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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Autodesk Receives Frost & Sullivan Award for Location Based Services Platform of the Year
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Sept. 22 -- Autodesk, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ADSK) announced today that Autodesk LocationLogic was named the 2005
Location Based Services (LBS) Platform of the Year by Frost & Sullivan.
LocationLogic is a comprehensive platform for location-enabled services,
allowing wireless carriers to realize ideas for new wireless service offerings
to enterprises and consumers. The consulting company chose LocationLogic
because of the platform's reputation as an industry standard in the wireless
services marketplace, its impact on innovation and development within the
industry, and its adoption by leading carriers.
"With LocationLogic, Autodesk has created an LBS platform that's already
become widely adopted by carriers and application developers," said Brent
Iadarola, Frost & Sullivan industry research manager. "When we considered all
of the products eligible for this award, LocationLogic surpassed other
entrants in terms of technology innovations and the measure of its acceptance
in the market. We also saw the real proof of the product's value -- the fact
that carriers are using it to generate revenue and build customer loyalty."
LocationLogic is in use by three of the five Tier 1 national carriers in
the United States. The platform's latest advances include the control of
privacy preferences on a per-subscriber, per-client application basis,
responding to demands from wireless customers for secure transfer of sensitive
information. Because LocationLogic uses the A-GPS user plane location
interface, which uses the TCP/IP capability of existing networks, carriers
don't need to make costly upgrades to their location infrastructure. The
platform features J2ME and BREW support for handset extensions, allowing
carriers to easily deploy privacy-enhanced mobile and network-based
applications, according to the September 2005 Frost & Sullivan Location
Platform of the Year overview.
"The enthusiastic adoption of LocationLogic by the country's largest
carriers clearly shows that our platform meets the needs of our customers, and
helps them achieve revenue and customer retention goals," said Joe Astroth,
vice president and general manager of Autodesk Location Services. "The LBS
Platform of the Year award demonstrates our ability to help carriers attract
and keep subscribers with location-smart services."
The 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for LBS Platform of the Year was
officially presented to Autodesk at the 2005 Excellence in Mobile
Communications banquet on September 21, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. is wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned
into reality. With six million users, Autodesk is the world's leading software
and services company for the building, manufacturing, infrastructure, digital
media and wireless data services fields. Autodesk's solutions help customers
create, manage and share their digital assets more effectively. As a result,
customers turn ideas into competitive advantage by becoming more productive,
streamlining project efficiency and maximizing profits.
Autodesk Location Services, a division of Autodesk, Inc., provides a
complete solution that enables carriers to quickly and reliably offer
location-smart services to their subscribers. Founded in 1982, Autodesk is
headquartered in San Rafael, California. For additional information about
Autodesk, please visit http://www.autodesk.com .
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