Dassault Systemes and Fakespace Establish CAA V5 Software Partnership New Fakespace software offers virtual reality, driven by PC clusters, for PLM solutions PARIS and MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) today announced a development partnership with Fakespace Systems, a leading provider of immersive visualization solutions. Fakespace joins the company's Software Community Program (SCP) as a Component Application Architecture Version 5 (CAA V5) Software Partner. Two new solutions available for CATIA Version 5 Release 15 (V5R15) will enable engineers and designers working with CATIA V5 Digital Mockup (DMU) to access virtual reality features in native V5 PLM and drive immersive environments using PC clusters. Fakespace has integrated its solutions with ENOVIA - DMU Navigator 3, which enables high-end visualization and evaluation through virtual reality. Fakespace will provide services on the installation, configuration and operation of the virtual reality features of the V5 platform, in particular DMU Immersive Review. Dassault Systemes and Fakespace will perform a certification process of cluster hardware configurations. Conduit for V5 is the first solution to enable CATIA V5, DELMIA and ENOVIA users to leverage clusters to drive large-scale visualization environments such as the multi-channel, immersive CAVE(R) and PowerWall(TM). CDVI (CATIA Drivers for Visualization and Interaction) is a set of software drivers for virtual reality devices to be enabled in CATIA V5 and ENOVIA V5, offering motion tracking as well as virtual input technologies such as wands and gloves. This complete solution provides an even more powerful collaborative design review environment for advanced synthesis and product styling. BMW in Munich, Germany has chosen Conduit for its new BMW Projekthaus so that native CATIA V5 three-dimensional digital prototypes, running on clusters, can be displayed in large-scale CAVE, wall and workbench environments. "Fakespace is the first V5 partner providing cluster-enabling software and the provision of complete visualization systems and training," said Chris Clover, president of Fakespace Systems Inc. "Dassault Systemes and Fakespace have been working together since 1999 to refine the immersive features of V5 to ensure optimal performance and reliability." "Fakespace's expertise with all aspects of immersive visualization makes it a strong addition to the CAA V5 partner program," said Laurent Laloy, product manager, research and development, CATIA, Dassault Systemes. "With Conduit and CDVI, V5 PLM users have a new range of possibilities for computing and interacting, resulting in more effective collaborative work sessions." About Fakespace Systems Inc. Fakespace Systems designs and manufactures advanced interactive visualization systems, develops custom software applications, and integrates complete enterprise-wide solutions. Interactive visualization improves collaboration, discovery and learning for applications in automotive, aerospace, biotechnology, education, federal government, geophysical exploration, manufacturing, scientific research, and virtual prototyping. Fakespace Systems is headquartered in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. The company has global office locations in Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and across the USA. More information on Fakespace Systems is available at http://www.fakespace.com/ About the CAA V5 Software Community Program CAA V5 (Component Application Architecture) is Dassault Systemes' open middleware and development environment for PLM. The CAA V5 Software Community Program is dedicated to ISV (Independent Software Vendors) willing to develop, sell and support CAA V5-based applications, fully integrated with CATIA, ENOVIA and DELMIA V5. This collaboration results in the expansion of Dassault Systemes' 3D PLM solutions to cover the entire product lifecycle range, thus enabling mutual customers to take advantage of a larger set of products in response to their specific industrial needs. Spatial is the primary channel for marketing, sales and support/services for CAA V5. Information about CAA V5 is available at http://www.caav5.com/ About Dassault Systemes As world leader in three-dimensional product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than 70,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systemes develops and markets 3D 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 3D PLM integrated solutions for product development (CATIA(R), ENOVIA(R), DELMIA(R), SMARTEAM(R)), mainstream 3D product design tools (SolidWorks), and 3D components (ACIS(R)) from Spatial Corp. Dassault Systemes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. Information about Dassault Systemes is available at http://www.3ds.com/ DATASOURCE: Fakespace Systems Inc.; Dassault Systemes CONTACT: Jeffrey Brum of Fakespace, +1-519-749-3144 or ; Wendy Lewis, +1-650-691-1488 or , for Fakespace; Press: Anthony Marechal (EMEA) of Dassault Systemes, +33 1 55 49 84 21 or , or Investor Relations: Harriet Keen of Financial Dynamics, +44 207 831 3113, for Dassault Systemes Web site: http://www.fakespace.com/ http://www.3ds.com/

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