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Sysop: Please consider leaving this posted until CDK Rel 2 ships. We are happy to post it here at the request of the CDK development team. The following information was released today, Tuesday, November 1, 1994 at 6:08 am PST. For your benefit, we have highlighted the key messages of the release X-Lines: 94 below: -Autodesk is aggresively prospecting the educational market with its Cyberspace Developer Kit Release 2 -Autodesk will donate up to $100,000 worth of CDK R2 software to accredited universities, for the purposes of extended R&D and cultivation of future VR markets -Autodesk is a leader in advanced visualization technology; the award-winning CDK class libraries are the vanguard of this technology For Immediate Release Press Contact: Garth Chouteau, Autodesk, Inc. 415-491-8853 Autodesk Establishes Cyberspace University Grant Program Will Donate More Than US$100,000 in Software for the Development of Virtual Worlds with educators and their students more than justifies the cost of this program." Application Process The program will be administered jointly by Autodesk's Multimedia Division and Autodesk's Education Marketing Department, which will accept applications from representatives of qualified institutions between now and February 15, 1995. Applicants are required to provide a detailed description of how the software grant will be utilized, state how students and university departments will be involved, describe the applicability of CDK Release 2 to curriculum development, expected project results and project timeframe. Upon grant approval, participants will be issued full development copies of the CDK Release 2. They are required to provide Autodesk with samples of curriculum materials and CDK-based environments, as well as a written report of project results and an evaluation of the CDK Release 2 software. For more information, or to obtain a grant application form, call 800-879-4233. computers and workstations. A global company since its founding in 1982, Autodesk markets products in 115 countries and 18 languages. Autodesk shares are traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ACAD. For more information on Autodesk, please call 415-332-2344 or type GO ADESK on CompuServe(R). # # # Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, and 3D Studio are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. HOOPS is a registered trademark of Ithaca Software. Windows NT is a registered trademark, and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. CompuServe is a registered trademark of H&R Block. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. —– End Included Message —–