SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Mar 11, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK) today announced that Stig Gruman, Vice President of Finance for Discreet will present a company overview at the Salomon Smith Barney Imaging and Visual Media Conference at Le Parker Meridien in New York, Thursday, March 14 at 9am Eastern Time. An audio archive will be available on www.autodesk.com/investor. For additional information, please call Autodesk Investor Relations at 415-507-6705.

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