Solar Century to Drive Development of Sustainable Energy with DS ENOVIA SmarTeam

Dassault Systèmes Technology for Rapid Transition to Low Carbon Economy
VÉLIZY, France--(Business Wire)--
Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D
and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that UK
environmental energy system design and engineering firm Solar Century
successfully implemented out-of-the-box ENOVIA SmarTeam Engineering Express and
Design Express for SolidWorks in just two months. Saving time and money, this
PLM solution will enable Solar Century to easily synchronize, analyse and
deliver information within and beyond the enterprise.

Solar Century is designing, installing and maintaining tailor-made solar systems
for homes, offices, commercial and agricultural buildings. Promoting the uptake
of renewable technologies, Solar Century is experiencing rapid business
expansion with consequent increased demands on its own infrastructure. As one of
the leading providers of solar photovoltaic solutions, Solar Century needed to
measure and report project progress in relation to business expectations more
efficiently, and make decisions based on reliable information. After
benchmarking several solutions, Solar Century chose ENOVIA SmarTeam Engineering
Express.

Engineering Express, preconfigured and simple to implement, provides a full PLM
solution for mid-sized companies. Solar Century faced the challenge to integrate
the management of product and process data, including change orders (workflows),
documentation, bills-of-materials, quotations, material specifications, as well
as immersive management of SolidWorks models from the CAD application. Because
it is based on standard MS apps, Engineering Express could be quickly adapted to
these needs and is easy to maintain. Solar Century also appreciated that the
time for implementation and the financial investment were smaller than those
required by traditional PLM applications.

Engineering Express also facilitates the concurrent collaboration between Solar
Century and its strong network of partners, increasing productivity by
eliminating the need to complete one part of a project before another can be
initiated.

"Like many growing companies, Solar Century was running a range of diverse
business management software which was not effectively connected. This led to
some operational inefficiencies which needed to be addressed," said Mat Burgess,
Solar Century`s development manager. "By partnering with UK Dassault Systèmes
VAR Design Rule, we introduced the flexible ENOVIA SmarTeam-based methodology
that provides the tools to efficiently manage all future business expectations."
As their business activities extend, Solar Century modifies and expands the
solution accordingly, in a gradual and phased manner.

Design Rule Managing Director Bob Hiller commented, "Inevitably, companies that
quickly grow from a small base have the same issues to deal with as larger
companies and many outgrow their IT infrastructure even before it has delivered
any real business benefits. To deal with Solar Century`s plans, an ENOVIA
SmarTeam solution that matches the business` current and future requirements has
been deployed in less than two months."

"In today`s challenging economic conditions, more and more forward-thinking
mid-sized companies recognize the need for tools that will let them adapt their
products from both the top and bottom lines, not only by reducing production
costs but also by adding innovation," remarks Alex Zeltcer, VP ENOVIA Value
Channel, Dassault Systèmes. "ENOVIA SmarTeam Engineering Express was designed
specifically for these companies, and meets their budgets, schedules and most
importantly, their objective to produce excellent products." Moreover, Solar
Century`s selection of ENOVIA SmarTeam demonstrates the viability and potential
of PLM for mid-sized companies in growth industries.

A live e-Seminar entitled "Achieving Powerful Gains with Dassault Systèmes PLM,
featuring Solarcentury" will be delivered by Mat Burgess, Solar Century
Development Manager on Wednesday 15 July, 11 am ET. To register, click on
http://www.plmv5.com/enoviaeseminar/?ref=exeem3dstfg062909

About Dassault Systèmes

As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions,
Dassault Systèmes (Paris:DSY), 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` shares are listed on Euronext Paris
(#13065, DSY.PA) and Dassault Systèmes` ADRs may be traded on the US
Over-The-Counter (OTC) market (DASTY). 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.

Dassault Systèmes Press Contacts:
Derek Lane (DS Americas), +1 (818) 673-2243
derek.lane@3ds.com
or
CJ Lin (DS AP), +86 21 3856 8039
cj.lin@3ds.com
or
Virginie Blindenberg (DS EMEA), +33 (0) 1 61 62 84 21
Virginie.blindenberg@3ds.com
or
Arnaud Malherbe (DS EMEA), +33 (0)1 55 49 87 73
arnaud.malherbe@3ds.com

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