IBM and Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq:DASTY) (Paris:DSY)today announced that Airbus has selected ENOVIA VPLM, their 3Dcollaborative Virtual Product Lifecycle Management solution, combinedwith CATIA, to standardize product development processes. Airbus isextending its ENOVIA VPLM user base to several thousand users,emphasizing the company's commitment to IBM and DS' PLM solutions.

The ENOVIA VPLM solution has demonstrated its capabilities as anintegrated part of the Airbus Enterprise Data Management system,enabling Airbus to perform digital mock-up reviews and clash detectionearlier in the process. Due to the demonstrated benefits, Airbus hasdecided to expand the usage of ENOVIA VPLM to all programs. The CATIAand ENOVIA VPLM combination is becoming the standard environment forall new programs at Airbus.

"Increased collaboration and the ability to capitalize on pastprojects are critical to clients' ability to drive a profitableinnovation strategy. This is especially true in complex aircraftprojects," says Herve Rolland, vice-president, Product LifecycleManagement, IBM Southwest Europe. "Using our PLM solutions, Airbuswill be able to better address clients' specific needs, while reducingcosts and product development time."

"This decision by Airbus reflects the strength of our partnershipand our commitment to the company's future development," says EtienneDroit, executive vice-president PLM Sales and Distribution, DassaultSystemes. "The Airbus teams on each program will access a standardizedconfigured Digital Mock-Up, and capitalize on the developments ofprevious and current projects. This will facilitate design andknowledge re-use, enabling innovation and accelerated productdevelopment."

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About Dassault Systemes

As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than90,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software marketsince 1981, Dassault Systemes develops and markets PLM applicationsoftware and services that support industrial processes and provide a3D vision of the entire lifecycle of products from conception tomaintenance. The Dassault Systemes portfolio consists of CATIA fordesigning the virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design -DELMIA for virtual production - SIMULIA for virtual testing and ENOVIAfor global collaborative lifecycle management, including ENOVIA VPLM,ENOVIA MatrixOne and ENOVIA SmarTeam. Dassault Systemes is listed onthe Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stockexchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com

CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA and SolidWorks are registeredtrademarks of Dassault Systemes or its subsidiaries in the US and/orother countries.