January 7, 2004  |  Imaginestics to unveil i-advisorWORKS at SolidWorks World 2004

Purdue Research Park, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A - Imaginestics, a world leader in knowledge-based systems for the engineering and manufacturing industry, announced today it will demonstrate i-advisorWORKS at the sixth annual SolidWorks World 2004 Conference to be held from January 19-21, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts. SolidWorks World brings together designers, engineers, managers, and partners to discuss ideas, trends, and technology shaping the future of mechanical design. i-advisorWORKS, from Imaginestics, guides designers and engineers by providing manufacturability advice during the design process. As design changes are made, designers and engineers can get immediate feedback on how design change will impact the manufacturability and cost of manufacturing their products.

As a SolidWorks Partner, Imaginestics' i-advisorWORKS is integrated with SolidWorks® 3D mechanical design software to intuitively help bridge the gap between design and manufacturing. i-advisorWORKS allows designers, engineers, and managers to perform "what-if" scenarios to select the optimal manufacturing process and to see its relative cost impact.

"We are excited about introducing this innovative technology to the SolidWorks user and reseller communities. We are confident that SolidWorks users will greatly benefit by having hundreds of man-years of manufacturing knowledge available to them with a single mouse-click. Furthermore, it will revolutionize the way management makes design change decisions," explained Bill Lemen, vice president of Sales at Imaginestics.

"Imaginestics is offering a unique tool to help SolidWorks users better understand the manufacturing implications early in the design process when manufacturing costs are being committed. This is a powerful, yet easy-to-use tool that has a lot of manufacturing knowledge behind it," said Brian Houle, manager of the SolidWorks Partner Program. We look forward to working with Imaginestics to broaden its offerings to the SolidWorks user community."

About Imaginestics
Imaginestics is a privately-held software and services company founded in December 2002. It is emerging as the leader in knowledge-based systems for the manufacturing and life sciences industry. Imaginestics' mission is to unleash the power of existing engineering and manufacturing systems through an integrated product suite that taps companies' past and present knowledge and optimizes their future development. Imaginestics' product suite includes, i-compare, i-migrate, i-config, i-parts and i-advisor.

About SolidWorks Corporation
SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euromext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. Founded in 1993, SolidWorks' mission is to unleash the power of 3D for everyone in product development and foster a collaborative user's community. In seven years of delivering products, SolidWorks has shipped more than 285,000 total seats of software worldwide. SolidWorks has offices around the globe and sells, distributes, and supports its products through a worldwide reseller network. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 10800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000).