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Litton Selects SolidWorks Software as Solid Modeling
Solution for Its Guidance & Control Systems Division
CONCORD, Mass., Oct. 30, 2000--
3D CAD Software Used to Design Systems for Airborne, Ground, Sea, and Space Applications
SolidWorks(R) Corporation, a leading provider of affordable, easy-to-use 3D CAD software for the mainstream market,
today announced that the Guidance and Control Systems (G&CS) division of Litton Industries (NYSE: LIT) has chosen
SolidWorks as the division's standard solid modeling solution. Litton is using 50 seats of SolidWorks to design and
manufacture sophisticated systems for airborne, ground, sea, and space applications.
Headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, Litton's G&CS division is a leading developer and producer of sophisticated
systems for military applications. Its products include fire control and weapons management computers, cockpit integration,
friend-or-foe identification, altitude and heading reference systems, inertial navigation and guidance platforms, and measuring
systems for all classes of military vehicles and weapons.
Litton G&CS chose SolidWorks software because of its powerful modeling capabilities, ease-of-use, and affordability.
With SolidWorks, Litton G&CS is able to design a large number of products quickly while maintaining a high level of
reliability.
"Litton products can be found in air, sea, and land platforms in every branch of the United States military, the space
program, and in dozens of foreign countries," said Doug Roberts, Manager of Engineering Information Technology at Litton
G&CS. "We need to design all our products accurately and quickly with absolutely no flaws. The intuitive, easy-to-use
modeling and drawing features found in SolidWorks streamline our entire design process and make communicating design
content painless."
Roberts continued, "Our customers demand a high level of performance from our products. With SolidWorks, we're able
to eliminate design flaws, enhance quality, and produce systems efficiently, which translates into a higher level of customer
satisfaction."
"Working with Litton is a big achievement for SolidWorks," said John McEleney, vice president of the Americas for
SolidWorks. "Litton is an internationally recognized leader and pioneer in the field of navigation systems, and now using
SolidWorks 3D design and visualization capabilities, they are able to work smarter and faster."
In addition to SolidWorks, Litton G&CS is using several SolidWorks partner applications including COSMOS/Works
from Structural Research & Analysis Corporation and eMatrix SolidWorks from Matrix One, Inc. Litton G&CS is also
working with Express CAD Engineering, Inc. for consulting and training services.
About Litton Industries, Inc.
Litton is one of the nation's leading shipbuilders for the U.S. Navy and the largest builder of non-nuclear ships. Litton
designs, builds, and overhauls surface ships for government and commercial customers, worldwide. The company is a leading
information technology (IT) contractor to the U.S. government and provides specialized IT services to commercial customers
and government customers in local/foreign jurisdictions. Litton provides defense and commercial electronics technology,
components, and materials for customers, worldwide. Headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, the company has more
than 40,000 employees and more than $5 billion revenue. For more information, visit Litton's Web site at www.litton.com.
About ExpressCAD Engineering, Inc.
Founded in 1995, ExpressCAD Engineering is a leading SolidWorks software specialist in the western region of the United
States. ExpressCAD's unsurpassed knowledge of and experience with SolidWorks is provided to customers via two key
channels. The software support division of the company provides SolidWorks implementation, training, and technical call
center support. The mechanical design services division utilizes SolidWorks to provide mechanical design and analysis on a
contract basis for the manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, and entertainment industries. ExpressCAD's southern California
office serves clients throughout the state. For more information, call +1-714-903-1860 or visit the company's web site at
www.expresscad.com.
About SolidWorks Corporation
SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. (NASDAQ: DASTY) company, develops and markets mechanical
design software solutions. Founded in 1993, SolidWorks mission is to deliver the power of 3D to everybody in design and
manufacturing. In less than 5 years of shipping product, SolidWorks has sold more than 60,000 commercial seats of software
to over 18,000 customers and more than 54,000 educational seats to more than 3,200 academic institutions worldwide.
SolidWorks has offices worldwide and distributes its products through a network of 230 resellers selling in 70 countries. For
more information and a product demonstration, contact a SolidWorks distributor or reseller, or call SolidWorks directly at
1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000). For the latest news, information, or a live online
demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com).
SolidWorks and the SolidWorks logo are registered trademarks of SolidWorks Corporation. Other brand and product
names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2000 SolidWorks Corporation.
CONTACT: SolidWorks Corporation
Laura Kozikowski
(978) 371-5000
laurak@solidworks.com
or
HARPELL
Dan Aspell
(978) 889-1443
daspell@harpell.com
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