Bernard Charlès

Founded in 2000 by search engine pioneers, Exalead is a global software provider in the enterprise and Web search markets. Exalead's worldwide client base includes leading companies such as PricewaterhouseCooper, ViaMichelin, GEFCO, American Greetings and Sanofi Aventis R&D, and more than 100 million unique users a month use Exalead's technology for search. Today, Exalead is reshaping the digital content landscape with a platform that uses advanced semantic technologies to bring structure, meaning and accessibility to previously unused or under-utilized data in the disparate, heterogeneous enterprise information cloud. The system collects data from virtually any source, in any format, and transforms it into structured, pervasive, contextualized building blocks of business information that can be directly searched and queried, or used as the foundation for a new breed of lean, innovative information access applications. This revolutionary technology and others make Exalead one of the most important companies to watch in the fields of digital content search, discovery, management, security, and storage.

Academie des Technologies engages in the technology industry. The company was founded in December 2000 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Dassault Systemes 3DExcite GmbH engages in the provision of software, solutions, and computer generated imagery in professional 3D visualization. It offers modular software solutions that simplify workflows and foster synergies. The company also provides consulting services for efficient and consistent visualization workflows in the fields of design, development, marketing, and sales. Its computer generated imagery cover categories such as stills, films and animations, realtime interactive, and data preparation. The company was founded by Ludwig A. Fuchs and Christoph Karrasch in 1999 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp. provides finite element analysis software and services to solve engineering problems. Its products include ABAQUS/Standard, which provides analysis tool that includes time-and frequency-domain analysis procedures; ABAQUS/Explicit, a finite element analysis program to serve advanced nonlinear continuum and structural analysis requirements; and ABAQUS/CAE, which provides a modeling and visualization environment for ABAQUS analysis products. Dassault Systemes Simulia was founded in 1978 by David Hibbitt Paul Sorensen and Bengt Karlsson and is Providence, RI

IQMS designs and develops enterprise resource planning software. It offers change management, technical support, enterprise support program, maintenance program, self-serve web support and manufacturing automation services. The firm serves automotive, aerospace and defense, packing and plastic industries. The company was founded by Randy Flamm and Nancy J. Flamm in 1989 and is headquartered in Paso Robles, CA.

Part of Dassault Systèmes SA, Dassault Systemes Geovia, Inc. develops and supplies mining software. The American company was founded by Ivan Gustavino.