USMA- West Point Purchases 100 Seats of COSMOS/DesignSTAR

LOS ANGELES, California - November 7, 2001 - Structural Research & Analysis Corp. (SRAC), developer of the COSMOS/ suite of design analysis products, today announced that the United States Military Academy at West Point has added 100 seats of COSMOS/DesignSTAR to their Mechanical Engineering curriculum.

As one of the nation's leading military institutions, admission to the academy is extremely competitive, requiring a nomination from either a member of Congress or the Department of the Army. A West Point graduate completes a balanced framework of classes, including physical sciences, humanities, social science, physical education, and a required five-course engineering sequence. As a mechanical engineering major, a cadet must demonstrate critical thinking skills to properly conduct experiments and analyze data.

COSMOS/DesignSTAR was selected after a thorough evaluation of various analysis programs. Major Schweitzer, Assistant Professor at West Point, cited COSMOS/DesignSTAR's ease of use as the deciding selection factor. "With COSMOS/DesignSTAR, I can take someone who knows absolutely nothing about computational analysis and in about three lessons have them produce meaningful engineering analyses."

"At the undergraduate level, if a comprehensive FEA package is too hard to use, it will be overwhelming and students won't be able to analyze anything. So we wanted a package with built-in tutorials so the students can teach themselves, so I could concentrate on teaching theory rather than showing them how to point and click in the package," says Schweitzer.

"COSMOS/DesignSTAR is an ideal analysis software for universities like West Point," says Suchit Jain, SRAC's Vice President of Marketing. "Rather than spend weeks learning how to use complicated tools, with COSMOS/DesignSTAR's easy-to-use Windows-native interface, students can now spend more time learning analysis fundamentals. Plus, it is fully associative with most popular 3D CAD programs, so it can easily be incorporated into any existing mechanical engineering curriculum."

About Structural Research & Analysis Corporation

A wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault Systemes S.A. (Euronext Paris # 13065, DSY.PA, Nasdaq : DASTY), Structural Research & Analysis Corporation develops and markets design analysis software products for the mechanical computer-aided engineering market. Since its inception in 1982, SRAC has contributed innovations that have had a significant impact on the evolution of FEA.

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