COSMOSDesignSTAR Chosen as Tool for SAE Seminar

LOS ANGELES--Jan. 1, 20043, 2004--COSMOS(TM) today announced that COSMOSDesignSTAR(TM) has been chosen as the software tool for a Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) professional development seminar to be held on January 26-27, 2004 in Troy, MI.

The seminar, entitled "Finite Element Analysis for Design Engineers," will be a hands-on workshop presented by Dr. Paul Kurowski, president of Design Generator, Inc., of London, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Kurowski has taught finite element analysis, machine design, mechanics of materials, solid modeling and biomechanics for various universities, professional organizations and industries.

"I wanted to use a program that's well interfaced with a wide variety of CAD systems," says Dr. Kurowski. "COSMOSDesignSTAR is CAD-independent and very easy to use. It is also capable of performing nonlinear analyses. Computers have become fast enough to handle the large size of nonlinear analysis problems, and COSMOSDesignSTAR makes it quite easy to use. Engineers can benefit from performing these analyses because they can model their products more accurately with the information they gain."

COSMOSDesignSTAR helps design engineers and expert analysts alike detect potential design problems quickly and correct them before beginning prototype production, saving companies the time and expense of post-production fixes. In use in some 2000 companies, COSMOSDesignSTAR is fully associative with SolidWorks(R), Solid Edge(R), and Autodesk(R) Inventor, and can also read geometry files from such other popular solid modeling programs as CATIA(R), Pro/ENGINEER(R), CADKEY(R) and IDEAS(R).

About COSMOS

COSMOS, formerly known as Structural Research & Analysis Corporation, is an affiliate of Dassault Systemes S.A. (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA). COSMOS has been a leading developer and innovator of finite element analysis, optimization and simulation software products for over 20 years. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.cosmosm.com) or call 310-207-2800.

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