MEDIA ALERT Dassault Systèmes to Participate in OESA Tooling Event; Discuss Need for Supplier-OEM Collaboration WHO: Ove Schuett, Vice President of CATIA – North America, Dassault Systèmes WHAT: “Vendor Tooling: The Not So Missing Link” WHEN: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time WHERE: “The Smart Approach to Tooling” Breakfast Networking Event/Webinar Michigan State University Management Center 811 W. Square Road, Troy, Michigan Registration will take place at 7:30 a.m. at the MSU Management Center. The event will also be accessible via live webinar. To register, please go to: http://members.mema.org/OESA/Core/Events/eventdetails.aspx?iKey=EBB031109 WHY: The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) and the Harbour-Felax Group will share the results of their latest study entitled “Vendor Tooling: The Not So Missing Link,” at the MSU Management Center on March 11. The study examines current vendor tooling practices and analyzes never-before-seen data from six major automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) based on four key areas: product development, foreign build process, purchasing and tool location. Ove Schuett, vice president of CATIA, Dassault Systèmes, will begin the event by sharing his perspective on the critical need for improved collaboration between suppliers and OEMs. Schuett will discuss historical challenges to collaboration and how the evolution of supply chain management and product lifecycle management (PLM) has resulted in new, more effective methods of communication. He will also elucidate the significance of the study from OESA and the Harbour-Felax Group, which includes data collected over the period of five years from General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan and Honda. Later in the morning, automotive analyst and president of the Harbour-Felax Group, Laurie Harbour-Felax, will discuss solutions for cutting the cost of tooling practices based on case studies from the aforementioned OEMs. Also speaking at the event will be industry leaders from Clark Hill PLC and General Motors. ### About Dassault Systèmes As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes 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 3D VIA are registered trademarks of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries. Press Contacts: Derek Lane (DS Americas) derek.lane@3ds.com +1 (818) 673-2243