Silicon Graphics and Dassault Systemes Announce Agreement on CATIA V5 Software

Strategic Insights -

Dassault Systemes and Silicon Graphics announced an agreement to certify and make available CATIA V5 software on Silicon Graphics' recently announced visual workstations for the Windows NT operating system. This collaboration enhances the long-standing partnership between the two companies, making CATIA V5 software available on both Windows NT- and UNIX-based hardware platforms from Silicon Graphics. The agreement supports the development of digital product design and simulation, providing an innovative and productive environment for the manufacturing industry.

Key Takeaways:

  • Silicon Graphics and Dassault Systemes have agreed to certify and make available CATIA V5 software on Silicon Graphics' visual workstations for the Windows NT operating system.
  • The collaboration expands the long-standing relationship between the two companies, making CATIA V5 software available on both Windows NT- and UNIX-based hardware platforms from Silicon Graphics.
  • CATIA V5 is a completely re-engineered CAx offering that utilizes next-generation object technologies and leading-edge industry standards such as STEP, JAVA, and CORBA.
  • The software delivers an innovative and intuitive user interface and a platform-independent architecture for native Windows NT and UNIX systems.
  • The combination of CATIA software and Silicon Graphics computers provides global manufacturing companies with a rich digital enterprise toolset.
  • This toolset enables designers and engineers to digitally create a product from concept through the design, analysis, and manufacturing stages.
  • Silicon Graphics' new visual workstations provide high-end visual computing functionality, performance, and capabilities at mainstream desktop pricing.
  • The starting street price of the Silicon Graphics 320 workstation is less than $3,400 (U.S. list), with the 540 workstation priced starting at less than $6,000 (U.S. list).
  • Dassault Systemes' customer base comprises over 13,000 CATIA-CADAM and 9,500 SolidWorks customers.