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26 Aug 2008 Technia press release

Technia and AKVA group ASA sign a 3 MNOK agreement for Product Lifecycle Management to facilitate growth

Technia, the leading European supplier of solutions for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), has signed an agreement with AKVA group concerning a delivery of a PLM solution based on the ENOVIA PLM system from Dassault Systèmes. The delivery is comprised of software, Technia consulting services and components. The PLM solution will speed up AKVA’s product development and in turn help AKVA to faster provide their customers with the tools needed to farm their fish in a cost effective manner world wide. This order proves Technia’s strengths in the competitive Norwegian market.

AKVA group, with its four main brands (Wavemaster, Polarcirkel, Akvasmart and Fishtalk) of aquaculture products, is now the world's most recognized brand of aquaculture technology.  AKVA has more than 30 years of experience in design and manufacturing of steel cages, plastic cages and work boats, feed systems, feed barges, sensor systems and fish farming software. Their continued high focus on R&D will ensure their customers to always have the best products available, also in the future. AKVA group offers their customers around the world a wide range of products and services that are vital for cost effective commercial fish farming on a large scale. This Combined with a global sales and support organisation.

“AKVA Group has grown dramatically lately and is planning an aggressive continued growth the coming years in the Aquaculture industry. The business activities are global and cover 4 continents. By employing the ENOVIA MatrixONE PLM solution as a collaboration platform our goal is to enable an efficient product data management process, extensive and easy collaborative between development departments, manufacturing and sales, as well as to standardize our processes. This project will enable AKVA Group to provide the best solutions to this emerging market in a cost effective manner”, says Jone Gjerde, Chief Operating Office, AKVA group.

“The AKVA group is widely recognized as one of the most experienced and respected in the global aquaculture industry, so this is a key win for us in the Maritime/Aquaculture segment in the Nordics. Our ability to support AKVA’s growth and enhanced global presence were the key for us to win this business”, says Jonas Gejer VP at Technia.
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For more information
Technia
Jonas Gejer, Vice President                                
Tel: +46 733 77 24 14
E-mail :jg@technia.com
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About AKVA group
For more information, please visit www.akvva.no

About Technia
Technia is a world-class supplier of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions for the creation and management of product information throughout the entire product lifecycle. Technia has about 200 employees and is a part of the Addnode group (listed at the OMX Nordic List, Small Cap). The company is a strategic partner to more than 200 Nordic companies and has offices in Sweden, Finland and Norway. Technias customer list includes: BT Products, Ericsson, Elcoteq, Electrolux, ESAB, Forsmark, GE Healthcare, Haglöfs, Komatsu Forest, Marioff, Metso Paper, Mölnlycke Health Care, Nokia, Oticon, Proximion, Scania, Seco Tools, Sectra Mamea, Skanska, Sony Ericsson and SSAB. For more information about Technia, please visit www.technia.com.

About Dassault Systèmes
As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 100,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance. The Dassault Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design - DELMIA for virtual production - SIMULIA for virtual testing - ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences.  Dassault Systèmes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com 

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