San Jose, USA and
Paris, France - March 1, 2004 -
Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY;
Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) announced today
the signing of a CAA V5 Software partnership with
Centric Software, a market leader in Innovation
Management. Centric Software will develop, market,
and sell Innovation Management solutions based on
the Dassault Systèmes V5 PLM suite. Through the
partnership, Centric Software will provide V5
users with portfolio and program management
capabilities through a 3D Collaborative Dashboard.
The 3D Collaborative Dashboard is the virtual
equivalent of a war or project room that
facilitates decision-making. Users are able to
directly access all V5 information within the
context of the product program and conduct “what
if” scenarios. The 3D Collaborative Dashboard
ensures that all team members have a common view
of the program objectives. It brings together
distributed product content, while enabling
project teams to explore and validate different
product possibilities.
Centric Software Innovation Management
technologies are tightly integrated with ENOVIA,
Dassault Systèmes’ life cycle management solution.
It is comprised of ENOVIA Portal for 3D
collaboration and decision support, ENOVIA Hubs
for the capture and management of knowledge on
products, processes and resources, and ENOVIA
Lifecycle Applications for management of
collaborative PLM processes.
Centric Software V5 based applications enable
executives to monitor business and engineering
information and changes across multiple programs.
Program managers are able to track progress
against milestones and resolve conflicts. Finally,
domain specialists are able to review new ideas
and validate new product concepts.
“We are pleased to welcome Centric Software, a
recognized pioneer in Innovation Management, as an
ENOVIA partner,” said Stephane Declée, vice
president ENOVIA R&D, Dassault Systèmes. “Centric
Software’s 3D Collaborative Dashboard will benefit
users of Dassault Systèmes PLM Solutions by
offering unique access to all V5 information
within the context of their product programs.”
“The integration of Centric Software’s technology
with the V5 environment is part of Centric’s
mission to help businesses drive innovation
through their products and processes,” said Chris
Groves, CEO, Centric Software. “We are very
pleased to work with Dassault Systèmes in the
mission-critical requirement for 3D Innovation
Management, and we look forward to providing a
much needed solution for the PLM community.”
About the CAA V5 Software Community Program
CAA V5 (Component Application Architecture) is
Dassault Systèmes’ open middleware and development
environment for PLM.
The CAA V5 Software Community Program is dedicated
to ISV (Independent Software Vendors) willing to
develop, sell and support CAA V5-based
applications, fully integrated with CATIA, ENOVIA
and DELMIA V5. This collaboration results in the
expansion of Dassault Systèmes' PLM solutions to
cover the entire product lifecycle range, thus
enabling mutual customers to take advantage of a
larger set of products in response to their
specific industrial needs. By delivering
best-in-class complementary V5 applications, CAA
V5 Gold Software Partners further promote Dassault
Systèmes' objective of supporting and continuously
improving customer processes. Gold Partners also
benefit from a unique and privileged access to
Dassault Systèmes' R&D laboratory and advanced
technical and marketing support. Spatial Corp. is
the primary channel for marketing, sales and
support/services for CAA V5.
For more information refer to
http://www.caav5.com. About Dassault Systèmes
As world leader in PLM (Product Lifecycle
Management) solutions, the Dassault Systèmes group
brings value to more than 70,000 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 maintenance. Its offering includes integrated
PLM solutions for product development (CATIA®,
DELMIA™, ENOVIA®, SMARTEAM®), mainstream product
design tools (SolidWorks®), and 3D components
(ACIS®) from Spatial Corp. Dassault Systèmes is
listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris
(#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more
information, visit
http://www.3ds.com
About Centric Software Inc.
Centric Software accelerates product innovation
through its industry-leading Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) applications suite, Centric
Innovation. The solution enables manufacturers to
manage product innovation programs and campaigns
and deliver compelling, market-dominating products
within critical windows of opportunity. Centric
Innovation provides product executives online
visibility and decision support for go-to-market
goals by leveraging distributed product content,
while multidisciplinary teams can rapidly explore
and validate multiple product possibilities.
Centric Software is headquartered in San Jose,
Calif., and provides sales and support services to
its customers through its offices and distributors
worldwide. Centric Innovation is a trademark of
Centric Software, Inc. Visit
www.centricsoftware.com for more information.
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