REDWOOD CITY, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Sep 15, 2010 -- The Cleantech Open -- the world's largest business competition devoted to finding, funding, and fostering successful cleantech businesses -- announced that Autodesk is the Cleantech Open's first National Sponsor. A world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, Autodesk is supplying up-and-coming cleantech startups with the tools and technologies they need to innovate, design, engineer, and successfully bring to market the most innovative clean technologies.
"By creating digital prototypes of their cleantech innovations with our software, companies are able to better design, visualize, and simulate the real-world performance of their products," said Robert "Buzz" Kross, senior vice president, Manufacturing Industry Group at Autodesk. "We are proud to support the Cleantech Open in our role as national sponsor and to help the contestants make their groundbreaking cleantech ideas a reality."
Autodesk is offering up to five licenses of the following Digital Prototyping software products to all of the Cleantech Open contestant semifinalists and alumni as part of the Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program, which provides software to early-stage clean technology companies to help them develop and commercialize their new product ideas more quickly:
- AutoCAD Inventor Professional
- Autodesk Showcase
- Autodesk Vault Professional
- Autodesk Revit Architecture
- Autodesk Alias Design
- Autodesk Algor Simulation
- Autodesk Inventor Publisher
More than 100 Cleantech Open competitors or alumni are currently engaged in the Autodesk Clean Tech Partner program, including trailblazers such as Adura Technologies, Alphabet Energy, Hydrovolts, Green Lite Motors, Micromidas, and tru2earth.
Autodesk is supplying free* software training to each semifinalist team through Autodesk authorized resellers such as Applied Engineering, D3 Technologies and ImaginIT Technologies. Additionally, Autodesk employees are serving as mentors for the teams competing in the Cleantech Open, providing another resource for the young companies to draw upon.
Watch this video to see 2010 Cleantech Open contestants talk about how Autodesk's tools have assisted them in their development goals: http://www.youtube.com/user/autodesk#p/u/6/g0jgz8ufyn4
"The Cleantech Open has a history of connecting entrepreneurs with the expertise and talent needed to create successful, sustainable businesses," said Rex Northen, executive director of the Cleantech Open. "By devoting its time and resources, Autodesk has demonstrated its deep commitment to the ongoing development and success of the cleantech industry, and will surely help our contestants and alumni companies attain their product development objectives."
For additional information on the Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program, visit: www.autodesk.com/cleantech.
About The Cleantech Open
The Cleantech Open is the world's largest cleantech business competition. Its mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today's most urgent energy, environmental and economic challenges. The program provides the infrastructure, expertise and strategic relationships to turn ideas into successful global cleantech companies. Since 2006, through its one-of-a-kind annual business competition and mentorship program, the Cleantech Open has helped hundreds of clean technology startups bring their breakthrough ideas to fruition, helping alumni contestants raise over $200m and creating an estimated 1,200 green collar jobs. Fueled by a network of more than 750 volunteers and sponsors, the Cleantech Open unites the public and private sectors in a shared vision for making America's cleantech sector a thriving economic engine. For more information, visit
www.cleantechopen.com, and follow @cleantechopen on Twitter.
*Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license agreement that accompanies download of the software.
Autodesk, AutoCAD, Algor, Alias, Autodesk Inventor, Inventor, Navisworks, Revit and Showcase are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
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