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Top Industry OEMs and Tiers to Present Their Success With Digital Manufacturing at DELMIA Worldwide User Conference, North America

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--Aug. 1, 20032, 2003--

  Presentations from industry leaders include General Motors, Boeing, Robert Bosch GmbH, Siemens VDO, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, Airbus and GM Daewoo.  

Delmia Corp., a Dassault Systemes company (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), today announced that recent high-level digital manufacturing successes and future goals will highlight the opening day of the DELMIA's 5th Annual Worldwide User Conference North America commencing September 17-18 at the Somerset Inn in Troy, Mich. Opening day conference keynote speaker will be futurist and author Richard Morley, best known as the father of the programmable logic controller, who will discuss the "Future of Manufacturing." Featured speaker Bernard Charles of Dassault Systemes will make a presentation regarding the advantages of Product Lifecycle Management.

In addition, industry keynotes will include Allen Haggerty, Vice President, General Manager Engineering, Military Aircraft and Missile Systems Group (retired), The Boeing Company; Dr. Thomas Wagner, Executive Vice President, Corporate Research and Development, Robert Bosch GmbH; and Johann Gurtner, Vice President, Production, Siemens VDO, Commercial Vehicles.

Day two, September 18, the conference features presentations from users of DELMIA solutions in the automotive/truck/supplier, aerospace, shipbuilding and defense industries as well as industry workshop tracks in automotive and aerospace/shipbuilding/defense for more detailed information and the outlook of DELMIA's technology.

Open forums for Q&A will be available for attendees after each presentation throughout the conference. Sponsor exhibition booths and DELMIA "Ask the Expect" sessions also provide an interactive environment for attendees.

For more information, visit the conference website at www.delmia-uc.com. Additional inquiries can be made by sending an email to uc2003@delmia.com or call 248-267-9696.

About Delmia Corp.

Delmia Corp. is the leading provider of lean digital manufacturing solutions, focused mainly on software that can be used to streamline manufacturing processes. DELMIA serves industries where the optimization of manufacturing processes is critical, including automotive, aerospace, fabrication and assembly, electrical and electronics, consumer goods, plant, and shipbuilding sectors. Information about Delmia Corp. is available at http://www.delmia.com.

About DELMIA Worldwide User Conferences

DELMIA's Worldwide User Conferences are an annual event hosted in three regions, Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. Our conferences feature keynote and executive presentations, user presentations discussing successful DELMIA applications and industry workshops. More information about the DELMIA Worldwide User Conference is available at http://www.delmia-uc.com