SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2009--
Autodesk
SketchBook Mobile software from Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), has surpassed one million downloads on the App
Store since its debut on September 17. Autodesk SketchBook Mobile is a
professional-grade paint and drawing app that offers a full set of
sketching tools designed specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Users have purchased more than 141,000 copies of SketchBook Mobile and
have downloaded more than 900,000 versions of the free* Autodesk
SketchBook Mobile Express on the App Store, bringing total downloads to
more than one million. Autodesk’s first commercial mobile application
was the number one entertainment App and number three top grossing App
in the United States in its first few weeks on the market. Sales
performance for SketchBook Mobile currently ranks it among the top 100
grossing Apps in the U.S. Users worldwide consistently rate SketchBook
Mobile with an average of four plus out of five stars.
Autodesk SketchBook Mobile uses the same engine as Autodesk
SketchBook Pro painting and drawing software, delivering much of the
power and functionality as the desktop application. Content created in
SketchBook Mobile can be saved in the Photo Library or emailed directly
as PNG or PSD format for further refinement in SketchBook Pro. There are
more than 100,000 SketchBook Pro users, representing a wide range of
designers, illustrators, graphic artists, students and hobbyists.
SketchBook Mobile is available for $2.99 from the App Store for iPhone
and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.
To learn more about SketchBook Mobile, visit www.autodesk.com/sketchbookmobile.
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 14 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.
Editorial Note:
Videos and images are also available on the Autodesk
YouTube Channel and on the SketchBook Mobile Gallery on Flickr,
respectively.
*Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the
end-user license agreement that accompanies download of the software.
Autodesk, AutoCAD and SketchBook 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 offerings and
specifications at any time without notice, and is not responsible for
typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document.
iPhone and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the
U.S. and other countries.
© 2009 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Autodesk, Inc.
Clay Helm 415.547.2425
clay.helm@autodesk.com
Alyson
Moses 312.297.7430
alyson.moses@edelman.com