Design News readers name SolidWorks and COSMOSWorks software Best Products of the Year for 2004; Selections emerged from record number of entries in 2004 awards program.CONCORD, Mass. -- SolidWorks Corporation today announced that its two flagship products A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , SolidWorks(R) 2005 3D mechanical design software and COSMOSWorks(R) 2005 design validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. software, were named two of the Best Products of the Year for 2004 by Design News, an authoritative journal for professional designers and engineers. "We collected a record number of entries this year, and we let our readers decide the winners," said Paul Teague, national editor. "Since most of our 170,000 readers are working professionals, you win only if you help engineers work smarter and faster." SolidWorks and COSMOSWorks software were named best products in the computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (CAD) and analysis categories respectively. SolidWorks software has created a global standard of excellence in mainstream 3D mechanical CAD, delivering powerful 3D design capabilities and unmatched ease of use at an affordable cost. COSMOSWorks is a powerful, easy-to-use design validation and optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. tool fully integrated with SolidWorks software. "This award really goes to our customers, who continually harness SolidWorks and COSMOSWorks capabilities in new and creative ways, and who over the years have shaped the software with terrific suggestions for hundreds of first-ever features," said Chris Garcia, SolidWorks vice president of research & development. In December, Design News asked companies to submit what they believed to be their best products of 2004. The magazine will announce SolidWorks and COSMOSWorks software as Best Products of 2004 winners in today's issue. About Design News Design News, in print for over 50 years, has a circulation of more than 170,000. It covers the latest tools, components, and materials used in mechanical and electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). design of a broad range of products. Articles feature successful engineering projects and new technologies that spark ideas and assist readers in the design of new products. Many of its editors are engineers themselves. For more information, visit www.designnews.com. About SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Corporation, a 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. S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. : #13065, DSY DSY Drum Storage Yard .PA) company, develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. It is the #1 supplier of 3D mechanical design software for the mainstream market. SolidWorks leads the market in number of users in production, customer satisfaction, and revenue. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , call +1-978-371-5000). SolidWorks is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporation. COSMOSWorks is a registered trademark of Structural Research and Analysis Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2005 SolidWorks Corporation. |
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