Inductees Upheld as Examples in Outstanding Customer Service and Sales Performance

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At its recent annual channel partner conference, One Team Conference (OTC), Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) honored 48 value-added resellers by inducting them into Platinum Club 2008, an elite group recognized for top sales performance and outstanding customer service in fiscal year 2008.

"The Autodesk Platinum Club comprises a talented group of professionals dedicated to our customers," said Steve Blum, Autodesk senior vice president of Americas Sales. "By helping customers take advantage of Autodesk's innovative digital design software and encouraging the adoption of forward-thinking capabilities such as digital modeling and visualization, these resellers are enabling customers to gain insight into the impact and function of their design ideas before they are real."

Autodesk Platinum Club members include channel partners who have excelled in sales, growth and other key measures. The Platinum Club also includes channel partners who were the leading education, government or distribution partners in their Americas sales region.

    Platinum Club 2008 Winners

       Category                Partner/Winner        Principal/Individual
                                                             Winner

    25 Years as an          Applied Software
     Autodesk VAR            Technology, Inc.         Richard Burroughs, III

    25 Years as an
     Autodesk VAR           Autodraft, Inc.           Claire Botkin

    25 Years as an          CADD Centers of
     Autodesk VAR            Florida, Inc.            Richard Neiman

    25 Years as an
     Autodesk VAR           IRISCO                    Ricardo Talbort

    25 Years as an
     Autodesk VAR           Kelar Corporation         Mo Mansouri

    25 Years as an          KETIV Technologies of
     Autodesk VAR            CA, Inc.                 Kanwar Anand

    25 Years as an          Robotech CAD
     Autodesk VAR            Solutions, Inc.          Shlomo Marom

    Canada Media and
     Entertainment
     Criteria               Annex Pro                 Kerry Corlett

    Canada Top BSD
     Growth                 Autodraft, Inc.           Claire Botkin

    Canada Top MSD
     Growth                 IRISCO                    Ricardo Talbort

    Canada Top Reseller     CAD Microsolutions,
     in Total Volume         Inc.                     Brad Porter

    Customer Loyalty -
     Truly Loyal            CAD Masters, Inc.         Michael Self

    Customer Loyalty -
     Truly Loyal            JVH Engineering, Inc.     James Jacobitz

    Education Growth        CVIS                      Dr. William Rice

    Education Volume        Torcomp, Inc.             Frank Nanfara

    FY'08 Reseller of
     the Year               D3 TECHNOLOGIES           Kevin Schlack

    ISV Partner - Total
     Volume                 2020 Technologies         Steve Compton

    ISV Partner - YOY       Open Archive/Service
     Growth                  Point                    Dave Wilson

    Latin America Media
     and Entertainment                                Francisco Tripiano
     Criteria               Cadritech                 & Claudia Possenti

    Latin America Top
     Distributor Highest
     % of Quota             PARS                      Pedro Da Silva

    Latin America Top
     Distributor YOY
     Growth                 Incotel                   Gustavo Crescio

    Latin America Top
     Reseller in Total
     Volume                 COMGRAP                   Gabriela Ward

    Latin America Top
     Vertical Reseller      Mapdata                   Paulo Eduardo Onuchic

    M&E Systems - Most
     Valued Reseller
     Award                  AltSystems, Inc           Lauren Guess

    M&E Systems - Most
     Valued Reseller
     Award                  CineSys, Inc.             Mike Winkelmann

    Marketing
     Excellence             MasterGraphics, Inc.      Darin Tessier

    Media and
     Entertainment          Austin Business
     Criteria (E)            Computers                Barbara Bottorf

    Media and
     Entertainment
     Criteria (E)           RFX                       Ray Feeney

    Rookie Partner of       InterWEST Technology
     the Year                Group (ITG)              Jeremy Hale

    Top "Shooting Star"     Sandra Birmaher           Sandra Birmaher

                            Applied Technology
    Top Bookings Growth      Group, Inc.              Scott Landers


    Top Subscription        CADD Microsystems,
     Renewal                 Inc.                     Jeff Gravatte

    Top US Government
     Reseller - Growth      Microdesk, Inc.           Michael Delacey

    Top US Government       The D.C. CADD
     Reseller - Volume       Company, Inc.            Doug Wietbrock

    Vertical Awards -       Microsol Resources
     M&E V Growth            Corp.                    Emilio Krausz

    Vertical Awards -
     Top BSD Growth         The PPI Group             Tigue Howe

    Vertical Awards -
     Top BSD Volume         Ideate, Inc.              Bob Palioca

    Vertical Awards -
     Top ISD Volume         Comm-Tech                 Mike Ontiveros

    Vertical Awards -       Total Cad Systems,
     Top ISD-C Growth        Inc.                     Roger Padamada

    Vertical Awards -
     Top ISD-G Growth       Avatech Solutions         George Davis

    Vertical Awards -       Advanced Micro
     Top MSD Growth          Systems, Inc.            Brad Whittemore

    Vertical Awards -
     Top MSD Volume         ALACAD                    Kirk Newell

    Volume Sales Awards
     - AutoCAD Map 3D       Construction Industry
     Seats                   Solutions, Corp.         Sharon Lechon

    Volume Sales Awards     Applied Software
     - Revit Seats           Technology, Inc.         Richard Burroughs, III

    Volume Sales Awards
     - Total Volume
     (1st)                  U.S. Cad, Inc.            Danny Counts

    Volume Sales Awards
     - Total Volume
     (2nd)                  ECAD, Inc.                Carole Eckert

    Volume Sales
     Awards- Autodesk
     Inventor
     Suite/Autodesk
     Inventor               Synergis
     Professional Seats      Technologies, Inc.       Betty Broza

    Volume Sales
     Awards- AutoCAD
     Civil 3D Seats         CAD-1, Inc.               James Sirko, P.E.

About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc. is the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art digital prototyping solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk, visit http://www.autodesk.com.

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