Dassault Systemes, DLA Piper, IBM, Nokia and SFR Launch Mobi(3), a Unique Educational Opportunity for 120 Children.Middle School Students Get Ahead by Creating the Communication Device of Tomorrow PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. & BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Dassault Systemes Dassault Systemes (Dassault Systèmes S.A.) (Pronounced - Dasoh) (NASDAQ: DASTY; Euronext: 13065) is a leading company specializing in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DASTY) (Paris:DSY DSY Drum Storage Yard ), DLA Piper DLA Piper (known until 4 September 2006 as DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary) is the third largest law firm in the world by number of attorneys after Clifford Chance and Baker & McKenzie. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Nokia and SFR SFR Swiss Franc (national currency) SFR Société Française du Radiotéléphone (French cellular provider) SFR Single Family Residence SFR Single Family Residence (real estate) - brought together by IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. Entreprendre pour la Cite and the Engage Network - announced today the launch of Mobi3, a unique educational opportunity for middle school students. The companies have partnered with the French Ministry of Education to set up an innovative year-long syllabus for 120 young people from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Through the program, the students will participate in a team project and discover hands-on the technology, processes, people and careers linked to the creation of a mobile phone. As part of the program, student teams will create mobile phones using 3D modeling software as well as make proposals on how they would manage each phase of the phone's lifecycle. At the end of year-long program, teams will present their projects to a jury of professionals from participating companies. "Our goal is to help the students project themselves into future studies and professions by providing them with opportunities to get an insider's view on professional life. The mobile phone is something central to the lives of these preteens, and as the project focus, will spark and maintain their interest throughout the curriculum," says Estelle Lauvergne, Mobi3 project coordinator at IMS - Entreprendre pour la Cite. The Mobi3 project highlights the complementary role that each partner company plays in the mobile phone lifecycle (from design to sales and recycling), and puts students in direct contact with professionals from these companies who will share their experience and expertise, providing a direct link between the private and public sectors. Students will benefit from exposure to a wide variety of skills and professions through this B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business alliance project: * Dassault Syst[c]mes offers insight to 3D design and Product Lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. Management and what it's like to work as a research and development engineer and how industrial processes are simulated. Students will design a digital prototype of the mobile phone using Dassault Syst[c]mes' 3D modeling software. * Nokia gives students experience of careers in marketing, product management, and manufacturing/logistics. Students will plan the marketing campaign for a new mobile phone, defining its price, product specifications, and distribution and promotion strategies. They will also plan for the manufacturing process, managing orders, inventories, etc. * DLA Piper teaches students about the legal aspects regarding new mobile phones, particularly intellectual property rights, and what being a lawyer involves. Students will learn about how to protect original works and inventions as well as the purpose, function and protection of trademarks. * IBM shows students how to manage and setup a mobile network and exposes them to the engineer profession and the evolution of telecommunications. * SFR exposes students to the sales cycle. Students will plan for the phone's commercialization in specialized stores and learn what it means to be a sales representative. The Mobi3 project has been selected as an example of innovative CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. and will be presented at the European MarketPlace on CSR conference in Brussels on November 29. For more information, please visit: http://www.csreurope.org/ourevents/marketplace2007 About Dassault Syst[c]mes As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design ) solutions, Dassault Syst[c]mes brings value to more than 100,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Syst[c]mes 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 to recycling. The Dassault Syst[c]mes portfolio consists of CATIA A family of 2D and 3D CAD programs from IBM. CATIA was one of the first CAD programs to provide 3D solid modeling. The program was developed by Dassault Systems, a French aerospace company. for designing the virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design - DELMIA DELMIA Digital Enterprise Lean Manufacturing Interactive Application for virtual production - SIMULIA for virtual testing - ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, and 3DVIA DVIA Dvi Analog for online 3D lifelike experiences. Dassault Syst[c]mes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA, SolidWorks and 3D VIA are registered trademarks of Dassault Syst[c]mes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries. Contact: virginie.blindenberg@3ds.com About DLA Piper DLA Piper is the largest global legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. organisation in the world with over 3,600 lawyers across 64 offices and 25 countries. From its offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, legal and business advisers provide a range of services to local, regional and international businesses. For more information, visit http://www.dlapiper.com Contacts: erepellin@pvirgule.fr - smorgon@pvirgule.fr - mailto:caroline.santos@dlapiper.com About IBM IBM is aligned around a single, focused business model: innovation. IBM takes its breadth and depth of insight on issues, processes and operations across a variety of industries, and invents and applies technology to help solve its clients' most intractable business and competitive problems. IBM develops and markets integrated IT solutions fully adapted to its customers' business: services and consulting around business solutions and IT infrastructure, design and manufacturing of middleware and server technology, and IT financing. For more information, please visit: http://www.ibm.com About Nokia Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks. For more information, please visit: http://www.nokia.com Contact : Xavier.des-Horts@nokia.com About SFR With almost 18 million customers, SFR is the second largest mobile telecommunications operator in France. Operating its own GSM/GPRS and UMTS/HSDPA networks, SFR is able to provide a complete range of mobile telephony and multimedia services, as well as mobile data solutions to its personal, SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. and business customers. SFR has become the operator of choice for new uses of mobile phones, having been the first operator to launch 3G and 3G+ services on the French market, and now boasts 3,5 million 3G/3G+ customers (June 2007). The company is also a player on the fixed telecommunications market through its 40,5% interest in Neuf Cegetel, the leading alternative operator on the French market. SFR benefits from a stable ownership structure, with two major shareholders, Vivendi (56%) and Vodafone (44%). For more information, please visit: http://www.sfr.fr Contact : estelle.ardouin@fr.sfr.com About IMS IMS-Entreprendre pour la Cite is a non-profit organisation set up in 1986 which promotes corporate responsibility towards society as a whole through a network of over 180 member companies. IMS provides a full range of services from the definition to the implementation of initiatives in corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while , diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace, companies' contribution to local economic and social development in disadvantaged urban areas and societal innovation. For more information, please visit: http://www.imsentreprendre.com Contact : plegat@imsentreprendre.com About Engage ENGAGE is a BITC BITC Business in the Community (UK) BITC Benzyl Isothiocyanate BITC Burnt in Timecode BITC Base Information Transfer Center BITC Brookline Infant Toddler Center (Newton, MA) and IBLF IBLF The International Business Leaders Forum IBLF International Beer Liberation Front (UK) IBLF International Business Law Firm PC (Washington, DC) multi-stakeholder programme that brings together companies and community partners around the globe. The objective of ENGAGE is to expand employee community engagement through collaborative action between companies and their work with local community partners. Our method: building capacity within and between companies, building capacity of Community Partners, and through EU Awareness and policy work. ENGAGE can help you with planning and implementing your international programme and through collaborative activity with other companies. Website: http://www.bitc.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/ internationally/engage/index.html (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) Contact: Maria-Jose.Subiela@bitc.org.uk |
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