Autodesk to Acquire Shotgun Software, Creator of Cloud-Based Production Management Platform
Posted on Jun 26, 2014 by Alex Fice
More than 500 customers, including a number of leading studios, are using Shotgun’s customisable system and contribute to the development of its ecosystem of applications.
Autodesk has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Shotgun Software, a developer of scalable, cloud-based production tracking, review and asset management software for the film, television and games industries. Shotgun’s tools for production management are tightly integrated with many of Autodesk’s most used tools in the industry including Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya software. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Since the launch of the Shotgun solution in 2006, it has become widely-adopted across the industry, providing business tools for managers and visual collaboration tools for artists and supervisors, who are often working globally with distributed teams. More than 500 customers, including a number of leading studios, are using Shotgun’s customizable system and contribute to the ongoing development of its growing ecosystem of applications. The existing Shotgun team will continue to support current and new customers, and lead future product development.
