Autodesk completes acquisition of SoftImage
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Nov 20, 2008 at 1:00am
AutoDesk has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Stracka Softimage, a developer of 3D technology for the film, television and games markets, for approximately $35 million.
On Oct. 23, Autodesk announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Softimage from Avid Technology. Autodesk intends to sell standalone versions of both the SoftImage|XSI and SoftImage|Face Robot 3D software products, and intends to continue developing these products. The SoftImage|Cat character animation system is a plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max software and is expected to be integrated into the Autodesk 3ds Max product line. TheSoftImage|Crosswalk interoperability solution is intended to be integrated with Autodesk’s own interoperability technology.
Autodesk plans to continue to use the Softimage trademark, and the Softimage brand will become part of the Autodesk brand identity. While there are no immediate changes to the names of Softimage products, Autodesk says it intends to make changes to product branding with the next software releases.
The Softimage online store is temporarily offline, in order for Autodesk to integrate it with Autodesk’s online store. Within a few weeks, Autodesk expects to make Softimage products available online for customers based in the United States. Over time, Autodesk intends to add Softimage products to its e-stores for all regions where other Autodesk products are sold online.
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