Press Release

Alibre Design Ranks High in Survey of SolidWorks Users

In response to the questions, "Do you work in a multi-CAD environment? If so, which CAD product do you primarily use in addition to SolidWorks?" 18% of respondents said they used Alibre Design, 22% used SolidWorks only, and 38% answered they used AutoCAD. SolidWorks is produced by SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systèmes S.A. company (NASDAQ: DASTY), and AutoCAD is produced by Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK). No other single application ranked above 5%, including applications such as Autodesk Inventor, Pro/ENGINEER, Unigraphics and CATIA.

"This independent survey of SolidWorks users validates the inroads Alibre Design has made into the broad 3D CAD market," said Greg Milliken, president and CEO of Alibre. "Thousands are downloading Alibre Design every month, and we're seeing an extremely diverse cross-section of users, from those in big enterprises using high-end systems like CATIA or Unigraphics, to mid-range users of SolidWorks or Inventor, to individuals who have never used 3D before. Our sales growth and consistently positive customer feedback is proving that our vision to provide the easiest path to 3D is being realized."

Alibre Design 7.0 is available for download and purchase from the Alibre web site and continues Alibre's record of rapidly enhancing the product in response to customer requests. SolidWorks users are eligible for the Alibre-SolidWorks companion promotion and should contact Alibre for more details.

Alibre develops and markets Alibre Design, a 3D parametric solid modeler for mechanical design and manufacturing at one-tenth the cost of comparable products. Leveraging a unique combination of ease-of-use, rich functionality, extensive tutorials and training tools, real-time support via the Alibre Assistant and a price point anyone can afford, Alibre Design provides the easiest path to 3D and makes this powerful technology available to everyone. Founded in 1997, Alibre Inc. is privately funded and based in Richardson, Texas. For more information, visit www.alibre.com.

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