Tyco Electronics Cuts Regulatory Compliance Overhead; Automates Materials Declaration with Dassault Systemes PLM

  
    
  
  
    
      Dassault Systèmes (DS) (NASDAQ: DASTY; 
      Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) announced today that Tyco Electronics, 
      one of the world’s largest electronic 
      components manufacturers, has deployed ENOVIA MatrixOne’s 
      Materials Compliance Central™ solution to 
      automate and simplify the creation of material declarations to satisfy 
      growing demands by customers.
    
    
      Tyco Electronics is an industry leader in providing products compliant 
      with the European Union’s RoHS (Restriction of 
      Hazardous Substances) and similar “green” 
      requirements around the world. Increasingly, however, customers demand 
      not only compliance, but detailed material declarations covering both 
      the regulated substances and other substances used in product 
      construction materials. Prior to implementing Materials Compliance 
      Central, Tyco Electronics had hundreds of engineers filling out product 
      material spreadsheets by hand. The system was time consuming and 
      repetitive, with engineers in different regions sometimes calling the 
      same suppliers to get the same information.
    
    
      Today, ENOVIA MatrixOne Materials Compliance Central (MCC) facilitates 
      the collection and organization of material content information from 
      Tyco Electronics’ 15,000 suppliers in a global 
      compliance data repository. Employees in any region of the world can use 
      MCC to produce documents to satisfy customer demands for information on 
      materials and substances contained in the Tyco Electronics products.
    
    
      “Now all the information is in a central 
      repository, which eliminates creation of duplicate spreadsheets at 
      different sites,” said Greg Summers, Tyco 
      Electronics manager, enterprise engineering systems. “MCC 
      gives people who are purchasing materials the global visibility they 
      need into our supplier network. That’s 
      important because some of our customers won’t 
      accept products without accurate material declarations.”
    
    
      “Obtaining detailed material declarations 
      from suppliers is important as Electronics Original Equipment 
      Manufacturers (OEMs) prepare for product compliance regulations,” 
      said Eric Karofsky in the October 2005 AMR Research Alert, ‘The 
      Ghoulish Problem of Content Collection: A Compliance Nightmare.’ 
      Karofsky added, “Companies in the electronics 
      supply chain ultimately need real-time content that is integrated with a 
      robust Product Data Management (PDM) system.”
    
    
      Tyco Electronics currently has more than 3,000 engineers globally, and 
      approximately 500,000 salable part numbers, most of which should 
      ultimately have a material declaration. Tyco Electronics manufactures 
      and distributes components for industries ranging from aerospace to 
      household appliances, and has taken the various global “green” 
      initiatives very seriously as well as customers’ 
      demands for supporting documentation. It has facilities and suppliers in 
      North America, South America, Europe and Asia, and ships products all 
      over the world. Some customers are asking Tyco Electronics to supply 
      material declarations identifying potentially hazardous substances used 
      in customer’s end products, which range from 
      jet aircraft to household appliances, lighting fixtures, autos and 
      computer monitors.
    
    
      “Materials declaration is a growing 
      administrative burden,” said Mike Zepp, 
      director, Material Compliance Solutions, ENOVIA MatrixOne. “MCC 
      gives companies like Tyco Electronics a central mechanism for producing 
      comprehensive material declarations without consuming valuable 
      engineering resources to duplicate information that has already been 
      gathered elsewhere in the organization.”
    
    
      About ENOVIA MatrixOne
    
    
      MatrixOne, Inc. was acquired by Paris-based Dassault Systèmes 
      in May, 2006 and today is part of its ENOVIA PLM Collaborative 
      Environment family of solutions. The ENOVIA MatrixOne solutions enable 
      companies to accelerate product innovation to achieve top line revenue 
      growth and improve bottom line profitability. ENOVIA MatrixOne is 
      focused on helping companies across the automotive, aerospace & defense, 
      consumer, machinery, medical device, semiconductor and high-tech 
      industries solve their most challenging new product development and 
      introduction problems. More than 850 companies use ENOVIA MatrixOne 
      solutions to drive business value and gain a competitive advantage, 
      including industry leaders such as BAE Systems, Bosch, Comau, General 
      Electric, Honda, Johnson Controls, Linde AG, NCR, New Balance, Philips, 
      Porsche, Procter & Gamble, REI, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics and 
      Toshiba. ENOVIA MatrixOne (www.matrixone.com) 
      is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, with locations throughout 
      North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
    
    
      About Dassault Systèmes
    
    
      As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) 
      solutions, the Dassault Systèmes group brings 
      value to more than 90,000 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. 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 and ENOVIA for global collaborative 
      lifecycle management, including ENOVIA VPLM, ENOVIA MatrixOne and ENOVIA 
      SmarTeam. Dassault Systèmes is listed on the 
      Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For 
      more information, visit http://www.3ds.com
    
    
      CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA and SolidWorks are registered 
      trademarks of Dassault Systèmes or its 
      subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries.
    
  
Dassault Systemes (DS) (NASDAQ: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065,
DSY.PA) announced today that Tyco Electronics, one of the world's
largest electronic components manufacturers, has deployed ENOVIA
MatrixOne's Materials Compliance Central(TM) solution to automate and
simplify the creation of material declarations to satisfy growing
demands by customers.

   Tyco Electronics is an industry leader in providing products
compliant with the European Union's RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous
Substances) and similar "green" requirements around the world.
Increasingly, however, customers demand not only compliance, but
detailed material declarations covering both the regulated substances
and other substances used in product construction materials. Prior to
implementing Materials Compliance Central, Tyco Electronics had
hundreds of engineers filling out product material spreadsheets by
hand. The system was time consuming and repetitive, with engineers in
different regions sometimes calling the same suppliers to get the same
information.

   Today, ENOVIA MatrixOne Materials Compliance Central (MCC)
facilitates the collection and organization of material content
information from Tyco Electronics' 15,000 suppliers in a global
compliance data repository. Employees in any region of the world can
use MCC to produce documents to satisfy customer demands for
information on materials and substances contained in the Tyco
Electronics products.

   "Now all the information is in a central repository, which
eliminates creation of duplicate spreadsheets at different sites,"
said Greg Summers, Tyco Electronics manager, enterprise engineering
systems. "MCC gives people who are purchasing materials the global
visibility they need into our supplier network. That's important
because some of our customers won't accept products without accurate
material declarations."

   "Obtaining detailed material declarations from suppliers is
important as Electronics Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
prepare for product compliance regulations," said Eric Karofsky in the
October 2005 AMR Research Alert, 'The Ghoulish Problem of Content
Collection: A Compliance Nightmare.' Karofsky added, "Companies in the
electronics supply chain ultimately need real-time content that is
integrated with a robust Product Data Management (PDM) system."

   Tyco Electronics currently has more than 3,000 engineers globally,
and approximately 500,000 salable part numbers, most of which should
ultimately have a material declaration. Tyco Electronics manufactures
and distributes components for industries ranging from aerospace to
household appliances, and has taken the various global "green"
initiatives very seriously as well as customers' demands for
supporting documentation. It has facilities and suppliers in North
America, South America, Europe and Asia, and ships products all over
the world. Some customers are asking Tyco Electronics to supply
material declarations identifying potentially hazardous substances
used in customer's end products, which range from jet aircraft to
household appliances, lighting fixtures, autos and computer monitors.

   "Materials declaration is a growing administrative burden," said
Mike Zepp, director, Material Compliance Solutions, ENOVIA MatrixOne.
"MCC gives companies like Tyco Electronics a central mechanism for
producing comprehensive material declarations without consuming
valuable engineering resources to duplicate information that has
already been gathered elsewhere in the organization."

   About ENOVIA MatrixOne

   MatrixOne, Inc. was acquired by Paris-based Dassault Systemes in
May, 2006 and today is part of its ENOVIA PLM Collaborative
Environment family of solutions. The ENOVIA MatrixOne solutions enable
companies to accelerate product innovation to achieve top line revenue
growth and improve bottom line profitability. ENOVIA MatrixOne is
focused on helping companies across the automotive, aerospace &
defense, consumer, machinery, medical device, semiconductor and
high-tech industries solve their most challenging new product
development and introduction problems. More than 850 companies use
ENOVIA MatrixOne solutions to drive business value and gain a
competitive advantage, including industry leaders such as BAE Systems,
Bosch, Comau, General Electric, Honda, Johnson Controls, Linde AG,
NCR, New Balance, Philips, Porsche, Procter & Gamble, REI, Sony
Ericsson, STMicroelectronics and Toshiba. ENOVIA MatrixOne
(www.matrixone.com) is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, with
locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

   About Dassault Systemes

   As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than
90,000 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 lifecycle of products from conception to
maintenance. The Dassault Systemes portfolio consists of CATIA for
designing the virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design -
DELMIA for virtual production - SIMULIA for virtual testing and ENOVIA
for global collaborative lifecycle management, including ENOVIA VPLM,
ENOVIA MatrixOne and ENOVIA SmarTeam. Dassault Systemes is listed on
the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock
exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com

   CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA and SolidWorks are registered
trademarks of Dassault Systemes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or
other countries.