Dassault Systèmes Partners with SIMUSERV to Provide Realistic Simulation Solutions in Australia

07 June 2011

Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world-leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced the appointment of Australian-based service and solution provider Simuserv Pty Ltd as a Value Added Reseller and partner in Australia.

Simuserv will market and provide services for SIMULIA solutions, the Dassault Systèmes brand for realistic simulation, to further strengthen customer experience and expand the support capabilities of SIMULIA in Australia.

"SIMULIA is the market leader in Australia for unified finite element analysis (FEA) solutions and our partnership with the experienced team of Simuserv will help us further expand our market coverage and support to customers," said Gilles Cruanes, general manager, Dassault Systèmes Australia.

Established in 2002 and headquartered in Melbourne, Simuserv provides engineering simulation services and solutions to aerospace, automotive, defence, energy, packaging and advanced manufacturing industries.

"The combination of providing world-leading software solutions from Dassault Systèmes and the simulation engineering capability of Simuserv will help our customers reduce costs, improve quality and minimise time-to-market in their product development process," said Simuserv director Gerd Diegelmann.

About Simuserv

Simuserv provides innovative Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions and simulation services. With many years of experience in PLM, Simuserv is able to assist organisations in performing the most complex engineering design and analysis tasks. Activities range from the implementation of PLM software strategies to engineering analysis training, support and the provision of engineering analysis services.

About SIMULIA

SIMULIA is the Dassault Systèmes brand that delivers a scaleable portfolio of Realistic Simulation solutions, including the Abaqus product suite for Unified Finite Element Analysis, multiphysics solutions for insight into challenging engineering problems, and lifecycle management solutions for managing simulation data, processes and intellectual property.

By building on established technology, respected quality and superior customer service, SIMULIA makes realistic simulation an integral business practice that improves product performance, reduces physical prototypes and drives innovation.

Headquartered in Providence, RI, USA, with R&D centres in Providence and Suresnes, France, SIMULIA provides sales, services and support through a global network of over 30 regional offices and distributors. www.simulia.com

About Dassault Systèmes

As a world leader in 3D and PLM solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 130,000 customers in 80 countries.

A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes applications provide a 3D vision of the entire lifecycle of products, from conception to maintenance to recycling.

The Dassault Systèmes portfolio* consists of CATIA for designing the virtual product, DELMIA for virtual production, ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, EXALEAD for search-based applications, SIMULIA for virtual testing, SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences.

For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com.

*CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, EXALEAD, SIMULIA, SolidWorks and 3DVIA are registered trademarks of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries.