| Program feature |
Customer benefit |
| Comprehensive upgrades, extensions and enhancements. |
Fully leverage technology investments. Increased productivity. Minimal
disruption to design process. |
| Upgrade and enhancement notification. |
Uniformly manage upgrades across organization. |
| Annual fee. |
Annual fee. Reduce initial costs and forecast annual software budget
requirements in advance. Predictable budgeting. |
| Support direct from Autodesk. |
Single contract for subscription and services. |
| Fast, personalized support service. |
Reduced downtime. Increased productivity. |
| Exclusive, subscriber only portal. |
Simplified license management and reporting. |
| Priority access (automatic qualification) to product Betas. |
Influence future product development. |
| On-demand access to e-learning lessons. |
Convenience, increased productivity and compliments formal instructor-led
training. |
| Exclusive, regularly scheduled Web casts, newsgroups, Blogs. |
Gain knowledge direct from Autodesk executives, technical experts
and developers. |
| AU and other event priority access and/or discounts. |
Cost savings. |
| |
Program feature |
Customer benefit |
| Update Frequency |
We are likely to upgrade to the latest version of software when
it is available. |
If so, Autodesk Subscription could be the most cost-effective option
for you. |
| Preferred |
We prefer to pay for software |
Autodesk Subscription is paid for in equal |
| Payment |
usage in predictable, annual budgets. |
monthly payments. That means improved cash forecasting and you may
be able to included subscription fees in project estimates and billing. |
| Future Plans |
Our company is likely to grow due to new lines of business, mergers
or joint ventures or we expect to downsize. How do we track our software
licenses? |
As an Autodesk Subscription customer, you receive access to an exclusive
online portal where you can easily manage license usage and create
custom reports. |
| Single source technology and support and training |
We prefer to receive product support and training directly from
vendor experts. |
Autodesk Subscription includes Web-based support provided by Autodesk
technical experts and access to downloadable, Autodesk-authored training
materials and lessons. |
| Latest technology |
We want the benefit of installing any new product enhancements that
become available during a covered period. |
With Autodesk Subscription, you receive automatic notification of
any covered product upgrades or enhancements. Now you can uniformly
manage upgrades across your organization. |
