The acquisition of Application Park's software, which helps users build applications and Web sites, represents a giant step for Epicentric, which is known as a portal provider. For the first time, Epicentric is capable of delivering a complete e-business platform. Autodesk itself is a customer of Epicentric's services as its own portal, PointA is built with Epicentric's products. Epicentric was founded in January 1998 and has grown to 270-plus employees. It has 110 customers.
Pulse is a rapidly growing firm that developed a platform for interactive media on the Internet.
The company's tools can be used for 3D content. It caters to the education, CRM, e-commerce, marketing and entertainment industries. Pulse is currently propelled by the success of Pulse Creator, which allows the design of interactive 3D characters and object, and Pulse Player. Subsidiary Discreet has a joint marketing and distribution agreement with Pulse. Discreet joined the party so its 120,000 3D Studio Max developers could produce content primarily because Pulse's 3D technology can be easily employed by Discreet's 120,000 3D Studio Max content developers.