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SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) today announced the winners of its Platinum Club 2005, a prestigious group of channel partners awarded for top sales performance and excellent customer service in fiscal year 2005. Platinum Club winners were recognized and awarded in front of their peers and Autodesk senior management at the Platinum Club awards ceremony in Las Vegas.

"The 2005 Platinum Club award recipients performed above and beyond expectations," said Steve Blum, vice president of Americas Sales at Autodesk. "This award reflects their hard work and commitment to helping customers realize their ideas to compete and win, using best-in-class Autodesk(R) solutions. We congratulate our award winners on their solid performance last year and their much deserved success."

To qualify for the Autodesk Platinum Club, Autodesk channel partners must exceed their sales expectations and achieve top overall revenues, top vertical product sales, highest overall growth, or be the leading education, government, or distribution partner in their Americas sales region.

Platinum Club 2005 Winners

Autodesk Platinum Club 2005 winners in the United States are as follows: AEC Cadcon, Inc.; Applied Software Technology, Inc.; Avatech Solutions, Inc.; CAD Masters, Inc.; CADD Microsystems, Inc.; CADre Systems, Inc.; Case Technologies; Comtrex Corporation; ECAD, Inc.; Ideate, Inc.; Imaging Technologies Services, Inc.; INCAT Systems, Inc.; L.A. CAD Corporation; Lackner Computer Systems; Microdesk, Inc.; Microsol Resources Corp.; PacifiCAD, Inc.; RAND IMAGINiT Technologies, Inc.; Sage CAD Applications, Inc.; Sterling Systems & Consulting, Inc.; Synergis Technologies, Inc.; Taylor Technologies, Inc.; The D.C. CADD Company, Inc.; The PPI Group; Thomas Paton & Associates; Torcomp.

Award winners in Canada are IMAGINiT Technologies; Le Groupe Buscom, Inc.; Pacific Alliance Technologies; Solid Caddgroup, Inc.

Latin America winners are Integradora M Diseno, S.A. de C.V.; SEMCO.; MAPData Americana; Down-to-Earth Technologies, Inc.

About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc. is wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned into reality. With six million users, Autodesk is the world's leading software and services company for the building, manufacturing, infrastructure, digital media, and wireless data services fields. Autodesk's solutions help customers create, manage, and share their data and digital assets more effectively. As a result, customers turn ideas into competitive advantage by becoming more productive, streamlining project efficiency, and maximizing profits.

Founded in 1982, Autodesk is headquartered in San Rafael, California. For additional information about Autodesk, please visit www.autodesk.com.

NOTE: Autodesk is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

CONTACT: Nicole Pack, +1-415-507-6282, or nicole.pack@autodesk.com

SOURCE Autodesk, Inc.
05/20/2005
CONTACT: Nicole Pack of Autodesk, Inc., +1-415-507-6282, or nicole.pack@autodesk.com
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