BATON ROUGE, La. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — October 1, 2009 — General Informatics today announced it has become an authorized Autodesk value-added reseller (VAR) of AutoCAD 2010 software.

AutoCAD is the world's leading design and documentation platform. The 2010 release provides more power and innovation to help customers document, communicate, explore and customize design ideas. With new free-form design tools, users can easily explore ideas in 3D models to create almost any shape they can imagine. New PDF import and underlay and enhanced publishing features can improve two-way communication with the extended design team. In addition, the introduction of constraint-based parametric drawing tools enables users to define persistent relationships between objects, accelerating crucial design revision workflows. AutoCAD 2010 now also supports 3D printing, which makes it easy to produce physical 3D models and physical prototypes by connecting to on-demand 3D printing services or personal 3D printers.

“Providing customers with the powerful 3D design tools that enable them to stretch the limits of their creativity was our priority for the 2010 release of AutoCAD,” said Guri Stark, Autodesk vice president, AutoCAD and Platform Products. “With the support of General Informatics, we look forward to helping even more design professionals use AutoCAD to the take their documentation and design further.”

“General Informatics has emerged as the leading Go-To-Partner for Engineering, Architecture and Construction companies in the Gulf Coast area. By having Autodesk products as part of our offerings we are now in a position to offer services from likes of Deltek, Prolog, Xerox and Microsoft in an integrated manner,” said Mohit ‘Mo’ Vij, CEO. “The benefits provided through our Partner status will translate into a coordinated and streamlined approach towards solving our clients’ technology and business needs.”

Autodesk carefully selects value-added resellers to help ensure a strong partner network capable of superior, responsive service. Today, there are more than 1700 resellers serving more than 9 million Autodesk users worldwide with exemplary proficiency in the demonstration, installation and support of Autodesk products. Authorized Autodesk VARs gain a dependable partner in Autodesk, receiving incentives, marketing support, training for sales and technical representatives, and business planning and management guidance.

About General Informatics

General Informatics, an INC 5000 fastest growing companies is a Louisiana based technology service firm that focuses on helping Architects, Engineers, and Construction companies maximize their technology investment. Since 2001 General Informatics has helped its clients succeed by providing value through IT infrastructure, managed services, business solutions, and proactive technical support. General Informatics has offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette.

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