Dec. 22, 2006 – Paris, France

For Immediate Release
Category: Interactive 3D Applications / Technology

Virtalis Appointed as Virtools Reseller in the UK

Paris, France, December 22, 2006 - VIRTALIS has joined forces with another Virtual Reality (VR) pioneer, Virtools, a Dassault Systèmes company, by becoming the only Virtools reseller in the UK.

Andrew Connell, Virtalis' Technical Director, explained: “Virtools has been widely used by the games industry and has significant potential for the wider commercial and academic markets, especially in product design, owing to its seamless integration with Dassault Systèmes' CATIA.  As well as the ability to create top notch demos for presentations and VR environments in, for example, automotive seating bucks, there are additional modules which can give extra capabilities, such as physical properties to CAD models.”

As part of Dassault Systèmes, Virtools extends the company's 3D Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) approach, which is used by industrial giants including PSA, Boeing and EADS.  Using advanced real-time, 3D content development tools and a proven production process, Virtools is the long-time market leader in delivering a high quality, efficient and cost-effective method of developing a virtual environment and in applying interactivity to 3D models.

Francois Daudet at Virtools commented: “The VR market is mature in the UK, partly thanks to Virtalis. The company is the obvious choice for us and I am confident that we will develop a fruitful partnership together.  Like Virtalis, Virtools strives to give users a “lifelike” virtual experience.  We try to achieve this in the simplest possible way, using open architecture into which a client can plug his software, making the development of real-time, interactive VR environments more straightforward.”

Virtalis Web Site: www.virtalis.com

About Virtools

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 are 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. Virtools clients include industry leaders such as France Telecom, l’Oréal, Matsushita, Procter & Gamble, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Sony Computer Entertainment, Ubisoft and Warner Bros Online.

For more information, visit www.virtools.com

About Dassault Systèmes

As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, the Dassault Systèmes group 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.

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CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA and SolidWorks are registered trademarks of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries.

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