| Paris, France and Stuttgart, Germany
– May 12, 2004 – Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq:
DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the world’s
leading developer of product lifecycle management
(PLM) solutions, today announced that the three European
operations of INCAT International Ltd. have completed
the highest quality and performance requirements for
their PLM education activities and have been awarded
the first Certified Education Partner (CEP) designation
in Europe.
“INCAT’s strategy in the PLM market is built around
providing superior value to customers. For this reason,
we continuously invest in our instructors’ skills,”
said Wolfgang Zoefgen, director European Organization,
INCAT International. “We have been seeking the Certified
Education Partner label to provide evidence of this
effort. The INCAT team of experts and I are proud
to be the first company in Europe to receive it.”
The CEP label is the highest qualification that
can be reached by a member of Dassault Systèmes’ Education
Partner Program (EPP). The EPP is a made up
of a growing network of more than 90 companies with
800 teachers in 32 countries that provide education
and training on Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA, ENOVIA,
and SMARTEAM PLM solutions.
INCAT has demonstrated excellence in deploying
Dassault Systèmes learning solutions, and went through
a formal certification process, including a challenging
certification process for instructors. INCAT received
the designation just five months after Dassault Systèmes
created the CEP program.
“The competitive value of PLM is tremendous for
customers when they learn the system with methodologies
that reflect their core business processes,” said
Philippe Forestier, executive vice president Alliances,
Marketing, and Communications, Dassault Systèmes.
“I congratulate INCAT for this label upgrade that
shows the company’s continuous effort in providing
customers with value that goes beyond simple sales
transactions.”
About INCAT
INCAT is an independent,
global professional services company focused
on Product and Information Lifecycle
Management. Our services combine a proven,
disciplined approach with real world expertise
to deliver total business solutions that
enhance our clients¹ agility and capacity to
innovate. Founded in 1984, and headquartered
in London and Detroit, INCAT has more than 600
employees working with Fortune 500 and other
organizations in North America, Europe and the
Pacific Rim. INCAT’s extensive relationship
and experience with Dassault Systèmes solution
dates back to the 1980s when INCAT engineers
where among the first to use CATIA in support
of automotive design. Since then the company
has been involved with Dassault Systèmes
solutions as a user, distribution business
partner, contractor, consultant, education
provider, software partner, integrator and
facilitator.
For more information, visit
http://www.incat.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 retirement. 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.
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