Autodesk and Parallels Team to Support Mac Virtualization for AutoCAD,
AutoCAD LT, Autodesk Inventor Professional, 3ds Max and Revit Software
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Sept. 24, 2009 - Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a
leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and
Parallels, a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software,
announced that they have signed an agreement to make Parallels Desktop for
Mac Autodesk's preferred Mac virtualization software.
Autodesk will now support use of AutoCAD software, AutoCAD LT software,
Autodesk Inventor Professional software, Autodesk 3ds Max software,
Autodesk 3ds Max Design software and the Autodesk Revit software platform
for building information modeling (BIM) on Mac OS X via Parallels Desktop.
Autodesk added official support for these products on the Mac via Boot Camp
earlier this year.
"Autodesk customers are increasingly working with both Mac and Windows, and
have asked us to support Mac virtualization," said Chris Bradshaw, Autodesk
chief marketing officer. "Today we are pleased to welcome Parallels as a
partner and Parallels Desktop as our preferred Mac virtualization software.
This is the latest step in Autodesk's ongoing efforts to support our
customers on the Mac, who will now be able to use some of our most popular
2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software alongside Mac OS
X, in addition to the five native Mac applications we currently offer."
"Parallels Desktop for Mac enables over two million users to run
Windows-based applications seamlessly and simply on their Mac," said
Serguei Beloussov, chief executive officer of Parallels. "Autodesk has a
long history of creating innovative and industry-leading software for
design, engineering and entertainment, and we've heard many requests from
customers interested in using their Autodesk applications with Parallels.
We are delighted to partner with Autodesk to help make this software more
broadly available to the Mac community."
With the launch of the Autodesk Alias family of software for Mac OS X
earlier this year, Autodesk now offers five native Mac OS X applications
for the entertainment, multimedia and design industries, including Autodesk
SketchBook Pro, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Mudbox and Autodesk Stitcher
Unlimited software. For more information about Autodesk Mac support, visit
http://www.autodesk.com/mac.
About Parallels - Optimized Computing
Parallels is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software
that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses and cloud services
providers across all major hardware, operating systems and virtualization
platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with 700
employees in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please
visit www.parallels.com.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering
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 www.autodesk.com.
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AutoCAD LT, Autodesk Inventor Professional, 3ds Max and Revit Software
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Sept. 24, 2009 - Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a
leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and
Parallels, a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software,
announced that they have signed an agreement to make Parallels Desktop for
Mac Autodesk's preferred Mac virtualization software.
Autodesk will now support use of AutoCAD software, AutoCAD LT software,
Autodesk Inventor Professional software, Autodesk 3ds Max software,
Autodesk 3ds Max Design software and the Autodesk Revit software platform
for building information modeling (BIM) on Mac OS X via Parallels Desktop.
Autodesk added official support for these products on the Mac via Boot Camp
earlier this year.
"Autodesk customers are increasingly working with both Mac and Windows, and
have asked us to support Mac virtualization," said Chris Bradshaw, Autodesk
chief marketing officer. "Today we are pleased to welcome Parallels as a
partner and Parallels Desktop as our preferred Mac virtualization software.
This is the latest step in Autodesk's ongoing efforts to support our
customers on the Mac, who will now be able to use some of our most popular
2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software alongside Mac OS
X, in addition to the five native Mac applications we currently offer."
"Parallels Desktop for Mac enables over two million users to run
Windows-based applications seamlessly and simply on their Mac," said
Serguei Beloussov, chief executive officer of Parallels. "Autodesk has a
long history of creating innovative and industry-leading software for
design, engineering and entertainment, and we've heard many requests from
customers interested in using their Autodesk applications with Parallels.
We are delighted to partner with Autodesk to help make this software more
broadly available to the Mac community."
With the launch of the Autodesk Alias family of software for Mac OS X
earlier this year, Autodesk now offers five native Mac OS X applications
for the entertainment, multimedia and design industries, including Autodesk
SketchBook Pro, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Mudbox and Autodesk Stitcher
Unlimited software. For more information about Autodesk Mac support, visit
http://www.autodesk.com/mac.
About Parallels - Optimized Computing
Parallels is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software
that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses and cloud services
providers across all major hardware, operating systems and virtualization
platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with 700
employees in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please
visit www.parallels.com.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering
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 www.autodesk.com.
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