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SmarTeam Delivers Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management To Vanderlande IndustriesPLM Solution To Help Leading Material Handling Provider Enhance Product Data Management, Create Links With Suppliers And Subcontractors
London, England -- March 17, 2003 -- SmarTeam Corporation Ltd., a Dassault Systemes company (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) and leading provider of innovative product lifecycle collaboration solutions, today announced that Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands has selected SMARTEAM as its enterprise product lifecycle management (PLM) solution. Vanderlande Industries is a developer of advanced material handling and supply chain systems for distribution centers, airport baggage handling operations, sorting centers for express parcel services, and the manufacturing industry. The PLM solution will be implemented by infostrait for use by up to 750 Vanderlande staff, with full functionality intended within two years. The implementation will begin with integrated product data management across the engineering and customer-interfacing departments, including document and product structure management, and integration with existing applications and databases. This will be followed by interoperability with suppliers, subcontractors, and co-developers, and linking in customer projects at various international locations. "A material handling system is like a puzzle," said Mr. Peter Loonen, managing director of Vanderlande Industries. "We chose SMARTEAM because it gives us the PLM capabilities necessary to control the different parts of the puzzle, from managing R&D and equipment design data to exchanging information across our extended enterprise." "Companies such as Vanderlande accumulate a mass of product data that can be difficult, time-consuming and costly to manage," explained Chris Jones, president of European Operations at SmarTeam. "PLM will enable Vanderlande to manage its data across the whole enterprise with much greater efficiency, visibility and speed." Vanderlande's choice of SmarTeam followed a lengthy selection process on such criteria as compatibility with user requirements, need for customization, cost, scalability, maturity and anticipated life expectancy of the software, vision on PLM evolution, quality of the reference sites, as well as the experience and skills of the implementation partner. About Vanderlande Industries Vanderlande Industries B.V. is an internationally operating company, with comprehensive expertise and experience in the design and implementation of innovative automated material handling solutions in distribution centres, order selection environments, mail-order and home delivery systems, e-fulfillment centres, express parcel sorting facilities and assembly operations for the manufacturing industry. In addition Vanderlande Industries is one of the leading suppliers of baggage handling systems at airports worldwide. Vanderlande Industries has enjoyed a strong growth over the years, and currently has an annual turnover of more than EUR 300 million and a work force totalling more than 1000 people. Subsidiaries are located in The Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, Great Britain, Asia, the USA and South Africa. Additionally the company has representatives in Scandinavia, South and East Europe, the Middle and Far East and Africa. About infostrait infostrait B.V. is a young company that focuses on delivering information management solutions to medium size and large, technically oriented, companies with complex requirements. Infostrait consultants have a minimum of five years proficiency in applying product data management (PDM) methodologies. Infostrait operates internationally, and currently services accounts in the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Poland. Their solutions tend to incorporate functionality that is unique by customer, and generally comprise a project management component. Their primary markets include civil infrastructure, the process & power industry, as well as high tech manufacturing. Most solutions are built on the Internet enabled SMARTEAM platform. Infostrait's specialists are among the most experienced SMARTEAM solution providers in Europe and have been implementing this increasingly powerful information management tool since 1996. About SmarTeam Corporation Ltd. SmarTeam Corporation Ltd. Develops, markets, and supports rapidly implemented, yet totally customizable, product lifecycle collaboration solutions that drive efficiency, quality and responsiveness for customer centric organizations and their value chains. Founded in 1995, SmarTeam is one of the fastest-growing companies in the PLM market with over 2,500 customers worldwide, and a broad solutions portfolio that enables manufacturing organizations and their supply chains to efficiently manage and collaborate on product information from concept through realization. SmarTeam's solutions help companies gain improvements in product quality, reduce costs, expedite project turnaround, comply with industry standards, and shorten time-to-market. SMARTEAM is a Dassault Systemes and IBM PLM solution and is delivered by world-class organizations such as SolidWorks and resellers on every continent. About Dassault Systemes As world leader in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than 60,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systemes develops and markets 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 integrated PLM solutions for product development (CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, 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.
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