blastarr
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Autodesk acquires Alias
Autodesk announced that it has acquired Alias (previously Alias Wavefront) from its current owner, Accel-KKR, for $182 million. Autodesk hopes that Alias' products, which include mainly 3D and animation software packages such as Maya and Motion Builder, will grow the firm's "expertise and offerings for the design of consumer products and automotive as well as in the media and entertainment markets." The transaction is expected to close within six months.
Founded as Alias Research in 1983, Alias is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm's customers include Industrial Light & Magic, DreamWorks SKG, Nintendo, General Motors and BMW. Revenues were $83 million for the most recent fiscal year ended June 30 of this year.
Accel-KKR acquired Alias back in April of 2004 from SGI for $57.5 million.
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Provavelmente a notícia mais importante desta semana, Maya/StudioTools + 3DStudio Max/AutoCAD, anyone ??