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News Release from: Dassault Systemes
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 November 2004
Microsoft and Dassault Systemes
Strategic Alliance
Microsoft and Dassault Systemes Form Strategic Alliance - Customers to benefit from DS 3D collaborative solutions and PLM taking advantage of the Microsoft platform
Microsoft and Dassault Systemes (DS) have announced a multiyear, global strategic alliance to deliver Dassault Systemes product lifecycle management (V5 PLM) and 3D design products to companies of all sizes taking advantage of the Microsoft software platform Dassault Systemes software enables companies to simulate products virtually in 3D from conception to maintenance across the extended enterprise, reducing the time and cost to develop products and increasing innovation
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 2 Aug 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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By capitalising on the Microsoft platform, the companies intend to deliver greater customer value through products that are easy to use, deploy and maintain with reduced ownership and integration costs.
This alliance enables a far broader set of customers to realise the benefits of 3D collaboration and PLM.
The alliance brings together Dassault Systemes strength in 3D software with Microsofts platform, which includes Web services development via Microsoft.NET, real-time collaboration, and both the Windows client and Windows Server operating systems.
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Dassault Systemes V5 PLM and 3D collaborative products, which currently run on both the Windows client and Windows Server platforms, will take adventage of the Microsoft platform across a broad range of current and future Microsoft products.
"Microsoft and Dassault Systemes share a common vision of democratising 3D and making PLM more pervasive", said Bernard Charles, president and CEO of Dassault Systemes.
"This alliance focuses on innovation to deliver an easy-to-use 3D global collaborative environment to create, simulate, manufacture and service any physical goods".
Dassault Systemes industry-leading PLM products include Catia, Delmia, Enovia, and Smarteam; its 3D design products include the SolidWorks product line.
The alliance will result in the integration of these products with Microsoft.NET, SQL Server, BizTalk Server, SharePoint Portal Server, Windows "Longhorn" and Windows XP 64-bit Edition.
"We are delighted to bring together the full power and reach of the Microsoft platform with Dassault Systemes collaborative solutions", said Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect at Microsoft.
"The winning combination of Microsoft.NET and Dassault Systemes promises to make product lifecycle management accessible and affordable to a whole new set of customers in the manufacturing value chain".
Microsoft and Dassault Systemes have also agreed to explore opportunities to work together to encourage broad market adoption of XML for 3D applications across the design and graphics industry.
The two companies will work with industry associations, other PLM software vendors, and 3D graphics technology companies to advance interoperability using common XML-based technologies.
The companies will also explore opportunities to work toward delivering fully integrated products in the field of automation.
Through its Delmia Automation product line, Dassault Systemes enables companies to digitally define, control, and monitor the automated systems that control the factory floor.
A rebroadcast of the press conference to be held in Paris today will be available for viewing on Dassault Systemes web site as of Thursday, Nov 18, at 1pm Paris time (Central European Time).
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