SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2002-- Free Seminars Focus on How the New Autodesk Map Series Helps Users Create, Maintain, and Present Maps for Improved Business Operations

Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK), the world's leading design software and digital content company, today announced it will host a series of educational seminars complete with product demonstrations and customer testimonials for GIS, mapping, and infrastructure management professionals. The 10-city road show will highlight how the new Autodesk Map Series (announced May 22, 2002) can help create, maintain, integrate, and present maps for improving an organization's business processes and developing new revenue streams more cost effectively.

Autodesk Map Series

Autodesk Map Series is an affordably priced and tightly integrated suite of mapping and design software for GIS, mapping, and infrastructure management professionals to create, maintain, integrate, and present maps. The Autodesk Map Series combines proven technology into a single suite of software that addresses all parts of the mapping workflow: Autodesk Map 5, Autodesk Raster Design 3 (formerly Autodesk CAD Overlay), and the new Autodesk OnSite, which is built on industry-proven Autodesk MapGuide technology.

    Following are highlights from the seminar agenda:

    --  Discussion about how the Autodesk Map Series can improve map
        creation and business processes across multiple industries

    --  Meetings with Autodesk product experts

    --  Presentations by customers on the benefits of Autodesk's GIS
        software

    --  An overview of the Autodesk Map Series and its technical
        capabilities

    --  Software demonstrations of the Autodesk Map Series

    Seminar Dates and Locations

    --  Seattle, WA                     Thursday, May 30

    --  New Brunswick, NJ               Thursday, May 30

    --  San Francisco, CA               Tuesday, June 4

    --  Toronto, ON                     Tuesday, June 4

    --  Bethesda, MD                    Thursday, June 6**

    --  Anaheim, CA                     Monday, June 17

    --  Denver, CO                      Tuesday, June 25

    --  Atlanta, GA                     Tuesday, June 25

    --  Houston, TX                     Thursday, June 27

    --  Minneapolis, MN                 Thursday, June 27

        **  Autodesk GIS Vice President Larry Diamond will present

Each seminar is free and open to the public. To register for one of the Autodesk Map Series seminars, call 800/234-0074, or visit www.autodesk.com/mapseriesevent. For more information on the Autodesk Map Series, visit www.autodesk.com/mapseries.

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. For more information about the company, see www.autodesk.com.

Autodesk, Autodesk Map, Autodesk MapGuide, and CAD Overlay are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

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