| Ulm, Germany, and Paris, France
– September 16, 2004 – IBM and Dassault
Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA)
today announced that Gardena AG, a leading international
supplier of products for the planning, design and
care of gardens, has chosen to deploy the CATIA V5
and SMARTEAM Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solutions.
Gardena will use its expanded PLM implementation to
focus on improving its product-development processes.
Using CATIA V5, the world’s leading 3D digital product
development solution, Gardena’s engineers will design
products ranging from gardening shears to irrigation
computers. With SMARTEAM, for collaborative product
data and lifecycle management, engineers will be able
to share data with partners and across other Gardena
departments, and manage product development collaboratively
in real time. Both products are developed by Dassault
Systèmes.
IBM PLM Solutions will enable Gardena, which had
previously installed CATIA V4, to define its entire
product line virtually, before production, thereby
eliminating the need to create expensive product prototypes.
The company will also be able to better manage and
reduce the number and variety of parts used in its
products, thereby saving overhead costs.
Participating in the Gardena PLM implementation
with IBM and Dassault Systèmes are IBM Business Partners
Ei-Tea GmbH, Schwindt CAD/CAM Technologie GmbH, and
T-Systems.
“The primary reason why we decided to implement
PLM solutions from IBM and Dassault Systèmes was the
integration of CATIA V5’s design capabilities with
SMARTEAM’s collaborative product data and lifecycle
management functionality in a single package,” said
Johannes Stephany, head of product development processes,
Gardena AG.
"The availability of 3D models in early phases
of development projects gives us a chance to qualify
concepts and development plans," said Peter Lameli,
head of research and development, Gardena AG. "Virtual
prototypes minimize risk and allow us to avoid cost-intensive
prototypes."
“Gardena’s choice underscores the capabilities
and the openness of our PLM solutions, which enable
our consumer goods customers to integrate them readily
in their current environments and reuse legacy data,”
said Raoul van Engelshoven, vice president, PLM, IBM
Europe Middle East and Africa. “The integration of
design functionality in CATIA V5 and the networked
process management functionality in SMARTEAM offer
consumer goods companies a powerful solution for innovative
product development.”
“As Gardena’s decision to expand its implementation
shows, the consumer goods market is the next frontier
for PLM Solutions,” said Denis Senpéré, vice president
of PLM, Europe, Dassault Systèmes. “Companies in this
market are discovering that they too can experience
the same return on investment that our PLM solutions
have delivered to companies in other industries for
years.”
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.
For more information, visit
http://www.3ds.com
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 Gardena AG
Gardena AG is the market leader in garden accessories
and sells its products throughout the world. The group
employs more than 3,000 people and has its headquarters
in Ulm, Germany. From 2002-2003, Gardena AG earned
revenues totaling EUR 440.3 million. For more information,
visit
http://www.gardena.com
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