SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2002
DASSAULT SYSTEMES S.A.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
9, Quai Marcel Dassault, B.P. 310, 92156 Suresnes Cedex, France
(Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F __
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(Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant, by furnishing the information
contained in this Form, is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
Yes __ No X
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Registrant in connection
with
Rule 12g3-2(b): ______)
ENCLOSURES:
Dassault Systemes S.A. (the "Company") is furnishing under cover of Form 6-K:
- a press release dated October 28, 2002, announcing the signature of a
Consulting and Services partnership around Dassault Systemes' 3D
Product Lifecycle Management solutions with Axiom Systems; and
- a press release dated October 29, 2002, announcing the release of
Version 5 Release 10 (V5R10) of their PLM portfolio, comprised of
CATIA for collaborative product development, and ENOVIA and SMARTEAM
for collaborative life cycle management. Concurrently, Dassault
Systemes announced V5R10 of DELMIA for lean manufacturing processes
engineering.
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Axiom Systems and Dassault Systemes
form Product Lifecycle Management Consulting and Services Partnership
Axiom Systems to provide North American manufacturers
with services based on Dassault Systemes' 3D PLM solutions
Atlanta, Ga., USA, Montreal, Canada and Paris, France - October 28, 2002 -
Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) and Axiom
Systems Inc., today announced the signing of a Consulting and Services
partnership around Dassault Systemes' 3D Product Lifecycle Management solutions
- CATIA, ENOVIA, and SMARTEAM.
Under the terms of the partnership, Axiom Systems will provide Dassault
Systemes' North American aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, and shipbuilding
customers with integrated solutions for developing products and managing their
life cycle. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, Axiom Systems offers a wide range of
services such as business process analysis, systems integration, software
application customization, and project management.
The partnership will combine the industry-specific expertise and PLM knowledge
of Axiom Systems and Dassault Systemes Services division with Dassault Systemes'
unique portfolio of 3D PLM solutions. Based on their long working history,
Dassault Systemes and Axiom Systems will continue to address existing joint
customer requirements as well as explore new business opportunities.
"We are committed to Dassault Systemes' 3D PLM vision because we believe it
brings immense value to our customers," said Vijay Vasandani, president, Axiom
Systems. "We have helped transform a number of manufacturers into true digital
enterprises thanks to Dassault Systemes' 3D PLM solutions. This partnership
furthers our ability to combine skills, experience, and domain expertise and
offer our customers a better choice of value-added solutions and deployment
services."
"This new partnership with a PLM-focused company like Axiom Systems is in line
with the goal of our partnership program," said Bruce Van Nus, vice president of
services, Dassault Systemes (Americas). "Our object is to leverage the 3D PLM
expertise of our service partners to develop genuine value-added solutions for
our customers."
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About Axiom Systems
Axiom Systems, founded in 1994, is an Enterprise Technology Company providing
solutions and services to address the engineering and manufacturing enterprise.
With a focus on software used to manage the creation of new products, Axiom
Systems provides deployment services for its customers, including business
process analysis, systems integration, software customization and project
management services. For more information, please visit the company's website at
http://www.axiomsys.com
About Dassault Systemes
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As world leader in 3D PLM (three-dimensional Product Lifecycle Management)
solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than 55,000
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 retirement. Its offering includes 3D PLM
integrated solutions for product development (CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SMARTEAM),
mainstream product design tools (SolidWorks), and 3D components (SPATIAL).
Dassault Systemes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065,
DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com
Axiom Systems Press Contact: Dassault Systemes Press Contacts: Dassault Systemes Investor
Vijay Vasandani Anthony Marechal Contacts:
+ 1 770-645-0770 +33 1 55 49 84 21 Emma Rutherford, James
vijay@axiomsys.com anthony_marechal@ds-fr.com Melville-Ross
Financial Dynamics
Erick Van Houtte (Americas)
+1 514 448-5439
erick_vanhoutte@ds-ca.com +44 207 831 3113
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IBM and Dassault Systemes Announce Version 5 Release
10 of their Product Lifecycle
Management Portfolio
"Connected by Knowledge" - V5R10 PLM Portfolio
establishes exceptional level of
solution integration in PLM market.
SMARTEAM release now synchronized with
PLM Portfolio.
Paris, France - October 29, 2002 - IBM and Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY;
Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) today announced the release of Version 5 Release
10 (V5R10) of their PLM portfolio (product lifecycle management), comprised of
CATIA for collaborative product development, and ENOVIA and SMARTEAM for
collaborative life cycle management. Concurrently, Dassault Systemes announced
V5R10 of DELMIA for lean manufacturing processes engineering.
"Connected by Knowledge" is the core concept of V5R10. It characterizes the
unmatched level of integration achieved across the portfolio, as well as the
resulting knowledge exchange and high-value business interaction it enables
between customers.
V5R10 enables best practices deployment in product engineering, manufacturing,
collaboration, and lifecycle management, providing value to customers in these
areas:
o As the largest and most integrated set of PLM solutions available on
the market, the V5R10 3D PLM Portfolio gives businesses the choice of
how to custom-build their PLM roadmap.
o Small and medium sized businesses (SMB) using CATIA with SMARTEAM can
now deploy PLM best practices that require an integrated combination
of product development and lifecycle management technologies.
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o V5R10 pushes PLM integration past traditional interoperability to
include high-value Knowledge. Beyond simply sharing results ("that's
what I did"), customers can now share understanding, intent, know how,
and configured product structures across all PLM solutions ("that's
what I did and here's how and why I did it"). This creates new levels
of collaboration efficiency.
o The reuse best practice introduced in V5R9 as Morphing is now expanded
from product and production resources to manufacturing processes.
Combined with paperless shop floor capabilities, this enhancement
makes product and process development more concurrent than ever.
o V5R10 offers seamless integration with additional software partner
applications to further grow solution coverage as well as create
highly specialized PLM solutions for specific industries.
V5R10 significantly enhances interoperability with other-vendor CAD and PDM
applications, as well as other business systems (CRM, ERP, SCM...), to
facilitate operations in heterogeneous system environments, leverage legacy
systems, and respect IT preferences of existing and future PLM customers.
"To compete fully in today's marketplace, businesses need fully integrated PLM
solutions. That is why V5R10 is a major release - because it delivers an
unparalleled degree of integration among our 3D PLM brands," said Bernard
Charles, president and CEO of Dassault Systemes. "Knowledge has become the glue
that connects our products. Whether with user-oriented knowledge - what we
enable customers to do, or system-oriented knowledge - how we enable them to do
it, V5R10 provides an integrated package that is unrivaled in the PLM market."
"Our integrated PLM solution from IBM and Dassault Systemes enables us to
simulate every aspect of the end-to-end development process for complete
automobile production, including design, support and manufacture before actual
car production begins," said Bernhard Zechmann, Director of CAD/CAM/CAE
Application Strategy, Bertrandt AG, one of the world's leading engineering
solutions providers for the automotive industry. "CATIA V5 packs numerous design
tools into one powerful application that can handle the whole product
development process. Coupled with ENOVIA V5 for process optimization and
reliable change management, we are able to improve designs and processes early
in the development stage and share this knowledge with our automotive
manufacturing customers in a common work environment, thus significantly
optimizing work flow while achieving unequaled levels of quality."
"In addition to offering the broadest PLM solution ever, V5R10 also levels the
PLM playing field," said Ed Petrozelli, general manager, IBM Product Lifecycle
Management. "With the release of SMARTEAM now in step with the other products
and the delivery of entry PLM solutions, V5R10 addresses the needs and budgets
of small to medium sized businesses. The results can be significant. For
example, a medium-sized Hong Kong appliance manufacturer has cut its product
development time in half since implementing CATIA V5 in 2000."
V5R10 Solution Highlights (see http://www.3ds.com/en/press/ for detailed V5R10
information on each solution)
o CATIA for collaborative product development - offers products ranging
from Entry PLM (for SMBs) to Vertical Applications (major
manufacturers) for best practices deployment and business process
optimization.
o DELMIA for lean manufacturing processes engineering - provides
enhanced end-to-end process coverage for the automotive and aerospace
industries and greater integration of DELMIA applications with ENOVIA.
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o ENOVIA for collaborative life cycle management - delivers performance
and scalability improvements, enhanced LCA (Life Cycle Applications)
process and program planning, new web component architecture in the
Portal 3d com product, and better supply chain support for the
ENOVIAVPM product through the new CATIA Work Package Exchange.
o SMARTEAM for collaborative life cycle management - features simplified
packaging, pricing and licensing, significantly enhanced
SMARTEAM-CATIA interoperability, and new ENOVIA DMU interoperability.
PLM Solutions from IBM and Dassault Systemes enable customers to optimize their
business Processes for Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance and Support,
using Collaborative Workspaces to share a common product, process and resource
model (PPR). With PPR, companies can capture, share and reuse Knowledge across
the product life cycle. The open CAA V5 (Component Application Architecture)
allows extension and integration of this solution within multi-enterprise
environments.
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About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of
leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM Sales & Distribution, which
supports more than a dozen key industries worldwide, works with companies of all
sizes around the world to deploy the full range of IBM technologies. The fastest
way to get more information about IBM is through the IBM home page at
http://www.ibm.com
About Dassault Systemes
As world leader in 3D PLM (three-dimensional Product Lifecycle Management)
solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than 55,000
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 retirement. Its offering includes 3D PLM
integrated solutions for product development (CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SMARTEAM),
mainstream product design tools (SolidWorks), and 3D components (SPATIAL).
Dassault Systemes 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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IBM Press Contact: Dassault Systemes Press Contacts: Dassault Systemes Investor Contacts:
Jennifer Feller Anthony Marechal
+33 1 41 88 61 89 Emma Rutherford, Harriet Keen
jennyfeller@fr.ibm.com Financial Dynamics
---------------------- +33 1 55 49 84 21 London tel : +44 207 831 3113
anthony_marechal@ds-fr.com
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Jen-Benoit Roquette, Ron Dassa
Simon Manley, Anya Velzeboer Financial Dynamics France
Financial Dynamics Paris tel : +33 1 47 03 68 10
London tel: +44 207 831 3113
Lorie Lichtlen, Nelly Dimey
Financial Dynamics France
Paris tel: +33 1 47 03 68 10
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DASSAULT SYSTEMES S.A.
Dated: October 29, 2002 By: /s/ Thibault de Tersant
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Name: Thibault de Tersant
Title: Executive Vice President,
Finance and Administration
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