Oct 2 - Dassault, REA Offer CATIA to Australia High School Students

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Dassault, REA Offer CATIA to Australia High School Students

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SYDNEY, Australia, Oct 2, 2007 - Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, and Re-Engineering Australia (REA) Forum, a not-for-profit working for the future of Australian Industry and all Australians, today announced the signing of an agreement to make CATIA, one of the world’s most advanced 3D engineering design and manufacturing solution, available to high school students across Australia.

“At REA, our vision for Australia is that we become a global leader in design and innovation, a nation that is approached by the biggest companies in the world to assist them with large and complex projects,” explains Paul Bray, general manager of REA Forum. “The only way we can do that is to have the right tools from day one. That is why we have focused our school programs around CATIA. It is the tool of choice in most industries, including automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding, to name a few.”

Whether a student wants to one day design or product jet aircraft, racing cars, speedboats, consumer goods, jewelry, electronic products, sustainable energy technologies or architectural and large structures, CATIA will provide them with a solid foundation.

“This agreement recognizes the outstanding work achieved by REA Forum, not only here in Australia but also in other parts of the world like France. With great foresight and a lot of passion and energy, they have campaigned to place the world’s best 3D technologies into the hands of our next generation, the people who will one day come up with innovative ways to improve our lives whilst reducing impact on the environment,” says Arnaud Decaix, general manager of Asia Pacific South, Dassault Systèmes. “Many other countries are looking to adopt the REA project-based learning approach, including Japan, China, India and Canada.”

The unique offer from DS and REA is available to Australia’s high schools and their students through innovative CATIA User Companion learning solutions. Through a series of multi-media Web-based training packages, teachers and students can master the various modules of CATIA at their own convenience. This enables teachers to focus on managing CAD learning and project work, without having to be a technology expert.

About Rea

The Re-Engineering Australia Forum Ltd was founded in 1999 as a not-for-profit organization to inspire young Australians to consider a career in engineering and to pioneer new technologies. Which will help Australia take on the world. REA Forum is a group of like-minded government departments, private sector firms and organizations working together. They include: Telstra Australia, CONCENTRIC Asia Pacific, Dassault Systemes, Webex, Royal Australian Navy, ResMed, APESMA, ACEA, AIG, Victoria University, Australian Federal Government, Queensland Government, Victorian Government, SA Government, NSW Government. Founder & Chairman: Michael Myers; Patron: the Hon. John Button; launched by the Hon. John Brumby MP. REA Forum realizes that for Australia to be perceived by overseas industries as a leading global innovator we have to excite the minds of our young people today. REA’s nationwide innovation competitions have resulted in university students coming up with amazing world-first ideas and boys and girls as young as Year 7 (in the Schools Innovation Design Challenge) using technology that professional engineers don’t have access to (provided by Dassault Systemes)! REA Forum has conceived a series of exciting initiatives for future release which will create a “career pathway” from primary age to university.

About Dassault Systèmes

As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 100,000 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 lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance. The Dassault Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design - DELMIA for virtual production - SIMULIA for virtual testing - ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences. Dassault Systèmes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.3ds.com.

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