| Tokyo, Japan and Paris, France – July
8, 2004 – Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY;
Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) announced today at the
Japanese CATIA Forum in Tokyo an academic partnership
with Hokkaido University. Through the partnership, Hokkaido
researchers will use Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
solutions from Dassault Systèmes to develop cutting-edge
styling solutions.
University researchers will base their application
development on Dassault Systèmes’ Component Architecture
Application (CAA) V5 as part of the university’s e-Design
for Styling in the Next Generation project. The project’s
mission is to develop next-generation interfaces and prototypes
for embedded software applications used in devices such
as cell phones.
In addition to providing PLM solutions, Dassault Systèmes
will provide training and consulting services to facilitate
the university’s research activities. The university will
also use CATIA V5 for two new courses for engineering
students, Digital Geometric Modeling and Mechanical Simulation.
The styling project is part of the Sapporo IT Carrozeria
program, which was launched two years ago by the Japanese
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology.
“We decided to adopt CATIA V5 and CAA V5 because they
provide the latest PLM technologies and also because leading
companies worldwide have adopted them,” said Satoshi Kanai,
associate professor in the Department of Systems Science
and Informatics at Hokkaido University. “Dassault Systèmes’
solutions offer a combination of usability and powerful
design and development capabilities.”
“Hokkaido University’s adoption of CATIA V5 and CAA
V5 will provide yet another opportunity for a world-class
institution of higher learning to demonstrate the power
and flexibility of Dassault Systèmes PLM solutions,” said
Francis Bernard, advisor to the president, Dassault Systèmes.
“We believe the marriage between Dassault Systèmes’ technology
and Hokkaido University’s next-generation research will
usher in a new era of innovation in the creation of interfaces
and prototypes for embedded software applications.”
About Dassault Systèmess
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
www.3ds.com
Sapporo IT Carrozeria program
The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science
and Technology established 12 “intelligent clusters” in
10 regions in 2002. The Sapporo IT Carrozeria program
is in one of those clusters. The objective of the program
is to establish industrial infrastructure and technology
in the Sapporo region and to foster the rapid development
of next-generation embedded-software technology by combining
IT development with industrial design methodologies such
as styling and operability. The program’s ongoing industry-university
joint projects are focused on next-generation embedded
system design methodology, next-generation industrial
design methodology, usability, and application systems
development
Hokkaido University
Hokkaido University places its emphasis on its graduate
school. Its history dates to 1876, when Sapporo Agricultural
College was founded as the first institution of higher
education in Japan. The principal beliefs of the university
at the time were centered on a pioneering spirit that
cultivated cultural appreciation, liberalism, and applied
learning. The Hokkaido University now consists of 12 faculties
and 14 graduate schools and has a student population numbering
more than 17,000.
http://www.hokudai.ac.jp
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