MONTRÉAL & VÉLIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) (Paris:DSY), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, and PCO Innovation, one of the world’s leading independent PLM consulting and services companies, announced today the signing of a strategic agreement positioning PCO Innovation as a key partner in Dassault Systèmes’ Services Partner Program.
This agreement reinforces more than ten years of synergy between the two companies in providing value-added services to customers in a variety of industries. Over the years, PCO Innovation has built one of the most efficient Dassault Systèmes technologies skills centers on the market. PCO innovation fields Dassault Systèmes solutions experts worldwide, with a particular emphasis on the Version 6 platform.
Acting in tight collaboration, Dassault Systèmes and PCO Innovation support the PLM strategies of leading manufacturers, from the earliest phases of requirements definition through system implementation and maintenance.
“This partnership marks a significant step in our growth strategy,” said Olivier Letard, cofounder of PCO Innovation. “We are continuing along our growth path together with Dassault Systèmes, remaining faithful to our goal of optimizing innovation and product development processes through the successful implementation of cutting-edge technologies.”
Tom Emmrich, senior vice president, Industry Services, Dassault Systèmes added, “We are very pleased to formalize and expand our relationship with PCO Innovation. It is critically important to Dassault Systèmes to have a strong partner like PCO Innovation who we can trust to configure and implement our solutions and meet the specific needs of our customers.”
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About PCO Innovation
Founded in 2000, PCO Innovation Inc.
is the world’s largest independent service provider of Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) solutions. PCO Innovation employs more than 600
professionals serving 140 clients in 30 countries, including global
leaders in a wide range of industries. Combining experience in business
process and advanced technologies, PCO Innovation provides end-to-end
PLM consulting, integration, maintenance, change management and project
management services to clients worldwide. For more information on PCO
Innovation, visit www.pco-innovation.com
About Dassault Systèmes
As a world leader in 3D and Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to
more than 130,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D
software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes applications 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 - DELMIA for virtual production
- SIMULIA for virtual testing - ENOVIA for global collaborative
lifecycle management, EXALEAD for search-based applications- SolidWorks
for 3D mechanical design and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences.
For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com.
CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, EXALEAD, SIMULIA, SolidWorks and 3DVIA are registered trademarks of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries.