Autodesk® Subscription keeps you up to date and up to speed. You benefit from increased productivity, predictable budgeting, and simplified license management for your design technology. With Autodesk Subscription, you receive the latest Autodesk software releases, any product enhancements, web support from Autodesk technical experts, self-paced online training to improve your design skills, and a broad range of other exclusive technology and business benefits.  
     
  Effortless Technology Upgrades  
  Autodesk Subscription protects your investment in your design technology and keeps you competitive in your field because your software is always up to date. Each time a new version of your Autodesk software becomes available, it is automatically shipped to you. It can’t get any easier than that. And only subscription customers are entitled to continue using previous versions of their licensed software after installing an upgrade. Now, when project requirements dictate, you can eliminate workflow interruptions that often come with new software installation and implementation.  
     
  Flexible Purchasing Options  
  Small business or big business. One license, one hundred licenses, or more. No matter the size of your organization, you save money over upgrading, as well as benefit from the flexible purchasing options you get as part of Autodesk Subscription. The best time to consider subscription is when upgrading/cross-grading or purchasing new licenses. Subscription is available on an annual basis or, where discounts may apply, for a term of up to two or three years. New licenses can be added to subscription at any time and on multiyear agreements; subscription fees are price- protected for the term of the contract.  
     
  Exclusive Subscription Portal  
  The password-protected Subscription Centre is your exclusive online destination from point of purchase through installation and upgrading. The Subscription Centre features tools to help you easily administer your subscription contract. You can view coverage and renewal reports, provide users access to included services, update your contact information and learn about exclusive subscriber only offers.  
     
  Support from Autodesk Experts  
  We want you to get up to speed fast—and stay there— without expensive downtime. You may already get product support from your Autodesk Authorized Value Added Reseller, but with subscription you can also take advantage of web support that lets you submit technical questions to Autodesk support staff, either through the Subscription Centre or directly through the Help menu in many 2006 versions of Autodesk software. Questions are routed to Autodesk technicians who provide responses through email and the web. The Subscription Centre includes incident reporting and tracking tools that make it easy to monitor the status of the questions asked by your organisation and the responses provided by Autodesk. And from the Subscription Centre, it is easy to keep your Autodesk Authorized Reseller in the loop on all support communications between you and Autodesk  
     
  Skills Building e-Learning  
  To help you improve your skills and boost your design productivity, Autodesk Subscription includes access to self-paced e-Learning lessons for many Autodesk products. Quite simply, it’s training that’s ready when you are. A perfect complement to classroom or customized training, e-Learning includes short, interactive lessons with practical exercises and simulations designed to help you master key features of Autodesk software. e-Learning’s built-in skills assessments allow anyone to analyse their existing skills and be directed to specific e-Learning lessons to develop additional strengths. e-Learning is accessed either through the Subscription Centre or directly through the Help menu in many 2006 versions of Autodesk software.  
     
  Exclusive Community Resources  
  As an Autodesk Subscription customer, you get access to a wealth of community resources and exclusive, subscriber- only privileges designed to keep you connected to Autodesk executives, technical experts, and developers. From early access to new technology to invitation-only webcasts to preferred subscriber status at Autodesk University and other worldwide corporate events, Autodesk Subscription customers receive the Red Carpet treatment.