SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report
on
Form 6-K dated September 25, 2007
Commission
File No. 0-28578
DASSAULT
SYSTEMES S.A.
(Name
of
Registrant)
9,
Quai Marcel Dassault, B.P. 310, 92156 Suresnes Cedex, France
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___________
ENCLOSURES:
Dassault
Systemes S.A. is furnishing under cover of Form 6-K a press release dated
September 25, 2007, announcing the availability of Version 5 Release 18 of
its
PLM portfolio.
Dassault
Systèmes Announces
Version
5 Release 18 of its
Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) Portfolio
Empower
Enterprise Collaborative Innovation
Paris,
France, September 25, 2007
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Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world
leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced
the availability of Version 5 Release 18 of its PLM portfolio. V5R18 brings
unrivalled engineering and enterprise business process collaboration,
accelerates PLM adoption for companies of all sizes with industry solutions,
and
empowers online collaboration for all enterprise users. In addition, it
leverages and extends DS’s V5 SOA openness, and delivers enhanced IP
protection.
V5R18
delivers enhanced collaboration between enterprise users and engineers, bringing
the power of ENOVIA MatrixOne’s collaborative business process (CBP)
applications to ENOVIA VPLM engineering users, and vice versa. “The concurrent
use of ENOVIA MatrixOne and ENOVIA VPLM will allow Honda to deploy a unified
business process that connects complex engineering activities to business
process management in a seamless collaborative environment, enabling Honda
to
deliver new products to market more quickly,” explains Hideyuki Tanaka, manager
of Computed Integrated Systems 3 Department at HONDA R&D Auto Tochigi, in
charge of PLM. V5R18 closely connects program management and design,
synchronizes configured enterprise and engineering bill of materials and
unifies
change management across the enterprise.
New
possibilities offered by V5R18 include new functional modeling capabilities
within CATIA which will allow customers to reach new productivity levels
when
designing and modifying complex parts. In addition, improvements in the
electrical and systems domain mean that users can ensure design quality and
compliance, from the design desktop.
“With
V5R18 we continue to leverage and extend V5 SOA openness, which will deliver
powerful IP federated management capabilities, with other enterprise
applications - all accessible within the 3DLive environment,” outlines Dominique
Florack, Senior Executive Vice President, Products- R&D, Dassault Systèmes.
“V5R18 enhances IP protection while strengthening collaboration, leveraging
Microsoft’s Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology.”
V5R18
is
immediately available through DS and its VAR sales network. It can be ordered
inmediately through IBM. IBM will ship to customers from 1st
October.
For
detailed V5R18 brand information, visit: http://www.3ds.com/v5r18
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CATIA
V5R18:
This
release empowers end-to-end industry process coverage for composite design
to
manufacturing, electrical harness design to documentation and printed circuit
board design. It also consolidates functional modeling support for the design
of
complex machined parts extending this unique approach to more manufacturing
processes. Powertrain and chassis designer benefit from superior productivity
with breakthrough auto-draft capabilities. Lastly, the CATIA - Live FT&A
Review available with any 3DLive configuration extends the reach of 3D to
a
wider community
DELMIA
V5R18:
This
release introduces DELMIA PLM Express, role-based solutions for the small
to
medium supplier / manufacturer. Enhancements in V5R18 deliver a seamless
end-to-end final assembly process planning solution and further developments
delivered in V5R18 extend the production-ready solutions for the automotive
body-in-white domain. Expanding partnerships deliver powerful solutions for
robotic painting and predictive weld cable deformation built on DS V5
technology. The release announces the availability of DELMIA 3DLive Shopfloor
Review, an easy-to-use shop floor work instruction viewer based on DS’s 3DLive
technology.
ENOVIA
V5R18:
The
combined ENOVIA solutions in V5R18 deliver integrated engineering (VPLM and
SmarTeam) and enterprise business process management (MatrixOne). ENOVIA
VPLM
V5R18 introduces a variety of new digital mockup (DMU) applications which
allow
early validation of conceptual designs, lowers the barriers to photorealistic
rendering, and reduces the risks and costs of protecting confidential V5
PLM
information by leveraging advanced Digital Rights Management technology from
Microsoft. ENOVIA SmarTeam V5R18 includes simplifed deployment, packaging
and
usability with SmarTeam Design Express and SmarTeam Engineering Express
packages. Usability has been enhanced and unified across Windows and Web
environments with Microsoft ® XP/Vista look and feel for desktop users. Robust
business modules cost-effectively boost project management, compliance, process
automation and collaboration across sites. In addition, SmarTeam V5R18 delivers
the first level of 3DLive support through core capabilities for highly visual
searching, navigating and collaborating around CATIA-based product information.
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About
Dassault Systèmes:
As
a
world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault
Systèmes brings value to more than 100,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer
in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes 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 Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing
the virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design - DELMIA for virtual
production - SIMULIA for virtual testing - ENOVIA for global collaborative
lifecycle management, and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences.
Dassault Systèmes 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 3DVIA are registered trademarks of
Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries.
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Dassault
Systèmes Press Contacts:
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Derek
Lane (DS Americas)
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derek.lane@3ds.com
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+1
(818) 673-2243
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Mikiko
Igarashi (DS AP)
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mikiko.igarashi@3ds.com
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+81-3-5442-4138
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Arnaud
Malherbe (DS EMEA)
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arnaud.malherbe@3ds.com
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+33
(0)1 55 49 87 73
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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| Date: September 25, 2007 | By: | /s/ Thibault de Tersant |
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Name:
Thibault de Tersant
Title: Executive
Vice President, Finance and
Administration
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