| Year | Detail |
|---|
| 1981 |
Dassault Systemes was established in 1981 through the spin-off of a small team of engineers from Dassault Aviation, led by Charles Edelstenne. |
| 1994 |
The company launched CATIA V4, which offered new technology for creating a product's full 3D Digital Mock-Up (DMU), allowing customers to significantly reduce the number of physical prototypes. |
| 1997 |
The company acquired SolidWorks to bring solid modeling solutions to the mainstream design-centric market, enabling Dassault Systèmes to offer dedicated solutions to a more significant market segment. |
| 1998 |
The company acquired IBM's Product Manager software to manage CATIA product data for larger clients and expand 3D product lifecycle management (PLM) capabilities. |
| 2005 |
The company acquired Abaqus, and Simulia was created to add realistic simulation, representing a significant expansion of Dassault Systèmes simulation capabilities. |
| 2010 |
The company strengthened its client support with a strong, unified go-to-market by acquiring IBM PLM, the IBM business unit dedicated exclusively to the marketing, sales, and support of PLM software. |
| 2014 |
Acquiring Realtime Technology AG, the company created the 3DEXCITE brand to provide professional, high-end 3D visualization software, marketing solutions, and computer-generated imaging services to extend Dassault Systèmes' offerings to marketing professionals. |
| 2017 |
Dassault Systemes partnered with Boeing and deployed its products across its commercial aircraft, space, and defense programs by adopting the 3DEXPERIENCE platform for manufacturing operations management and PLM. |
| 2019 |
The company acquired Medidata to launch a new brand to expand Dassault Systèmes’ reach into the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector to help drive the digital transformation for personalized medicine and patient-centric experience. |
| 2022 |
Docaposte, Dassault Systemes, Bouygues Telecom, and Banque des Territoires sign an alliance to create NUMSPOT, a company dedicated to developing a complete offering of sovereign and trusted cloud services in Europe, primarily targeting economic and institutional organizations such as banks, hospitals, and the public sector. |
| 2022 |
Dassault Systemes partnered with Sanofi to generate virtual twins to design, implement, qualify, and operate modular production lines at its “EVolutive Facilities” (EVF) in France and Singapore. |
| 2024 |
The company partnered with Mistral AI to combine virtual twin experiences and sovereign cloud infrastructure and Mistral AI's Large Language Models (LLM) for industry-grade solutions that protect intellectual property and accelerate the generative economy. |
| 2024 |
Bel Group and Dassault Systemes partnered to accelerate the industry’s digital transformation and scaling up innovations through AI. |
