Press Release

Atos strengthen s its digital manufacturing
capabilities  thanks to the acquisition of
Processia

Paris  (Fran ce), April  20, 202 1 – Atos today announce d it has reached an agreement to
acquire  Processia , a Product Lifecycle Management  (PLM) system integrator and Dassault
Systèmes Global Service Partner , headquartered  in Canada.
With this acquisition, Atos will enhance its capabilities to support manufacturing companies
on their transformation journey and adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, in line with its
industry -specific strategy. Through Processia, Atos will reinforce its PLM and En gineering
Solutions franchise, complementing its current offerings of Siemens , PTC and Dassault
Systèmes  services , and expand the Group’s footprint in North America and in Europe,
especially in Belgium, Canada,  France, India, the Netherlands , the UK  and the US.
The digitalization imperative has become a top priority for manufacturers, leading them to
consider innovative ways to empower  data accessibility across their entire business. As
PLM provides a product data backbone for the extended organization, it is one of the
cornerstone s of the manufacturer’s  digital transformation.
Founded  in 2000, Processia offers consulting , integration and managed  services for
businesses in the aerospace, automotive,  transportation , life sciences, discrete
manufacturing  and high -tech sectors.  The acquisition will a dd a highly skilled team of
approximately 250 professionals  to Atos.
“We are delighted to welcome  the Processia experts and to strengthen  the digital
manufacturing capabilities of Atos. Processia ha s impressive  capabilit ies and an
excellent reputation. They will compl ement the PLM and Engineering S ervices
portfolio of the Atos Manufacturing practice  extremely well . The two companies are
also very  complementary in terms of global footprint and customer base ,” said Pierre
Barnabe , Head of Manufacturing Industry  at Atos.

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