Software firm Dassault Systèmes (DS) today said it has signed a five-year global agreement

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with German auto major BMW for providing solutions for design and manufacturing process planning.

Through this five-year agreement, the companies will establish a close link between their research and development centres that will improve the development and production process of BMW, DS said in a statement.

DS software solutions already supports BMW in core areas for design and manufacturing process planning, it added.

The agreement also defines a set of strategic projects, where BMW will evaluate possible migration paths that ensure a smooth transition to the Paris-headquartered Dassault Systèmes V6 PLM solutions for all its vehicle development programmes.

"BMW has fully understood the importance of the collaborative and integrated Dassault Systèmes V6 solutions for sustainable innovation," DS Executive Vice-President Bruno Latchague said.