Licensing Agreement Facilitates Siemens Adoption of Analysis Technology Around the Globe

Frankfurt, Germany (April 22, 2005) --- NIKA GmbH, the leading provider of fluid flow and heat transfer simulation software for engineers, announced that Siemens AG has signed a worldwide agreement for licensing its family of Engineering Fluid Dynamics (EFD) products. Under the terms of this agreement, all Siemens facilities will be able to acquire NIKA analysis products under preferred terms.

Siemens chose EFD.Lab and EFD.V5 for their accuracy, efficiency, ease-of-use and low cost of ownership. EFD.Lab is an industry leading fluid flow and heat transfer simulation program while EFD.V5 offers a seamless integration between Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA V5 and NIKA’s analysis technology.

NIKA’s EFD software has already been adopted in Germany, Denmark and Sweden by several Siemens R&D departments and subsidiaries. Siemens has used the software to design household appliances, sensors and various electronic components.

“We are very pleased to have been chosen as a worldwide solution for Siemens” said Bertram Anderer, NIKA’s sales managing director. “Now, all departments can leverage this technology to shorten the time to market without having to worry about sourcing an appropriate tool. This agreement ensures availability of a proven solution for Siemens across the globe.”