London - October 7, 2003 - SmarTeam Corporation Ltd, a Dassault Systèmes company (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) and leading provider of innovative collaborative product development and lifecycle management solutions, announced today that RTS has chosen SMARTEAM® as its enterprise product lifecycle management (PLM) solution.

RTS specializes in the design and delivery of integrated, built-to-order automation solutions for scientific, environmental, manufacturing and process applications. Headquartered in Manchester, England, with four offices in the U.S., RTS has begun with SMARTEAM implementations at two of its seven specialized business groups.

“We will be using SMARTEAM to manage all data and processes associated with the design, build and configuration of our systems, through to shipping and maintenance,” said John Potier, CIO, RTS Group. “Because we are a systems integrator, this includes commercially procured components as well as the software and customized components that make our solutions unique. We’re after better configuration management and operational efficiency,” said Potier, “But at a strategic level we’re looking at improved design and component reuse because that will save RTS a lot of money and our customers a lot of time.”

Chris Jones, president of European Operations at SmarTeam explained, “RTS is a knowledge-based company and accumulates a mass of data that can be difficult, time-consuming and costly to manage. SMARTEAM will enable RTS to manage its data across the whole enterprise with increased efficiency, visibility and speed and better leverage its corporate Intellectual Property - its most valuable asset.”

RTS Group chose SMARTEAM after analyzing its IT strategy and identifying PLM as a core requirement. “We wrote a specification, went out and evaluated the market place and selected SMARTEAM,” said John Potier, CIO, RTS Group. “We had about 60 criteria and SMARTEAM scored best.”

Cadtek Systems Ltd, a UK-based SMARTEAM reseller, provides SMARTEAM implementation, training, and support services to RTS.

About RTS Group
RTS is a world leader in the design and delivery of integrated automation solutions for scientific, environmental, manufacturing and process applications. RTS offers the resources, application expertise, technology and technical capability to support your business and to help ensure its ongoing success. The company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and is primarily located in Europe and the USA. Employing approximately 1,000 dedicated professionals, RTS has the design, manufacturing, and technological resources to support the largest International companies in their goal to become the market leader in their business. Today RTS operates in dynamic markets where the automation systems it delivers are critical to its customers' own growth plans. For more information, visit
http://www.rts-group.com.

About Cadtek Systems Ltd.
Cadtek Systems Ltd, with offices in the U.K. and United States, is a supplier of engineering, design and manufacturing solutions to industry. Cadtek is developer of an integration between SMARTEAM and the CoCreate "One Space Designer Drafting" CAD system (formerly known as ME10). For more information, visit
http://www.cadtek.com.

About SmarTeam Corporation
SmarTeam Corporation Ltd. develops, markets, and supports rapidly implemented, yet totally customizable, product lifecycle collaboration solutions that drive efficiency, quality and responsiveness for customer-centric organizations and their value chains. Founded in 1995, SmarTeam is one of the fastest-growing companies in the PLM market, with almost 3,000 customers worldwide and a broad solutions portfolio that enables manufacturing organizations and their supply chains to efficiently manage and collaborate on product information from concept through retirement. SMARTEAM solutions help companies gain improvements in product quality, reduce costs, expedite project turnaround, comply with industry standards, and shorten time-to-market. SMARTEAM is a Dassault Systèmes and IBM PLM solution and is delivered by world-class resellers on every continent.

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 retirement. Its offering includes integrated PLM solutions for product development (CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, SMARTEAM), mainstream product design tools (SolidWorks), and 3D components (SPATIAL). Dassault Systèmes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit
http://www.3ds.com.