FMDesktop Update from Autodesk

Important News for Autodesk® FMDesktop® Customers

We are pleased to inform you that FM:Systems, Autodesk’s Preferred Industry Partner for facilities management (FM) and a demonstrated leader in the integration of building information modeling (BIM) and FM solutions, has partnered with Autodesk to provide extended support for all of our Autodesk FMDesktop customers until January 14, 2011. Autodesk chose to partner with FM:Systems because of their high customer satisfaction rating and their strong dedication to facilities management and BIM.

As part of this partnership, Autodesk FMDesktop users can:

• Renew lapsed subscription contracts at the previously paid subscription price and without a penalty charge anytime before January 14, 2011.
• Under subscription, choose to transition their licenses to FM:Systems product licenses without additional costs. Additionally, FM:Systems will offer free training to help facilitate a smooth transition to their product.

Support renewal details will vary depending on the Autodesk FMDesktop subscription end date and FM:Systems renewal date.

Autodesk will continue to leverage model-based design and our BIM portfolio to help you better predict and affect how your building(s) will perform throughout the building lifecycle. Additionally, we will work with our strategic partners, like FM:Systems, who support BIM solutions to help complete our solutions workflow.

For immediate questions or concerns, please contact your Autodesk Sales Partner or the FM:Systems sales team at +1-800-648-8030, x721 or fmdesktop@fmsystems.com .

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About FM:Systems

FM:Systems is our Autodesk Preferred Industry Partner for facilities management and offers technology that supports Autodesk BIM solutions. They are a major player in the facility management space with a 93% customer satisfaction rating. FM:Systems is uniquely positioned to provide the necessary resources to successfully support you and assist with the development of functionality to integrate BIM solutions with facility management software systems.