Viking Range Chooses PDM Solution From IBM, Dassault Systemes and RAND North America; Maker of Ultra-Premium Kitchen Appliances Chooses Faster Time to Market and High ROI

IBM, Dassault Systemes (NASDAQ:DASTY) (PARIS:DSY), aworld leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), and RANDNorth America, a joint venture of Dassault Systemes and RANDWorldwide(R) (TSX:RND), announced today that Viking Range Corporation,a manufacturer of ultra-premium professional kitchen appliances forthe home based in Greenwood, Mississippi, has chosen to deploy theirENOVIA SmarTeam solution to streamline their product design and datamanagement processes, thus improving enterprise wide collaborationwith their various locations and accelerating time-to-market.

To extend their already impressive market position, Viking workedwith RAND North America's PLM experts to benchmark the productivitygains that a full PLM solution could provide. The result of thatbenchmarking exercise was a long-term PLM implementation plan. Thefirst step in that plan was the choice of ENOVIA SmarTeam, a leading3D product data management software developed by Dassault Systemes andbelonging to the IBM portfolio of PLM solutions, as well as training,best practice development and implementation services by RAND NorthAmerica. ENOVIA SmarTeam will help Viking share engineering dataacross the enterprise and further reduce time to market.

"We've created a market leading company with a variety ofpractices and solutions," said Brian Waldrop, CFO, Viking RangeCorporation. "Now it is time to take it to the next level with asynchronized, single platform for streamlined product development."

"The key here was V5, Dassault Systemes' industry-leadingarchitecture. The incumbent solution at Viking was built on an olderarchitecture that meant difficulties with administration andcustomization," said Brian Semkiw, CEO, RAND North America. "Not onlywill V5 allow better integration with their existing business systems,but with ENOVIA SmarTeam, Viking will more easily collaborate betweentheir various locations, laying the groundwork for additional steps intheir PLM implementation."

Upon initial examination of several competitive solutions, Vikingfound V5's newer architecture and longer-range benefits verycompelling. The ability to modify, adjust and administrate thesoftware in-house, without requiring a specialized resource, was a keydifferentiator. A sophisticated design process and complex productlines, such as Viking produces, generate enormous quantities ofdesign, engineering and other types of data from a variety of businessapplications. ENOVIA SmarTeam's ability to manage design andengineering data of various types was a compelling reason behindViking's decision.

"Viking takes a long-term strategic view in these situations. Welooked at RAND North America and DS, at their longevity, vision andsuccess in the market, and knew they were the solution we needed,"said Viking's Waldrop.

"When it comes to the professional kitchen appliance market,Viking is a great reference account to have," added Mr. Semkiw. "Thisis an important win for us."

About Viking Range Corporation

Viking is a privately held company which manufactures and marketsthe industry's finest professional kitchen appliances for the home.Viking is the originator of the "Professional" segment of majorappliances in the USA, introducing the first commercial type range forhome use in 1987. The company now offers two distinctive, completelines of ultra-premium appliances, including cooking, ventilation,kitchen clean-up and refrigeration, as well as outdoor products toextend the Viking Kitchen to the pool or patio. For more information,please visit www.vikingrange.com.

About RAND Worldwide

RAND Worldwide (TSX: RND) is one of the world's leading providersof professional services and technology to the engineering communityand companies looking to improve their competitiveness, productivityand profitability by enhancing key aspects of their Product LifecycleManagement (PLM) and Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC)capabilities, including planning, development, and management. RANDNorth America is a joint-venture organization between DassaultSystemes and RAND Worldwide targeting PLM opportunities in NorthAmerica. RAND Worldwide employs 408 people in more than 70 sales andclient service centers around the world. For more information pleasevisit www.rand.com

About IBM

To know more about IBM PLM, visit www.ibm.com/solutions/plm

About Dassault Systemes

As world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than90,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software marketsince 1981, Dassault Systemes develops and markets PLM applicationsoftware and services that support industrial processes and provide a3D vision of the entire life cycle of products from conception tomaintenance. Our offering includes integrated PLM solutions forproduct development (CATIA(R), DELMIA(R), ENOVIA(R), SMARTEAM(R)),mainstream product 3D design tools (SolidWorks(R)), 3D components(Spatial/ACIS(R)) and SIMULIA(TM), DS' open multi-physics platform forrealistic simulation. Dassault Systemes is listed on the Nasdaq(DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For moreinformation, visit http://www.3ds.com.

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