Softimage: Now Part of Autodesk

Acquisition to Accelerate Autodesk’s Games Strategy; Complements Digital Entertainment and Visual Communications Offering; Lets Artists Choose their Passion

See the interview with Marc Stevens, General Manager of Softimage, and Marc Petit, Senior Vice-President, Autodesk Media & Entertainment.

On November 18, 2008, Autodesk completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Softimage, a developer of 3D technology for the film, television and games markets. This acquisition is expected to complement and accelerate Autodesk’s work in building real-time, interactive 3D authoring tools for entertainment markets.

Products

Autodesk intends to sell standalone versions of the SOFTIMAGE®|XSI® and SOFTIMAGE®|Face Robot® 3D software products, and intends to continue developing these products. The SOFTIMAGE®|Cat™ character animation system is expected to be integrated into the Autodesk® 3ds Max® software product line. The SOFTIMAGE®|Crosswalk solution is intended to be integrated with Autodesk’s own interoperability technology.

	Autodesk Completes Softimage Acquisition – Press Release (pdf - 27Kb)
	Questions and Answers Related to the Acquisition – FAQ (pdf - 63Kb)
	Autodesk and Softimage - Fact Sheet (pdf - 29Kb)
	Autodesk to Acquire Softimage – Press Release (pdf - 36Kb)
	Autodesk Media & Entertainment and Softimage Executive Bios (pdf - 48Kb)

Softimage Customer Support

Softimage customers with current support contracts will be transferred to Autodesk and those contracts will be valid until the original date of expiration, with an option to renew the contract with Autodesk Services & Support.

How to Buy

Softimage products continue to be sold by the Softimage sales channel until further notice. The Softimage online store is offline for a few weeks, in order for Autodesk to integrate it with Autodesk’s online store.

Safe Harbor Statement

The documents, information and references included on this page, including the video presentation, contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our acquisition of Softimage, the impact of the acquisition on our product offerings and the performance of our business, and the impact of our combined product capabilities. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the following: difficulties or delays encountered integrating Softimage’s businesses; whether certain market segments grow as anticipated; the inability to realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions; the competitive environment in the software industry and competitive responses to the acquisition; and whether Autodesk can successfully develop new products or modify existing products and the degree to which these gain market acceptance.

We caution you that such statements reflect our best judgment based on factors currently known to us, and that actual events or results could differ materially. Please refer to the documents we file from time to time with the SEC, specifically our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2008, and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2008, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These documents contain and identify important risks and other factors that may cause our actual results to differ from those contained in our forward-looking statements.

Unless otherwise indicated, the information and forward-looking statements included on this page are dated as of November 18, 2008. If the material contained on this page is reviewed (or replayed in the case of the video presentation) after that date, the information presented on this page may not contain current or accurate information. Autodesk disclaims any obligation to update or revise any such information or forward-looking statements.