators with a
        variety of easy-to-use, location-sensitive applications for
        their consumer and enterprise customers. The Autodesk Location
        Connect suite is built on Autodesk LocationLogic.
    About Autodesk Location Services

Autodesk Location Services (www.autodesk.com/locationservices), a division of Autodesk, Inc., provides infomobility solutions to carriers and enterprises worldwide. The Autodesk LocationLogic platform and Autodesk Location Connect suite of applications bring personalized, localized, and actionable wireless data services to wired, mobile, and wireless environments. 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 use digital design data to work better, faster, and smarter. For more information about the company, see www.autodesk.com.

Note to Editors: Autodesk is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries. Sun, Sun Microsystems, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. In the United States and other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

CONTACT:          Autodesk
                  Tara Cooper, 415-507-5638
                  tara.cooper@autodesk.com
                  or
                  Applied Communications
                  Bill Danon, 415-365-0222
                  bdanon@appliedcom.com

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