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SolidWorks Accelerates Sales of Mechanical Design Software, Texas Instruments Sensors and Controls Purchases 300,000th License

Posted on: Tuesday, 10 February 2004, 06:00 CST

¶ TI business unit's selection of SolidWorks exemplifies broad-based

movement to affordable 3D mechanical design

¶ Texas Instruments Sensors and Controls (NYSE:TXN) has purchased the 300,000th license of SolidWorks(R) 3D mechanical design software, a milestone that documents a steady acceleration in user adoption of the leading 3D mechanical design product. SolidWorks sold its latest 100,000 licenses in 16 months - 33 percent faster than it took to sell the previous 100,000. ¶"300,000 licenses shipped is an incredible achievement, though not an altogether surprising milestone for SolidWorks, the pioneer of the approximately $350 million value-priced 3D mechanical design market," said Tim Hickey, managing editor at market research and technology assessment firm Daratech, Inc. "Since the company brought 3D CAD to the desktop in 1995, SolidWorks has consistently come to market with innovations that answer the needs of working designers and engineers, and has been tireless in refining these innovations based on customer feedback. Another reason the SolidWorks user base is growing so rapidly is the unique SolidWorks network effect resulting from the company's establishment of communities around offerings like the SolidWorks Manufacturing Network, 3D ContentCentral(SM), and the SolidWorks 3D Skills Program."¶ SolidWorks continues to grow by adding critical functionality to its product family. Integrated analysis, product data management, e-mail enabled design tools, and interactive product catalogs are innovations that customers continually demand and receive. ¶ The sale of the 300,000th license to Texas Instruments Sensors and Controls sustains SolidWorks' eight years of dominating the 3D mechanical design market. During that time, more than 35,000 companies have purchased SolidWorks to affordably accelerate their designs to manufacturing while eliminating errors and minimizing training. In the same period, more than 5,000 educational institutions purchased SolidWorks to train students in the software they are most likely to use as professional designers and engineers, letting them spend more time designing and less time learning the software.

¶ Eased global collaboration

¶ Texas Instruments Sensors and Controls is one of many global enterprises that have standardized on SolidWorks software. Texas Instruments Sensors and Controls uses SolidWorks to design devices for global automotive, appliance, and industrial markets. ¶"We are using SolidWorks not only to design products, but also to design the tooling and production equipment needed to make those products," said Ken Webber, computer-aided engineering manager for Texas Instruments Sensors and Controls. "Standardizing on SolidWorks has afforded us greater opportunity to collaborate between our global design centers."¶ The software's ease of use has facilitated deployment at locations in the United States, Holland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Brazil, and Mexico and has improved communications with suppliers and customers, according to Webber. "With SolidWorks, we can easily share design information with customers and still have the flexibility to rapidly change designs to meet market demand," he said. ¶ CADD Edge, an authorized SolidWorks reseller, is providing ongoing software support and training to Texas Instruments Sensors and Controls. ¶"We expect the next 300,000 users to join the SolidWorks community even more quickly than the first as more companies like Texas Instruments discover the value of designing in three dimensions while harnessing the ease of use, power, and collaboration advantages of SolidWorks," said John McEleney, CEO of SolidWorks. "And as we've seen, the benefits to these users are compounded by the network effect: SolidWorks communities offer value to each user, and each user adds exponential value to the community."

¶ About Texas Instruments

¶ Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and Analog technologies to meet customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses include Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design, or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at www.ti.com.

¶ About CADD Edge

¶ CADD Edge is the developer of the Mechanical Engineering Productivity Machine(TM). The CADD Edge Productivity Machine enables engineers to design imaginative products exceptionally fast with superior quality. Customized for industry-specific SolidWorks environments, this performance-driven machine is fueled by four components - auditing, implementation, multi-level training, and software utilities - all working together to help companies be first to deliver winning designs from concept to customer. For more information, call +1-508-366-1799 or visit www.caddedge.com.

¶ About SolidWorks Corporation

¶ SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. Founded in 1993, SolidWorks' mission is to unleash the power of 3D for everyone in product development and foster a collaborative user community. In eight years of delivering product, SolidWorks has shipped more than 300,000 total seats of software worldwide. SolidWorks has offices around the globe and sells, distributes, and supports its products through a worldwide reseller network. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000). ¶ SolidWorks is a registered trademark and 3D ContentCentral is a service mark of SolidWorks Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2004 SolidWorks Corporation.

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