Ann Arbor, Michigan and Paris, France -
November 20, 2003 - IBM and Dassault Systèmes
(Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA)
today announced that the University of Michigan is
the latest university to participate in IBM’s
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Higher
Education and Training (HEAT) program. This
program, supported by hardware and software
contributions from IBM and Dassault Systèmes, is
designed to help alleviate the shortage of skilled
engineers by preparing students for the business
world with training on the world’s leading product
development and data management applications.
The Department of Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering (NA&ME) with the support of the Naval
Sea System Command Ship Production Science
Program, has adopted SMARTEAM as a core technology
for the university’s shipbuilding studies.
SMARTEAM, a collaborative product design data
management solution from IBM and developed by
Dassault Systemes, will be the collaborative
product data and lifecycle management application
for the development of its Federated Ship Design
Management and Guidance Tool (FSDMGT) program.
Professor Thomas Lamb, Director of the
Shipbuilding Research Laboratory, Director of the
Naval Sea System Command NAVSEA Ship Production
Science Program, and Adjunct Professor, said, “The
University of Michigan has long promoted the use
of digital tools and management methods through
the undergraduate ship design courses and ongoing
research. Today’s complex shipbuilding projects
are only possible because of electronic
communication, management and collaboration
tools.”
“SMARTEAM’s workflow, Web portal and collaboration
multi-CAD features will help student project team
leaders to delegate tasks among the
student-designers in the best way possible,” said
Alain Houard, director Shipbuilding Business Unit,
Dassault Systèmes. “Their use of SMARTEAM on the
Capstone ship design teams and research projects
will facilitate communication of design data and
task management and leverage the emphasis on
teamwork at the University of Michigan.”
The University of Michigan is implementing this
state-of-the-art program to provide an environment
in which designers and managers can share
information in a streamlined way. Students learn
the same organizational and project programming
skills required for design projects undertaken in
a shipyard. The SMARTEAM platform will help
students launch new projects by acting as a
central repository for project information.
About the University of Michigan’s Department of Naval Architecture
and Marine Engineering
The history of the University of Michigan's
Department of Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering can be tracked to an 1879 act of
Congress. With development of more than one
hundred years, the department is now recognized as
one of the top departments in this field in the
world. The undergraduate program is ranked number
one in the United States, while overall
undergraduate education at the University of
Michigan is ranked third (Gourman Report, 10th
Edition, 1997). The University of Michigan was the
first university to offer a graduate program in
Ship Production Science in the United States.
For more information, visit
http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/name/name.html
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology
company, with 80 years of leadership in helping
businesses innovate. 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.
About Dassault Systèmes
As world leader in 3D PLM (three-dimensional 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
3D 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 3D PLM integrated
solutions for product development (CATIA, ENOVIA,
DELMIA, SMARTEAM), general-use 3D solutions (SolidWorks),
and 3D components (SPATIAL). Dassault Systèmes is
listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris
(#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information,
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