IBM and Dassault Systemes Launch CATIA Version 5 Release 7.Business Editors PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001 Major enhancements for process coverage with 19 new products in the world's leading product development solution. 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) and 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: 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) announced today the launch of Version 5 Release 7 (V5R7) 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. , the world's leading business process automation solution for product creation and product development. Announced simultaneously with ENOVIA Version 5 Release 7 (V5R7), these solutions mutually reinforce IBM and Dassault Systemes' extensive 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 (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 ) offering. Introduced only three months after V5R6, CATIA V5R7 will be available worldwide on July 13, 2001 on both the Windows and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms. CATIA V5R7 incorporates major improvements to its existing products, and introduces 19 new products, bringing to 97 the total number of CATIA V5 products. Hundreds of enhancements and new capabilities make CATIA V5R7 the most comprehensive solution for collaborative design across the entire supply chain, supporting large-scale deployments across all industries, in particular Automotive, Aerospace, Industrial Machinery, Consumer Goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , Electronics and Shipbuilding. CATIA V5R7 provides companies of all sizes maximum usability on even the most complex parts and the largest assemblies. Allowing all customers to deploy the leading edge business practices of PLM, CATIA V5R7 further enhances its TeamPDM product and offers a seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with the entire SmarTeam portfolio now sold by IBM. Complementing the ENOVIA Solutions, which cover large-scale product and process end-to-end development, the SmarTeam portfolio further enhances IBM and Dassault Systemes' presence among manufacturers and their supply chains, giving companies of all types a wide choice of adaptable PLM solutions. In the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. , CATIA V5R7 introduces a revolutionary approach for Class A design which further reduces time-to-market by compressing the development process from style to die. CATIA automotive Class A, developed on the new P3 platform, not only offers a new look and feel but also provides unequalled possibilities to interact with the system bringing new levels of ease of use and associativity to this complex task. In addition, new capabilities for associative morphing of complex shapes and joining of complex sections complete the toolset for associative and generative design iteration in the automotive body in white design process, providing maximum productivity and supporting customers' goals of reduced time to market. Customers wishing to increase their competitive advantage by moving from their old generation CAD to CATIA V5R7 can start with the powerful base tool set delivered with the P1 platform and thus take advantage of the extended capabilities for design automation. In particular CATIA V5R7 significantly increases and extends the product development process coverage with a focus on both industrial machinery and consumer goods. The new release also includes major enhancements in drafting, surface design (Healing) and data exchange (Iges Step, etc.), while offering a unique scalability allowing customers to choose components from the P1 and P2 platforms for the most cost-effective solution. CATIA V5R7 continues to deliver best-in-class integration for Analysis solutions with unique generative structural analysis capabilities for hybrid thick and thin part assemblies, providing unmatched speed in product optimization. In addition, for the first time in the industry, the integration within the Digital Mock-up mock·up also mock-up n. 1. A usually full-sized scale model of a structure, used for demonstration, study, or testing. 2. A layout of printed matter. (DMU (Digital MockUp) The combination of geometry data from multiple CAD systems rendered and manipulated as a sub-assembly, assembly and/or product. DMU - Data Management Unit Data Manipulation Unit Data Multiplexer Unit ) of the Engineering analysis results, allows the evaluation of the impact of part or assembly deformation under operational conditions within the entire digital mock-up. V5R7 is a significant milestone for CATIA Electrical solutions, with the delivery of a fully integrated 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). suite of design tools for the first time. The solution spans a wide range of applications, from logical design to 3D physical definition, enabling, for example, wires harnesses to be integrated in the Digital Mock-up, around a unique V5 electrical database. This new version also includes advanced piping and tubing design applications which provide the tools required for the definition of fluid delivery systems (Hydraulics, Cooling, etc) across the Industrial Machinery, Automotive, Aerospace and Shipbuilding industries. These applications provide much more than a geometric representation of the systems, complete with built-in logic and intelligence (Knowledgeware Rules & Checks) which deliver the complete system definition and can guide the designer through the design to ensure corporate standards are adhered to. CATIA's Manufacturing solutions now cover all needs from Lathe lathe (lāth), machine tool for holding and turning metal, wood, plastic, or other material against a cutting tool to form a cylindrical product or part. It also drills, bores, polishes, grinds, makes threads, and performs other operations. to 5 Axis Machining, leveraging the built-in knowledgeware of the Version 5 Architecture. Lathe machining and 4-axis milling continue the delivery of easy-to-use, highly productive manufacturing solutions "With CATIA V5 Release 7, Dassault Systemes further broadens its product portfolio to address advanced collaborative product development Collaborative Product Development (Collaborative Product Design) (CPD) is a business strategy, work process and collection of software applications that facilitates different organizations to work together on the development of a product. needs. The knowledge sharing capabilities of CATIA V5R7 enable the capture and propagation of the value of products through the entire chain of business processes. In all industry segments, adopters of the CATIA V5 technology will find substantial capabilities in the new application suites to enhance their competitive drive into global markets," commented Ken Versprille, Ph.D. Research Director, D.H. Brown Associates, Inc. PLM enables companies to implement and deploy best practices for innovation in an open, knowledge-based environment that links companies, their customers and their suppliers. CATIA V5R7 provides advanced capabilities for capturing information, rules, know-how and "best practices" for both products and processes. Knowledge is made available for all designers and manufacturing teams in the extended enterprise, from OEMs to suppliers, in order to create innovative products and processes, respect company standards, and above all, do it "right the first time." 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 SA Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) is the premier global software developer for the CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM market, providing companies with e-business solutions to implement their digital enterprise, thus creating and simulating the entire product life cycle from initial concept to product in service. CATIA, ENOVIA and DELMIA DELMIA Digital Enterprise Lean Manufacturing Interactive Application solutions support industry-specific business processes to help unleash creativity and innovation, reduce development cycle time, improve quality, competitiveness and shareholder value: CATIA supports the digital product definition and simulation, DELMIA provides solutions to define and simulate lean digital manufacturing processes and ENOVIA delivers enterprise solutions that manage a comprehensive, collaborative and distributed model of the digital product, processes and resources. The combined integration creates the Digital Product life cycle Pipeline, supporting reuse of corporate knowledge. SolidWorks and SmarTeam, as Dassault Systemes companies, offer respectively 3D design-centric and collaborative PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and software solutions based on Windows and the Internet. Spatial, also part of Dassault Systemes family, is a market-leading provider of world-class 3D software components and services (for 3D modeling, visualization, and interoperability) to meet the requirements of 3D in Internet-based e-commerce and 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 applications. Information about Dassault Systemes is available at http://www.dsweb.com. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. CATIA and ENOVIA are trademarks of Dassault Systemes. |
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