Autodesk Details Next Phase of Subscription Transition
September 03 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Design & Creation Suites Move to Flexible Subscription
Options in August 2016
Today Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced that after July
31, 2016, new commercial licenses of most Autodesk Design &
Creation Suites and individual products will be available by
subscription only. When this takes effect, the company will provide
new, simplified subscription options so customers can access
multiple products and share licenses as they do today — while
gaining the simplicity, accessibility, and flexibility of
subscription.
Subscription offers a simplified customer experience, lower
upfront cost and the ability to pay-as-you-go for Autodesk products
and cloud services with multi-year, annual, quarterly or monthly
subscription terms. As a result, companies can adjust more nimbly
and with less cost to shifting business environments.
“The way we design and make things is changing: every industry
is being disrupted by changes in production, demand and products,”
said Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk senior vice president of Industry
Strategy & Marketing. “Autodesk is embracing this new norm and
evolving our business so that customers can thrive in theirs.
Giving customers the flexibility to subscribe to software solutions
that precisely match their needs best positions them to compete in
this new era.”
Earlier this year, Autodesk communicated that it will stop
selling perpetual licenses of most individual products after
January 31, 2016, with new licenses for these products available as
subscriptions. Transitioning the remaining majority of Autodesk’s
product portfolio — including Autodesk Design & Creation Suites
— to an entirely subscription-based offering represents the next
step in this shift.
Choice and Flexibility for Customers During
Transition
To pave the way for a smooth transition, Autodesk will offer a
choice of simplified subscription plans tailored to the needs of
individuals, teams or enterprises. Customers will be able to
purchase subscription plans to gain access to individual products
or a portfolio of products with the option of single user licensing
or shared network licensing. These flexible options protect and
optimize customers’ existing investments in Autodesk technologies
and deliver a seamless path forward as Autodesk discontinues the
sales of perpetual licenses.
Those who purchase a perpetual license of Autodesk Design &
Creation Suites and affected products prior to July 31, 2016, will
continue to own and have full usage rights for those licenses, and
customers on Maintenance for those perpetual licenses will continue
to receive corresponding benefits for as long as they continue to
renew their Maintenance.
For full details on today’s announcement and subscription
options, please visit
http://www.autodesk.com/perpetuallicenses.
About Autodesk
Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world.
Everyone—from design professionals, engineers and architects to
digital artists, students and hobbyists—uses Autodesk software to
unlock their creativity and solve important challenges. For more
information visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.
Autodesk is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its
subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.
All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their
respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product
and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time
without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or
graphical errors that may appear in this document.
© 2015 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
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