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		JUNE2007


		News and Announcements

		Ideate Posts 'AutoCAD Map3D 2008 – What’s New' Webinar to its Website Grading and "Grading Best Practices" 2D to (Civil) 3D Blog Autodesk Extends 3D Leadership with Acquisition of NavisWorks Market Test: Who’s Out There? Growing Our Team to Meet Your Needs! Ideate, Inc.’s Ethan Collins Given Shooting Star Award

		In the News

		The Four Keys to Unlocking Satisfaction First American Begins to Sell Location Data AUGIWorld May/June 2007 Issue Converging on the Market: CAD, Geospatial, 3D, Visualization, and BIM Project Case Study: Storm Drain Design Balances Flood Control and Stormwater Quality

		Upcoming Events

		AutoCAD Civil 3D: It’s all about the Dynamic Model Webcast Experience the Possibilities 2008, Presented by Ideate Santa Clara – July 10, 8:00am – 12:00pm PT AutoCAD Civil 3D: Chronicles of Civil 3D Customer Showcase Live Webcast Experience the Possibilities 2008, Presented by Ideate Santa Rosa – August 14, 8:00am – 12:00pm PT

		Current Promotions

		Special Pricing on Ideate Premium Support Agreements 2005 Retirement – Upgrade Now to Receive the Maximum Savings Up to 20% Land Desktop Users – Save up to 50% on Crossgrades to Civil 3D Save $400 – $200 Off Civil 3D Training

		Technical Support Center

		AutoCAD Civil 3D Installation Troubleshooting Guide AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Installation Error: This installation is forbidden by system policy - Lockbackregkey.msi Creating Surfaces from USGS GeoTIFF DEM Files Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 - ADMS 2008 Support Patch Mr Sid and ECW File Formats Not Recognized

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News and Announcements

Market Test: Who’s Out There?
Ideate, Inc.’s Director of Marketing, Janet Vasilieff, would like to know your thoughts on your Ideate experience. Call her today at 888.662.7238 x6884. Janet has a nice treat for the first 10 callers.

Growing Our Team to Meet Your Needs!
Join us in welcoming Joey Tomko to the Ideate team. Joey has worked within the California government space throughout his career and was rated 24th of 2000 CMAS contract holders selling Information Technology to the State of California. He looks forward to assisting government clients as their Government Account Manager from Ideate’s Sacramento office.

Ideate, Inc.’s Ethan Collins Given Shooting Star Award
Autodesk announced Ethan Collins of Ideate, Inc. as a recipient of their quarterly Shooting Star Award during their Q1 North American Channel Wrap-Up call on Wednesday, May 30th. Ethan has worked in the Autodesk reseller channel for ten years and currently acts as Ideate’s Director of Operations. He was selected for this honor based on his contributions in making Ideate a more efficient company.

In the News

AUGIWorld May/June 2007 Issue
AUGI has released their latest issue of AUGIWorld magazine. Check out “first look” articles on AutoCAD® Civil 3D 2008. Download a PDF of the new May/June 2007 issue:

Upcoming Events

AutoCAD Civil 3D: It’s All About the Dynamic Model Webcast

Date & Time: Friday, June 22, 2007 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. PDT

This valuable live webcast provides a greater understanding of the power and benefits of the industry-proven dynamic model at the core of AutoCAD® Civil 3D®. Included are key features demonstrations, including corridor design, pipes, sheet creation and multi-use capabilities. See for yourself how the power of the dynamic model can help you complete projects faster and more accurately!

To register for this webcast, simply fill out the brief form here:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/oc/offer/form?siteID=123112&id=9246231

AutoCAD Civil 3D: Chronicles of Civil 3D Customer Showcase Live Webcast

Date & Time: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. PDT

Hear firsthand from successful AutoCAD® Civil 3D® customers how to complete civil engineering projects with greater speed and accuracy. Each webcast will include discussions regarding various project types and which of our software's many intelligent features boost productivity the most.

To register for this webcast, simply fill out the brief form here:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/oc/offer/form?siteID=123112&id=9246275

Current Promotions

Special Pricing on Ideate Premium Support Agreements
For a limited-time, purchase new Ideate Premium Support Agreements at 25% off regular pricing.

Promotion expires: July 15, 2007
Phone: 888.662.7238
Email: sales@ideateinc.com

2005 Retirement – Upgrade Now to Receive the Maximum Savings – Up to 20%
Autodesk is retiring AutoCAD 2005-based Software. Make this your year to move to greater efficiency and profitability with the newest products.

Call Ideate First! Upgrade by July 16th and receive up to 20% in savings.

On March 14, 2008, Autodesk will retire these 2005-based products:

AutoCAD LT® 2005
AutoCAD® 2005
Autodesk® Raster Design 2005
Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2005
Autodesk® Land Desktop 2005
Autodesk® Map3D® 2005
AutoCAD® Mechanical 2005
AutoCAD® Electrical 2005
Autodesk Inventor® Series 9
Autodesk® VIZ 2005
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 7

Promotion expires: July 16, 2007
Phone: 888.662.7238
Email: sales@ideateinc.com

Land Desktop Users – Save Up to 50% on Crossgrades to Civil 3D
Get more power for your dollar with Civil 3D. Users that have Land Desktop 2008, 2007, or 2006 can crossgrade to Civil 3D for a significant savings. Civil 3D comes with Land Desktop, Civil Design and Survey so you won't lose any of the functionality that you currently have. If you have Land Desktop 2005 see the Retirement Promotion on this page.

Promotion expires: October 19, 2007
Phone: 888.662.7238
Email: sales@ideateinc.com

Save $400 – $200 Off Civil 3D Training
Customers who purchase a new license of Civil 3D or crossgrade to Civil 3D can save up to $400 off of Ideate's Civil 3D classroom training.* The promotion works as follows:

New license of Civil 3D: Save $400
Crossgrade from LDT or AutoCAD that is on a subscription contract: Save $300
Crossgrade from LDT or AutoCAD that is not on a subscription contract: Save $200

*Civil 3D classroom training has to be at least 3 days worth of training
**Civil 3D implementation services of 18 hours also qualifies

Promotion expires: October 19, 2007
Phone: 888.662.7238
Email: sales@ideateinc.com

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Market Test: Who’s Out There? Ideate, Inc.’s Director of Marketing, Janet Vasilieff, would like to know your thoughts on your Ideate experience. Call her today at 888.662.7238 x6884. Janet has a nice treat for the first 10 callers.

Market Test: Who’s Out There?
Ideate, Inc.’s Director of Marketing, Janet Vasilieff, would like to know your thoughts on your Ideate experience. Call her today at 888.662.7238 x6884. Janet has a nice treat for the first 10 callers.