Paris, France – April 5, 2007 – Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced its presence at Laval Virtual, the 9th International Conference on Virtual Reality (VR), where it will be showcasing its Virtools 3D real-time solutions. Laval Virtual will be held on April 18-22 in Laval, France at Le Théâtre de Hercé and the Virtools technology will be demonstrated at booth E3. As part of the conference DS’s R&D Director, “3D For All”, Arnaud Ribadeau Dumas will participate in a roundtable discussion entitled, “Virtuality: a real innovation” on Friday, April 30 at 11 am.
“We are entering a new era where Virtual Reality will be increasingly present in our daily lives: the Wii console is a great example. Offering multi-sensorial 3D experiences and a versatile VR deployment solution, Virtools technology is a key player in the democratization of VR with new applications being discovered all the time. A perfect illustration is the Great Pyramid cultural heritage/construction application, which was showcased with Virtools 3D real-time solutions at La Geode,” explains Ribadeau Dumas. At the conference DS will present its Great Pyramid experience inspired from the March 30 world premiere.
Laval Virtual is a European crossroads for technologies linked to simulation and VR and features numerous DS partners: multimedia studios, hardware and software resellers, research centers. Visitors will be able to immerse themselves in a wide range of virtual environments developed using Virtools’ 3D real-time solutions (including applications in the SAS Cube, the first French CAVE). To promote the democratization of VR, DS is actively supporting the Laval Virtual Student Competition, by providing students with its powerful Virtools solution to unleash their creativity and rewarding winners with Virtools software licenses
Virtools and VR are critical to Dassault Systèmes’ “3D For All” strategy, which is designed to benefit the general public’s daily lives with realistic interactive 3D experiences. DS, always ahead of the times regarding 3D and its usage, is already using it in applications such as urban planning, science, research, education, cultural heritage and more.
Acquired by Dassault Systèmes in mid-2005, Virtools is the leading provider of comprehensive software solutions for building highly interactive 3D life-like applications. Virtools 3D real-time technologies and solutions have been used in a wide variety of applications such as simulation of product usage, ergonomic testing, creating the shopping experience, training scenarios, right through to branding, advertising and web marketing applications. Customers include industry leaders such as France Telecom, L'Oréal, Matsushita, Procter & Gamble, PSA, Renault. Virtools game clients include major game studios such as Electronic Arts, Remedy, Nickelodeon, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Microsoft, Dreamcatcher, Warner Bros Online and Ubisoft, etc. Virtools is a licensee of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc's Tools and Middleware Licensing program. For more information, visit www.virtools.com.
As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 90,000 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 and ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, including ENOVIA VPLM, ENOVIA MatrixOne and ENOVIA SmarTeam. Dassault Systèmes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com
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Karine Guilbert (Virtools) +33 1 42 71 46 86 |
Arnaud Malherbe (DS EMEA) |