LightWorks 3D Rendering in PhotoWorks for SolidWorks Demonstrated with Intel Pentium III Xeon Processor

Business Wire, March 17, 1999

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1999--The benefits of LightWorks(R) photo-realistic rendering optimized for the Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) processor will be demonstrated by SolidWorks Corporation at today's Intel Pentium III Xeon launch event in San Francisco.

SolidWorks Corporation will demonstrate PhotoWorks(TM) rendering, within SolidWorks(R), its leading 3D solid modeling software for Windows(R). PhotoWorks, the fully integrated photo-realistic rendering module for SolidWorks, is based on the LightWorks rendering engine from LightWork Design.

"SolidWorks' customer, Scorpion Recreational Products, creates photo-realistic images of high-performance snowmobiles using PhotoWorks, a fully integrated rendering product based on technology from our Gold Partner, LightWork Design," states Robert McGill, manager of SolidWorks' Partner Program. "When rendering materials like cast aluminum, dramatic improvements in rendering performance are made possible by the new graphical capabilities of the Pentium III Xeon processor. Scorpion has designed the entire snowmobile using SolidWorks and has successfully generated funding and market awareness with the dramatic, life-like images created using PhotoWorks."

About LightWork Design

LightWork Design is the leading supplier of rendering engines for 3D design software applications. The LightWorks rendering engine is used in more than 70 software applications worldwide, representing hundreds of thousands of 3D software users. The company has a global customer base that encompasses North America, Europe and Japan. LightWork Design's corporate headquarters are in the United Kingdom. The company has a U.S. subsidiary in Walnut Creek, California, and sales representation in Japan. The company's Web site is http://www.lightwork.com.

About SolidWorks Corporation

SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. (NASDAQ:DASTY) company, develops and markets mechanical design software products for Windows(R). SolidWorks was founded in 1993 with the mission to bring production solid

modeling to the desktop of every engineer. SolidWorks has offices worldwide and distributes its products through a network of 200 resellers selling in 43 countries. In three years of shipping product, SolidWorks has sold over 26,000 seats of software to over 9,500 customers. For more information and a product demonstration, contact your local SolidWorks distributor or reseller today. For the latest news and information from SolidWorks, see the company's web site (http://www.solidworks.com).

LightWorks and the LightWorks logo are registered trademarks of LightWork Design Ltd. SolidWorks is a registered trademark and PhotoWorks is a trademark of SolidWorks Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks and Xeon is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.