text: Microsoft, Dassault Systemes in Strategic Alliance  PARIS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. &lt;A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=MSFT.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"&gt;MSFT.O&lt;/A&gt;, the world's  largest software maker, and France's Dassault Systemes  &lt;A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=DAST.PA qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"&gt;DAST.PA&lt;/A&gt; have forged a global, 5-year strategic alliance to  deliver Dassault's 3D software to firms using the Microsoft  software platform.