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Dassault Systèmes, Intel and IBM Give Manufacturers Breakthrough Mobility With New Wireless Computing Capability

Posted on: Monday, 3 November 2003, 06:00 CST

PARIS -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/03/2003 -- Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), Intel Corporation and IBM today announced the delivery of an integrated wireless computing platform. The offering equips CATIA V5 certified IBM T40p Thinkpads with Intel Centrino mobile technology* to give manufacturers the benefits of wireless computing as they develop new products, whether working in the office, on the shop floor, or in the field while connected to a Hotspot.

The platform enables users of IBM Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions developed by Dassault Systèmes to easily transport and share digital engineering data from a variety of Hotspots deployed in the world. Wireless mobility combined with leading-edge CATIA V5 collaborative product development software loaded on high-performance Thinkpads from IBM gives PLM users new freedom and flexibility and expands the frontiers of e- collaboration. Complex product information, including large-scale digital mockups, can be loaded, developed, reviewed or demonstrated across the digital enterprise.

"The manufacturing sector will benefit immediately from Intel Centrino mobile technology," said Alain Nicolas, director V5 Enterprise Architecture, Dassault Systèmes. "Digital mock up of products is permanently available to any CATIA, ENOVIA and DELMIA V5 user without constraints. In addition, Intel Centrino mobile technology on IBM T40p notebooks not only ensures power but also represents a breakthrough in terms of autonomy and lightness."

"Dassault Systèmes provides a truly innovative solution to its manufacturing customers by enabling the sharing of rich data," said Dick Bland, senior manager, worldwide manufacturing solutions, Intel Corporation. "Through the use of Intel Centrino mobile technology, companies such as Dassault Systèmes will offer its manufacturing customers an outstanding technology to ultimately speed products to market."

"With this announcement, we have reaffirmed IBM as a leader in the mobile workstation market," said Bob Galush, vice president of PC product marketing, IBM Personal Computing Division. "Last year, we offered the market's first 'certified for CATIA' notebook for mobile engineering. Today, we have brought together the strengths of our unique ThinkVantage Technologies with Intel Centrino mobile technology to deliver a powerful, wireless mobile engineering solution. Combined with the world's leading collaborative product development application, this provides our manufacturing customers with better performance and extended battery life on a platform that supports leading, industry-standard, third-party security solutions." **

About Dassault Systèmes

As world leader in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, the Dassault Systèmes group brings value to more than 65,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire life cycle of products from conception to maintenance. Its offering includes integrated PLM solutions for product development (CATIA®, DELMIA™, ENOVIA®, SMARTEAM®), mainstream product design tools (SolidWorks®), and 3D components (ACIS®) from Spatial Corp. Dassault Systèmes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com.

About CATIA V5 Certification Program

Dassault Systèmes has a hardware certification program designed to promote to our customers' solutions that have been extensively tested with CATIA Version 5. This program ensures quality on both software and hardware solutions. Thanks to the certification program, PLM customers immediately benefit from optimized performance, clearly identified hardware configurations for worldwide availability, and technical support from both hardware vendors and Dassault Systèmes. Certified configurations for use with CATIA V5 are available at http://www.catia.com/your_catia/html/hwnt2.htm.

About Intel Corporation

The Intel Corporation supplies the computing and communications industries with chips, boards, systems, and software building blocks that are the "ingredients" of computers, servers and networking as well as communications products. Intel's mission is to be the preeminent building block supplier to the Internet economy. Intel had total revenue of $26.5 billion in its 2001 fiscal year. For more information on Intel and its products please visit: http://www.intel.com.

About IBM

IBM is the world's largest technological company, providing leadership and innovation throughout the world for more than 80 years. IBM is the largest supplier of "hardware,""software" and Information Technology services, and pioneered the development and implementation of "e-business" solutions. IBM Sales & Distribution, which supports more than a dozen key industries worldwide, works with companies of all sizes around the world to deploy the full range of IBM technologies. The fastest way to get more information about IBM is through the IBM home page at http://www.ibm.com.

Note: Important Information: Wireless connectivity and some features may require you to purchase additional software, services or external hardware. Availability of public wireless LAN access points is limited. System performance measured by MobileMark* 2002. System performance, battery life, wireless performance and functionality will vary depending on your specific hardware and software configurations. Visit www.intel.com/products/centrino/more_info for more information. **Some security solutions may not be supported by your PC manufacturer. Check with your PC manufacturer for details on availability.

Intel and Centrino are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

Dassault Systèmes Press Contact: Anthony Maréchal +33 1 55 49 8421 anthony_marechal@ds-fr.com

Dassault Systèmes Investor Contacts: Emma Rutherford, Harriet Keen Financial Dynamics +44 207 831 3113

Intel Press Contact: Arnaud Lambert +33 1 58 87 7104 Arnaud.lambert@intel.com

IBM Press Contact: Jennifer Feller +33 1 41 88 6189 jennyfeller@fr.ibm.com

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