SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report
on
Form 6-K dated March 30, 2007
Commission
File No. 0-28578
DASSAULT
SYSTEMES S.A.
(Name
of
Registrant)
9,
Quai Marcel Dassault, B.P. 310, 92156 Suresnes Cedex, France
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___________
ENCLOSURES:
Dassault
Systemes S.A. is furnishing under cover of Form 6-K a press release dated March
30, 2007, announcing that, as part of its "Passion for Innovation" sponsorship
program, Dassault Systemes has helped Jean-Pierre Houdin demonstrate his theory
of how the Great Pyramid of Kheops was built, using Dassault Systemes’ real-time
3D solutions.
Real-time
3D Helps to Finally Solve
the
Mystery of the Great Pyramid of Kheops!
The
Only Great
Pyramid Construction Theory Presented
in
Stereoscopic, Interactive 3D
Thanks
to Dassault Systèmes’ Solutions
A
real- time 3D experience also shared at: www.3ds.com/khufu
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Paris,
March 30 2007 - Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext
Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) solutions, announced that it today held a world
premiere
unveiling of the scientifically proven Great Pyramid construction
theory
with its creator, architect Jean-Pierre Houdin.
Dassault
Systèmes’ real-time 3D solutions enabled Jean-Pierre Houdin to model and
explore the pyramid in 3D and run simulations confirming his theory
that
the pyramid was built from the inside!
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The
secret of the Great Pyramid, the sole survivor of the Seven Wonders
of the
World, has fascinated people throughout time. Countless theories
exist as
to how it was built, but none stands up to analysis. In 1999, Houdin
had
an insight and decided to devote himself to developing his
theory. Eight years of passion and research ensued, whereby he
imagined
the construction site of Kheops as the first industrial construction
site
in history. To further refine and test his theory, he called on
Dassault
Systèmes to help. As part of its "Passion for Innovation" sponsorship
programme, DS decided to help Houdin solve the 4,500-year-old mystery
with
its real-time 3D solutions.
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3D at the service of history and science
DS’s
real-time 3D solutions allowed Houdin to establish the first theory
ever
explaining the construction of the Great Pyramid from start to
finish. The
theory is founded on three foundations:
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the
use of an outside ramp to build the first 43 metres of the
pyramid;
the use of an internal spiral ramp running
behind the
faces of the pyramid to complete the construction; and
the use of the Great Gallery to accommodate
an ingenious
system of counterweights to lift the heavy granite ceiling rafters
(up to
63 tonnes) in the King's Funeral Chamber.
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"Jean-Pierre
Houdin's theory is not only interesting; it is coherent and revolutionary.
Take the builders of that time seriously, he sees them as grand
masters of
construction, as real engineers," declares Egyptologist and pyramid
specialist Rainer Stadelmann, ex-director of the German Institute
of
Archaeology in Cairo. Bob Brier, PhD, Egyptologist and world-renowned
expert in the field of mummies adds: "Half-baked theories have
been put
forward about the Great Pyramid and until now none passed the test
of
sustained analysis. Jean-Pierre Houdin's theory is worth examining
simply
because of his rigorously scientific approach, which he supports
with a
large volume of field-based evidence." Both experts will accompany
Houdin
on a scientific expedition to the site.
Other
participants in the March 30 conference include: Hui
Duong Bui, member of the French Science Academy and research director
at
Polytechnique, who in 1986 conducted onsite Kheops microgravimetry
measurements for the EDF Foundation; Marc Buonomo, project manager
for
Eiffel and the Millau viaduct; and Craig B. Smith, who has studied
the
construction of the Kheops pyramid in the light of modern project
management techniques.
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The
final
step for Houdin and Dassault Systèmes will be to prove the theory in real-life
with non-invasive verification techniques conducted on the Kheops
site.
The
largest real-time 3D virtual reality auditorium in the world, a first for
Dassault Systèmes and the Géode
Seven
computers running Dassault Systèmes’ 3D Virtools solutions are linked in a
network to recreate the Kheops construction site in 3D, exactly as it was
4,500
years ago. The system allows the presenter to move about the virtual site
freely
in response to the audience’s questions. This is a first, linking the real and
virtual worlds via an immersive, interactive 3D experience.
Real-time
3D tools. A new era in communication
The
event
at the Géode is more than a simple demonstration. It marks a revolution,
positioning real-time 3D as the communications medium of the 21st century.
The
universal language of 3D fosters information sharing: today's conference
and the
www.3ds.com/khufu
website
showcase the same real-time 3D technologies, enabling people all over the
world
to access the heart of the pyramid at will and participate in the revelation
of
Houdin's theory.
Dassault
Systèmes has always been ahead of the times regarding 3D and its usage, with
innovative applications in domains such as science, research, education and
archaeology. “The Kheops event demonstrates the diversity of applications
possible with “3D For All”, our strategy designed to benefit the general
public’s daily lives with realistic interactive 3D experiences,” explains
Dominique Florack, senior executive vice president, Products R&D, Dassault
Systèmes.
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About
Dassault Systèmes
As
a
world leader in 3D solutions and Product
Lifecycle Management (or
PLM),
Dassault Systèmes brings added value to 90,000 customers in over 80 countries.
Since 1981 Dassault Systèmes has pioneered the market for 3D software,
developing and marketing PLM applications and services that anticipate
tomorrow's industrial processes. DS software offers a 3-dimensional vision
of
the entire life cycle of a product, from the initial design phase through
to
operations and maintenance. The DS range includes CATIA virtual product design
software, SolidWorks 3D mecanical design tools, DELMIA virtual production
software, SIMULIA virtual simulation and testing software and the ENOVIA
collaborative global life cycle management package, comprising ENOVIA VPLM,
ENOVIA MatrixOne and ENOVIA SmarTeam. Dassault Systèmes is quoted on the Nasdaq
(DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) markets. For further information
http://www.3ds.com/fr/
CATIA,
DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA and SolidWorks are registered trademarks of Dassault
Systèmes or of its subsidiary companies in the USA and / or in other
countries.
Press
contacts
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Mikiko
Igarashi (AP)
+81-3-5442-4138
mikiko_igarashi@ds-jp.com
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Derek
Lane (DS Americas)
+1(818)
673-2243
derek_lane@ds-us.com
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Virginie
Blindenberg (DS EMEA)
+33
1 65 84 54 15
virginie_blindenberg@ds-fr.com
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Arnaud
Malherbe (DS EMEA)
+33
(0)1 55 49 87 73
arnaud_malherbe@ds-fr.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
DASSAULT
SYSTEMES S.A.
Date:
March 30, 2007
By:
/s/
Thibault de Tersant
Name:
Thibault
de Tersant
Title:
Executive
Vice President, Finance
and Administration