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December 16, 2005 – Paris, France and Montreal, Canada
December 16, 2005 – Virtools, a Dassault Systèmes company (NASDAQ: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), today announced its new partnership with Lexis Numérique, joining the 6 other members of the successful Virtools Authorized Game Developer Program. Having captured the game market for 8-14 year old girls with the highly successful Alexandra Ledermann 4, 5, Lexis Numérique once again turned to the Virtools engine as they launched their sixth Alexandra Ledermann sequel, featuring the famous horseback rider (www.alexledermann-lejeu.com). As a reminder, the Alexandra Ledermann sequel is published by Ubisoft. Lexis also recently released Incrazyball (www.incrazyball.com), an addicting single player and multiplayer game where you play a marble in different vertiginous environments. "Developing AAA kid games with heavy constraints – including tied schedules and validation processes – is very complex. Virtools has proven to be a perfect tool to enable us implement, test and validate new features in a fast and effective way. For this kind of projects, our partnership with Virtools gives us the opportunity to focus on what matter: the gameplay. We now look forward to use Virtools to develop new games on consoles" said José Sanchis, CEO of Lexis Numérique. "The goal of the AGDP is to ensure publishers a high level of expertise on the Virtools development platform" explains Virgile Delporte, VP Sales and Managing Director Americas for Virtools. "Today's games must be prototyped and built faster with no concession on quality, and this is exactly what Virtools is recognized for, and Lexis Numérique is one of these studios who excel in the use of Virtools. We are now proud to expand the program in Europe due to the previous success in North America". The Virtools Authorized Game Developer Program makes the studios take advantage of the Virtools developers and publisher network and helps them close more business and accelerate their ROI even more.
About Virtools With several thousands of users throughout the world, the Virtools Software Suite enables prototyping, development and deployment of offline and online/networked video games. Virtools clients include major game studios such as Electronic Arts, Remedy, Nickelodeon, Sony Computer Entertainment, Microsoft, Dreamcatcher, Warner Bros Online and Ubisoft, etc. Among its partners in the gaming industry, Virtools counts Microsoft, Sony, Nvidia, ATI, Autodesk, Alias, Newtek, Avid, Havok and Metrowerks. Along with applications in the field of video Games, Virtools technology is used for industrial simulation/virtual reality and marketing/multimedia applications, counting industry leaders among its clients, such as Procter & Gamble, PSA Peugeot Citroën, EDF, EADS, CEA, CNRS, France Telecom, Matsushita, American Department of Energy, Intel, Publicis Networks, Renault, Arte TV and L'Oréal. Virtools launched its commercial activities in 1993 with consulting and services targeting interactive real-time 3D. With vital industry needs in mind, Virtools built the company's initial software solution, Virtools Dev. Since Q4 1999, Virtools is the leading provider of comprehensive software development solutions for building innovative, highly interactive 3D content. In June 2005, Virtools became a fully-owned subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, a leader in the 3D software market. For more information, visit www.virtools.com
About Dassault Systèmes As world leader in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, the Dassault Systèmes group brings value to more than 80,000 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 maintenance. Its offering includes integrated PLM solutions for product development (CATIA®, DELMIA®, ENOVIA®, SMARTEAM®), mainstream 3D design tools (SolidWorks®), and 3D components (Spatial/ACIS®). Dassault Systèmes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.3ds.com
About Lexis Numérique Boasting more than 1 million games sold around the world via prestigious partners (Ubisoft, DreamCatcher, Disney, Emme,…), Lexis Numérique is one of the top French independent developers with 50 permanent employees. Initially known for its best selling kid games including the acclaimed Uncle Albert series or Ubisoft's Alexandra Ledermann 4 and 5, 6 (which ranked #3 best selling PC game in France), Lexis Numérique has now been addressing a wider audience both on PC and consoles. With Missing: since January (aka "In Memoriam" in Europe), Lexis Numérique brought a new and unanimously appraised vision to the game Industry and won several awards and nominations at E3 2004, including Most Innovating Game of the Show and best Adventure Game. Lexis Numérique is currently developing Missing 2, Experience 112, a real-time 3D adventure game based on surveillance video cameras and Total Racer, a very innovating racing game.
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