Microsoft and Dassault Systemes form alliance

Microsoft Corp . and Dassault Systemes have announced a multiyear, global strategic alliance to deliver Dassault Systemes’ product lifecycle management (V5 PLM) and 3D design solutions to companies using the Microsoft software platform. This alliance enables a broader set of customers to realize the benefits of 3D collaboration and PLM.

The alliance brings together Dassault Systemes’ strength in 3D software with Microsoft’s platform, which includes Web services development via Microsoft .Net, real-time collaboration, and both the Microsoft Windows client and Windows Server operating systems. Dassault Systemes’ V5 PLM and 3D collaborative solutions, which run on the Windows client and Windows Server platforms, will leverage the Microsoft platform across a range of current and future Microsoft products.

Dassault Systemes’ PLM solutions, such as CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, and SmarTeam, as well as its 3D design solutions, including the SolidWorks product line, will be integrated with Microsoft .Net, SQL Server, BizTalk Server, SharePoint Portal Server, Windows “Longhorn” and Windows XP 64-bit Edition.

—David Greenfield, editorial director, Control Engineering, dgreenfield@reedbusiness.com

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