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5 September 2007

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A CIMdata Program Review of Dassault Systèmes' PLM Solutions for the Mid-Market

CIMdata consulting and research firm announces the publication of a program review of CATIA PLM Express (CPE) with the embedded SmarTeam Design Express (SDE) package, Dassault Systèmes' Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution targeted at mid-market companies. CPE provides mid-sized companies with access to CAD, NC, analysis, and PDM capabilities in an integrated and extensible package. SDE supports design collaboration on design related data such as drawings, DMU, manufacturing, analysis and other related product data. The paper is available for download from the CIMdata website .

John MacKrell, CIMdata Senior Consultant explained, "Investment in PLM is growing as its worth has been validated in enabling companies to become more effective, more innovative, and more successful," adding that most of this investment came from the world's lager organizations where PLM has been mostly implemented. "Over the last several years, however," noted Mr. MacKrell, "PLM has clearly become more attractive to mid-sized companies both in capability and in total cost of ownership." Today, as PLM suppliers have introduced solutions targeted at their needs and financial capacity, "mid-sized enterprises can finally realize the benefits that PLM has offered larger firms." said Mr. MacKrell.

The CPE portfolio of offerings from Dassault Systèmes is intended to provide broad, extensible PLM support to mid-sized companies. Mr. MacKrell pointed out that "Although a focus on mid-sized com­panies has not been typical for most of Dassault Systèmes historically, ENOVIA SmarTeam has been successful in the mid-market for more than a decade. Dassault Systèmes has clearly demonstrated their commitment to the CPE program and to mid-sized companies." A key aspect of Dassault Systèmes' CPE is that its CATIA component is a subset of its high-end CAD offering. This allows CPE users to access the full breadth of CATIA's capabilities and to expand their PLM scope with ENOVIA SmarTeam.

CIMdata believes that mid-sized companies can benefit tremendously from the implementation of PLM strategies and solutions, and that the lessons learned by mid-sized companies in their adoption of PLM will benefit all enterprises, regardless of size. "We welcome Dassault Systèmes' CPE portfolio and their focus on providing broad-based PLM solutions to mid-sized companies." concluded Mr. MacKrell.

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