| Paris, France
- October 13, 2004 – IBM and Dassault Systèmes
announced today that AREVA, through Framatome ANP,
its joint subsidiary with Siemens, has selected their
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solutions for all
of its units, in France and abroad. With its digital
model modules, CATIA V5 can be used to design every
step in the development and lifecycle of a nuclear
facility, from design, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance
and upgrading, right through to decommissioning.
SMARTEAM ensures information consistency and traceability
in a context of integrated engineering business lines
and extended collaborative work, involving multiple
users, such as designers, manufacturers, subcontractors,
safety authorities, and customers; multiple sites,
such as France, Germany, and the United States; and
multiple views, such as differentiated access to digital
model data according to each person's accreditations.
The Framatome ANP plant in Chalon St Marcel, specializing
in the manufacturing of nuclear equipment -- including
steam generators and reactor vessel heads -- was chosen
as the pilot site in 2002.
"After two years of operation, IBM and Dassault Systèmes'
PLM solutions have demonstrated their ability to meet
the industrial expectations of our production site,"
said Leon Dunand-Roux, the plant's technical manager.
For the company, the implementation of this PLM
strategy will be an essential contribution to the
design of its current and future products.
"Over the last two years, Framatome ANP has carried
out a pilot project that proved the business benefit
of IBM's PLM Solutions," said Hervé Rolland, vice
president and sales director of IBM Product Lifecycle
Management. "These solutions are powerful enough to
handle complex product development and to reduce costs
through optimized product development and manufacturing
operations."
"Reuse of the digital model, end-to-end coverage
of development processes, and collaborative workspaces
that connect development teams and suppliers -- these
are just some of the advantages that CATIA V5 and
SMARTEAM will bring to Framatome ANP," adds Denis
Senpéré, vice president, PLM Europe, Dassault Systèmes.
"The end result will be increased product innovation,
shorter development cycles, reduced costs, and greater
competitiveness."
As part of the contract, the implementation, training,
and consulting services were entrusted to an IBM subsidiary,
MDTVision.
About AREVA
With an industrial presence in more than 40 countries,
and a sales network covering more than 100 countries,
AREVA provides its customers with technological solutions
for the production of nuclear energy and electricity
delivery. The group also develops connection systems
in the fields of telecommunications, information technology
and the automobile sector.
These activities put AREVA's 70,000 employees at
the very heart of the most important issues of the
21st century: access to energy and to communications
means for as many people as possible, preservation
of the planet, responsibility relative to future generations.
For more information:
www.areva.com
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest technological company,
providing leadership and innovation throughout the
world for more than 80 years. IBM is the largest supplier
of "hardware," "software" and Information Technology
services, and pioneered the development and implementation
of "e-business" solutions. 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
www.ibm.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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