SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2002
DASSAULT SYSTEMES S.A.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
9, Quai Marcel Dassault, B.P. 310, 92156 Suresnes Cedex, France
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(Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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(Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant, by furnishing the
information contained in this Form, is also thereby furnishing
the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
Yes No X
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ENCLOSURES:
Dassault Systemes S.A. (the "Company") is furnishing under cover of Form 6-K,
two press releases dated October 24, 2002, the first announcing that CONSOL
Energy Inc. and Farnham & Pfile Construction, Inc. are using an IBM Product
Lifecycle Management Solution to develop and maintain a computer-controlled
ultra efficient coal-processing plant, the other announcing that Geometric
Software Solutions and Dassault Systemes have signed an Original Software
Development Partnership.
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CONSOL Energy and Farnham & Pfile Harness
Technology from IBM and Dassault Systemes to
Develop Ultra-Efficient Energy-Producing Facility
Power company to produce cleaner energy and cut costs
by 30% with Product Lifecycle Management
solutions CATIA and ENOVIA
Belle Vernon, Pa., USA and Paris, France - October 24, 2002 - IBM and Dassault
Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) today announced that
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) and Farnham & Pfile Construction, Inc. are using
an IBM Product Lifecycle Management Solution to develop and maintain a
computer-controlled coal-processing plant that ranks among the world's most
efficient energy facilities. The solution is based on Dassault Systemes' 3D PLM
CATIA and ENOVIA virtual product design and product data management
applications.
CONSOL Energy, a producer of coal and coalbed methane, and its contractor,
Farnham & Pfile, selected IBM and Dassault Systemes to enhance the coal
processing plant built in Mondsville, West Virginia. The new plant, in operation
since August, is capable of processing up to thirteen million tons of coal a
year, operating twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
CONSOL Energy and Farnham & Pfile selected CATIA for its powerful product
development capabilities (design, analysis, and manufacturing), and ENOVIA for
its extensive product data management and global lifecycle collaboration
features. Using CATIA and ENOVIA, the two companies were able to consult each
other and make design modifications in real time during the 16-month
construction period.
"Plant owners and operators constantly strive to maximize productivity while
minimizing maintenance costs and related downtime," said Dan Yanchak, general
manager of preparation services for CONSOL Energy. "At the outset of this
project, we realized that CATIA V5 would be valuable and integral to the ongoing
operation of the plant. With CATIA's digital mock-up and reviewing tools, data
is digitally available and current and, thanks to ENOVIA, always available
online. We also plan to integrate ENOVIA with our SAP system for tight
integration with business processes - an initiative that will keep CONSOL Energy
at the forefront of the energy industry."
"CATIA V5 gave us a big advantage over our competition through cost savings and
process improvement," said Tom Porterfield, vice president of operations at
Farnham & Pfile. "For the new plant, we were able to provide our ceramic pipe
suppliers with detailed drawings that ensured less liability and fewer potential
errors. As a result, supplier costs were reduced by 30 percent and we passed on
those savings. With $5 million worth of piping in a plant, that adds up to
substantial savings."
In the design and construction phases of the new facility, the process flow
sheet, piping, equipment and all processing were performed with CATIA. This
included development of the plant's intelligent piping library, a unique
application that dramatically reduced costs and ensured that designs were
initially accurate. For maintenance, ENOVIA enables engineers to review and
extract real time plant data, including the history of each equipment unit and
its role in the facility, such as the number of hours a pump has been running
and connecting piping and equipment.
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"IBM has long been committed to providing energy companies with the solutions to
provide sustainable competitive advantages," said David Samuel, general manager,
IBM Energy and Utilities Industry. "By facilitating integration, collaboration,
knowledge management and asset lifecycle management throughout the energy supply
chain, IBM technology and that of our longtime partner, Farnham & Pfile, play a
major role in the development of what will be one of the world's most modern and
efficient coal processing facilities."
"CONSOL Energy and Farnham and Pfile have proven that the same benefits of using
CATIA and ENOVIA in the aerospace, automotive, and shipbuilding domains can be
extended to the plant domain and its business improvements," said Philippe
Forestier, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, Dassault Systemes. "We
believe owner-operator-driven 3D PLM is the future of the plant domain and are
proud to be part of a project that will turn this potential into reality."
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About CONSOL Energy Inc.
CONSOL Energy Inc. is the largest producer of high-Btu bituminous coal in the
United States, and the largest exporter of U.S. coal. CONSOL Energy has 24
bituminous coal mining complexes in seven states, two Canadian provinces and
Australia. In addition, the company is one of the largest U.S. producers of
coalbed methane, with daily gas production of approximately 130 million cubic
feet. The company also produces electricity from coalbed methane at a
joint-venture generating facility in Virginia. CONSOL Energy has annual revenues
of $2.3 billion. It is listed among the Forbes "Platinum 400" companies, won the
Platts 2001 Financial Times Global Energy Award as Coal Company of the Year, and
received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2002 Climate Protection Award.
Additional information about the company can be found at its web site:
www.consolenergy.com.
About Farnham and Pfile
Farnham & Pfile Construction, Inc. was founded in 1985 under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by Douglas B. Farnham, John V. Pfile and Robert F.
McMahon. Since its founding, Farnham & Pfile Construction, Inc. has grown from
an industrial construction company to an engineering and contracting company
with total turnkey capability that includes engineering, procurement and
erection services. The firm carries the credit and financial ratings and bonding
necessary for turnkey projects.
Farnham & Pfile Construction, Inc. has the technical equipment and financial
resources needed to meet the full range of process and industrial construction
requirements not only within budget but also on time. Farnham & Pfile's
Engineering and Construction Division is focused on turnkey projects in the
process industry, particularly mineral processing and energy production. They
perform the full scope of work including new construction, retrofitting and
upgrades to existing coal processing plants. Information about Farnham and Pfile
is available at http://www.farnham-pfile.com/
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
As world leader in 3D PLM (three-dimensional Product Lifecycle Management)
solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than 55,000
customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981,
Dassault Systemes develops and markets 3D PLM application software and services
that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire life
cycle of products from conception to retirement. Its offering includes 3D PLM
integrated solutions for product development (CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SMARTEAM),
mainstream product design tools (SolidWorks), and 3D components (SPATIAL).
Dassault Systemes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065,
DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com
CONSOL Energy IBM Dassault Systemes Dassault Systemes
Press Contact: Press Contact: Press Contacts: Investor Contacts:
Thomas F. Hoffman Jennifer Feller Anthony Marechal Emma Rutherford,
412-831-4060 + 33 1 41 88 61 89 + 33 1 55 49 84 21 James Melville-Ross
jennyfeller@fr.ibm.com anthony_marechal@ds-fr.com Financial Dynamics
+ 44 207 831 3113
Sandra Tolliver Keith Pillow (Americas)
412-831-4066 + 1 818 673 2070
keith_pillow@ds-us.com
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Geometric Software Solutions and Dassault
Systemes Announce Original Software Development
Partnership
Partnership to integrate Feature Recognition technology within
CATIA V5 and DELMIA V5 for 3D PLM market
Paris, France, and Mumbai, India - October 24, 2002 - Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq:
DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) and Geometric Software Solutions Co. Ltd.
(Geometric) today announced the signing of an Original Software Development
(OSD) partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Feature Recognition
technology developed by Geometric will be embedded in the open architecture of
the next Version 5 release of Dassault Systemes' 3D PLM (Product Lifecycle
Management) portfolio.
Feature Recognition technology from Geometric will dramatically reduce design
and manufacturing cycles by enabling mechanical and manufacturing products in
CATIA and DELMIA V5 to automatically recognize features from any legacy 3D
model. CATIA Feature Recognition technology will operate on the geometry of any
3D solid and automatically identify prismatic and transition features such as
fillets and chamfers for design applications, as well as prismatic machining
features for manufacturing applications.
"We are very excited and pleased with this new partnership with Dassault
Systemes," said Manu Parpia, managing director, Geometric. It adds to
Geometric's contribution to the Dassault Systemes ecosystem while demonstrating
our success in building world-class components and technologies."
"Integrating Geometric's Feature Recognition technology into CATIA and DELMIA V5
design and manufacturing products will provide our customers with powerful tools
for fast design modification, manufacturing planning, and NC (Numerical
Control)," said Jacques Leveille, vice president of CATIA Research and
Development at Dassault Systemes. "That results in reduced development cycles
for both their internal business processes and supply chain management."
"Feature Recognition is an excellent example of how research ideas originating
in India's premium technology institutes can be converted into world-class
products," said Anil Risbud, chief technology officer, Geometric. "With this
partnership, we look forward to building a solution with key innovative
differentiators thanks to the CAA V5 open architecture."
Feature Recognition is a patent-pending technology from Geometric and
incorporates over ten years of research. Part feature recognition in CATIA will
enable quick design modification of the geometry of 3D solids and enable its
intelligent reuse in downstream and knowledge-based applications. Prismatic
machining preparation will generate a view of the manufacturing features for any
design model and help leverage the design-to-manufacturing path and the
automation of manufacturing processes.
The new partnership strengthens a long history of cooperation between Geometric
and Dassault Systemes. Earlier this year, the two companies formed a joint
venture in which Geometric provides software development services for Dassault
Systemes, and later announced a worldwide Consulting and Services partnership
for Dassault Systemes' 3D PLM software.
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About OSD partners
The Dassault Systemes OSD Partnership program creates long-term, close
development relationships between Dassault Systemes and industry-leading
software developers. The OSD partner acts as an external R&D division to
Dassault Systemes' R&D organization and provides
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technology and support to be fully integrated into Dassault Systemes products.
The open CAA V5 (Component Application Architecture) allows extension and
integration of this solution within multiple enterprise environments.
About Geometric Software Solutions Co. Ltd.
Geometric is a specialist in providing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
software solutions for the global mechanical design, manufacturing and
industrial markets. Its PLM solutions comprise innovative technologies, products
and services in the areas of CAD/ CAM/ CAE/ PDM and Collaborative Engineering.
With major CAD/CAM software companies as customers, Geometric is a leading
provider of Feature Recognition technology. Geometric employs over 450 software
professionals in its offshore development centers in India. Geometric has
business development headquarters in Merrimack, NH, USA and sales offices in
Germany, India, Singapore and Japan. The Company is traded on both the Bombay
(BSE) and National (NSE) stock exchanges in India. Information about Geometric
is available at http://www.geometricsoftware.com
About Dassault Systemes
As world leader in 3D PLM (three-dimensional Product Lifecycle Management)
solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than 55,000
customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981,
Dassault Systemes develops and markets 3D PLM application software and services
that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire life
cycle of products from conception to retirement. Its offering includes 3D PLM
integrated solutions for product development (CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SMARTEAM),
general-use 3D solutions (SolidWorks), and 3D components (SPATIAL). Dassault
Systemes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA)
stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com
Geometric Press Contact: Dassault Systemes Press Contacts: Dassault Systemes Investor Contacts:
Charu Gouniyal Anthony Marechal Emma Rutherford, James Melville-Ross
+91 22 5960 974/ 800 +33 1 55 49 84 21 Financial Dynamics
charug@geometricsoftware.com anthony_marechal@ds-fr.com +44 207 831 3113
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SIGNATURE
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.
DASSAULT SYSTEMES S.A.
Dated: October 24, 2002 By: /s/ Thibault de Tersant
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Name: Thibault de Tersant
Title: Executive Vice President,
Finance and Administration
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