CIMdata Commends Dassault Systèmes for Extending PLM to Mid-Market Companies

09/05/2007

Top Analyst Firm Says CATIA PLM Express Provides Accessible Scalable Design and Collaboration

PARIS, Sept. 5, 2007 – Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that its PLM solutions for medium-sized businesses have been recognized  by leading PLM analyst firm CIMdata in a recently published report, “Dassault Systèmes’ PLM Solutions for the Mid-Market”. The report outlines how DS’s approach, based on CATIA PLM Express - which embeds ENOVIA SmarTeam Design Express (SDE) - enables mid-sized companies to compete globally, promoting collaboration, innovation and higher quality while reducing time to market.

“We welcome Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA PLM Express portfolio, and its focus on providing broad-based PLM solutions to mid-sized companies, which responds to a clear market need, demonstrated by the positive reception among mid-sized customers,” said John MacKrell, Senior Consultant , CIMdata. “DS’s ’broad PLM’ approach can help mid-sized companies adopt PLM to improve collaboration to support innovation and competitiveness.”

A key aspect of Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA PLM Express solution highlighted in the report is that users benefit from the full breadth of CATIA’s capabilities and expand their PLM scope with ENOVIA SmarTeam, which has a long history of success in the mid-market, easing Dassault Systèmes’ transition into the mid-market sector. CATIA PLM Express, which combines CATIA 3D design tools with ENOVIA SmarTeam collaborative product data management functionality, is described as a flexible and easy-to-use PLM solution accessible to companies with fifty or fewer employees.

“Our deep understanding of the specific challenges that the mid-market faces has enabled us to develop a robust scalable PLM solution that meets our customers’ current and future needs,“ said Alex Zeltcer, general manager, ENOVIA SmarTeam. “We knew that we had to strike a balance between functionality and usabilty. It is gratifying to hear from an authoritative source like CIMdata that we’ve been successful.”

To download a copy of the full report, which highlights CATIA PLM Express’s core objective to provide comprehensive value and clear return on investment for various industry segments and ENOVIA SmarTeam’s cPDM offering for mid-sized businesses, please visit: http://www.cimdata.com/publications/complimentary_product_program_reviews.php.

About About CIMDATA

CIMdata provides worldwide strategic Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) consulting and program support, in-depth research, and education for both industrial organizations and suppliers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy.

About Dassault Systèmes

Leader mondial des solutions 3D et de gestion du cycle de vie des produits (Product Lifecycle Management ou PLM), Dassault Systèmes apporte de la valeur ajoutée à 100 000 clients, répartis dans 80 pays. Pionnier du marché du logiciel en 3D depuis 1981, Dassault Systèmes développe et commercialise des logiciels d'application PLM et des services qui anticipent les processus industriels de demain et offrent une vision 3D de l'ensemble du cycle de vie d'un produit, de sa conception à sa maintenance. L’offre de Dassault Systèmes se compose de CATIA pour la conception virtuelle de produits, SolidWorks pour la conception mécanique en 3D, DELMIA pour la production virtuelle, SIMULIA pour la simulation et les tests virtuels, ENOVIA pour la gestion collaborative et globale du cycle de vie et 3DVIA pour des expériences 3D vécues en-ligne comme dans la vie réelle. Dassault Systèmes est coté sur les marchés Nasdaq (DASTY) et Euronext Paris (n°13065, DSY.PA). Pour plus d’informations: http://www.3ds.com/fr/

CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA, SolidWorks et 3D VIA sont des marques déposées de Dassault Systèmes ou de ses filiales aux USA et / ou dans d'autres pays.