Spatial Appoints Thomas `Tim' Bailey as CAA V5 Business Unit Manager

WESTMINSTER, Colo.--Aug. 1, 20046, 2004--Spatial Corp., a Dassault Systemes company (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) and market-leading provider of 3D subsystems, today announced that Tim Bailey has been appointed Component Application Architecture (CAA) V5 Business Unit Manager. Reporting directly to Keith Mountain, President and Chief Operating Officer, Spatial, Mr. Bailey has accepted the charter of expanding the business opportunities for CAA V5, the development framework for Dassault Systemes Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Mr. Bailey will work to increase the number of Spatial CAA V5 Adopters and the revenue generated by Adopters, and in doing so enhance the Dassault Systemes PLM Ecosystem for customers.

"Tim's breadth of experience and understanding of business will be an invaluable resource not only for Spatial, but also for the Spatial CAA V5 Adopter Program," said Keith Mountain, President and Chief Operating Officer, Spatial. "Tim's extensive industry experience and his previous role as a consultant assisting in the initial rollout of the Spatial CAA V5 Adopter program gives him a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities this role provides."

"I am thrilled to be a member of the Spatial team and look forward to the coming months as we develop and apply aggressive strategies to increase the reach of the Dassault Systemes Ecosystem by recruiting new Spatial CAA V5 Adopters," Bailey said. "I look forward to the challenges of being a part of Spatial as the Product Lifecycle Management market continues to evolve and we work to deliver best-of-breed solutions."

Before joining Spatial, Mr. Bailey founded Alliance-Strategies Inc. with a mission of increasing companies' market success and improving their overall return on investment (ROI). In addition, Mr. Bailey was President and CEO of Metagraphics and has held executive-level positions at Hewlett-Packard, SGI and Computervision. Mr. Bailey's academic background includes an MBA from Northeastern University, where he graduated with honors, an MS in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a BSEE from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

About Spatial

Spatial Corp., a Dassault Systemes S.A. (Euronext Paris # 13065, DSY.PA,) company, is a market-leading provider of world-class 3D software subsystem technologies. Spatial develops, markets, and supports best-of-breed 3D subsystem technologies and services, to address the requirements of 3D in business-to-business (B2B) applications. Spatial's subsystem products for 3D modeling, visualization and interoperability have been adopted by some of the world's most recognized software developers, manufacturers, research institutes and universities. In addition, by working as the premier marketing and sales organization for the Dassault Systemes Component Application Architecture (CAA) V5, Spatial now provides companies with the opportunity to develop advanced solutions complimentary to the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions offered by Dassault Systemes. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, Spatial has offices in the USA, Germany, France, Japan, China and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit Spatial's Web site at www.spatial.com, or contact Spatial by email at info@spatial.com or by phone at 303-544-2900.

About Dassault Systemes

As world leader in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than 70,000 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 life cycle of products from conception to maintenance. Its offering includes integrated PLM solutions for product development (CATIA(R), DELMIA(R), ENOVIA(R), SMARTEAM(R)), mainstream 3D product design tools (SolidWorks) and 3D components (ACIS(R)) from Spatial Corp. Dassault Systemes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (no.13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com.

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