Dassault Systèmes purchases Exalead

Monthly more than 100 million people use Exalead for information search, receiving to it necessary access and preparation of reports. Among them – corporate users of such organizations as Sanofi-Aventis and the World Bank and also Friendster, Lagardère Active and ViaMichelin companies which perform context search of customers. Exalead is a developer only in the industry of the platform which is initially created for use of advanced semantic data processing in the environment of web. The Exalead platform has unique indicators of scaling, flexibility and practicality in such industries as bank and publishing, retail, business and consumer services, and natural sciences, i.e. in those spheres where simple and online access to information is very important.

"To accelerate development of search engines in all sectors of the market, the strong partner working at global market was necessary for us, – Alain Cotte, the CEO, Exalead comments. – This alliance gives huge opportunities to our partners and customers who will be able to take all advantage of global presence of Dassault Systèmes".

"Possibilities of search systems of Exalead which work in real time at natural languages bring convenience of work of network users to new level. At the same time the combination with 3D - opportunities allows to create information technologies of the next generation and realistic experience of users. With Dassault Systèmes the number of users who will be able to suffer all technology advantages will sharply increase", – François Bourdoncle, the Cofounder of Exalead adds.

"Innovations get into all spheres of our life, and information extends promptly, – Bernard claims Sharles (Bernard Charlès), the president and the CEO of Dassault Systèmes company. – At the same time all aim to receive simple and intuitive applications which would allow to estimate all variety of information both in the company, and beyond its limits. Using Exalead and its partners we will be able to provide applications on the basis of search systems for communities which carry out joint work. Besides, I would like to note especially a role of Qualis company in creation of a team of highly qualified specialists, its development to the level of leaders in the development area of search technologies and applications and also to thank company management for the decision on transfer her to us and granting an opportunity to continue its development at the international level".

"We are sure that after Dassault Systèmes acquisition Exalead development will only accelerate. The solution was difficult, but it was accepted conscious and with understanding that Exalead ideally fits into structure of Dassault Systèmes. It managed to achieve at the expense of a successful combination technology and commercial making partnership", – Emmanuel Coste, the partner of Qualis considers.

"Consolidation of opportunities of the companies will help such organizations as ours to make work of users even more convenient due to delivery of information the innovation method which uses all last achievements of 3D technology. It is sure, consumers very long waited for this moment", – Yvan Proteau, the vice president for IS/IT, Yellow Pages Group is convinced.

"With acquisition of Exalead DS relied on openness, providing complete flexibility of the Enovia system as "service" and opening new opportunities for development of business applications with high value added. This position is for us very perspective. We some of the first realized Exalead value and its SBA models for information technologies. We can already see results of advantage of this union to our customers who are engaged in production and are convinced that the customers working in the advanced sectors to get powerful benefits from merger of companies", – Paul Hermelin, the vice-chairman of Board of Directors and the CEO of Cap Gemini company comments.