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Dassault Systèmes Fuels Academic Innovation Through Software and Technology Initiatives

VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France & MEXICO CITY — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 17, 2011 — Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced at the Mexico Innovation and Collaboration Forum gathering Dassault Systèmes clients and partners, that it is significantly increasing its academic partnerships and initiatives across the region.

Training the next wave of Mexican product Innovators at Universidad de Puebla PLM Lab for 3D product ...

Training the next wave of Mexican product Innovators at Universidad de Puebla PLM Lab for 3D product design using Dassault Systemes' solutions. (Photo: Business Wire)

Governments, businesses and organizations across Latin America are investing in educational programs to support economic growth across traditional and growing industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy and consumer goods to name a few.

“As a technology leader in the Latin America region, we are working closely with the public, private, and academic sectors to help train students innovate and create products and services of the future using the latest 3D PLM technologies,” stated Marcelo Lemos, Latin America general manager, Dassault Systèmes. “These skills include the understanding and application of new social collaboration technologies such as on-line communities on the cloud for secure knowledge-sharing and product design.”

Dassault Systèmes has partnerships with more than 60 educational institutions in the region. Some of the most recent initiatives include:

By partnering with local academic players, Dassault Systèmes is matching fresh concepts and ideas with science and technology solutions to help deliver the next wave of products and services across the region. For more information: http://academy.3ds.com/.

About Dassault Systèmes

As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 130,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes applications provide a 3D vision of the entire lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance to recycling. The Dassault Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual product - DELMIA for virtual production - SIMULIA for virtual testing - ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, EXALEAD for search-based applications- SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com.

CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, EXALEAD, SIMULIA, SolidWorks and 3DVIA are registered trademarks of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries.

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