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Arel Communications & Software's Arel Anyware(TM) Enhances Conferencing and Collaboration Experience for Microsoft(R) Office Live Meeting Users Arel Communications and Software (NASDAQ: ARLC), technology leader in universal voice, video and data Web communication for interactive conferencing and collaboration, today announced that Dassault Systemes, a world leader in 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, has chosen to implement the Arel Anyware plug-in for corporate communications through Microsoft Office Live Meeting. Arel Anyware is an audio-visual plug-in that establishes true 'face-to-face' meetings by adding multi-point video and wideband audio capabilities to Live Meeting sessions. Dassault Systemes (www.3ds.com), based in Paris, has been a pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981. The company develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire life cycle of products from conception to maintenance. Arel Anyware will enable Dassault Systemes' employees, customers, and partners to engage in video-enabled Live Meeting sessions for more productive and effective online meetings. Vincent Picou, group IT manager for Dassault Systemes said, "We have decided to use Arel Anyware together with Live Meeting on a global basis for potential use by our 5,400 employees. These tools will help our teams, dispersed all around the world at 89 sites, to work together synchronously with their colleagues and external partners. Real-time communication is part of our culture - software design and testing is an activity that never stops. We are convinced that a desktop solution that can be used instantly and easily will increase the quality of the interaction between our employees and with our partners. This integrated rich media solution can replicate a true face-to-face experience online and will help us achieve team building on a worldwide scale. As an IT organization we are continuously looking for lean and efficient solutions to improve our ability to work faster and more effectively." Picou continued, "Among the different solutions we evaluated, Arel Anyware was simply the easiest to deploy on our network and the multi-point audio/video experience is great. The solution is extremely agile and is able to adapt perfectly to our existing network infrastructure. The installation was managed by Comiris Technologies and was seamless." Philippe Szwarc, CEO of Arel Communications & Software said, "At Arel, we are extremely proud to see Arel Anyware selected by Dassault Systemes as a global communication solution. What Dassault Systemes is doing illustrates perfectly how a global organization can use the latest real-time collaboration technologies to gain better agility, efficiency and customer satisfaction. Used globally, Arel Anyware can provide the company with significant competitive advantages." The Arel Anyware solution will be supplied to Dassault Systemes by Comiris Technologies, a leading European conferencing and collaboration solutions provider, representing Arel since 2004. Gael Tempier, CEO of COMIRIS Technologies said, "By choosing Arel Anyware as a key component of its collaboration infrastructure, Dassault Systemes is validating the approach and the technology we proposed. We are proud to expand our relationship with Dassault Systemes by becoming their Arel Anyware supplier. We are convinced that Arel Anyware will be selected by a growing number of European customers that are actively seeking an enhanced online conferencing and collaboration experience." About COMIRIS Technologies: Founded in 1999, COMIRIS Technologies has built a reputation as one the most prominent voice, video and data conferencing experts in France as a consultant, systems integrator, retailer and service provider of converged communications systems for enterprise clients such as, BNP Paribas, Dassault Systemes, LVMH, and Schlumberger. COMIRIS Technologies has built on its strong annual growth through strategic alliances with market technology leaders to offer innovative solutions, to provide customers with flexibility, scalability, data security and quality of service in rich media networks. For more information, visit www.comiris.com About Arel Communications and Software: Arel Communications and Software is a leader in conferencing and collaboration solutions. Arel is focused on enhancing communications, facilitating workgroup collaboration and driving productivity in the enterprise. By providing a comprehensive application suite, Arel Spotlight(TM), for leveraging enterprise networks for rich-media communications, Arel replicates in-person meetings in the online environment. Arel's newest solution, Arel Anyware, is an audio-visual plug-in that establishes true "face-to-face" meetings over the internet. Requiring only a webcam for full-featured video operability, users can add video conferencing to any web or IM/Presence application (such as Microsoft(R) Office Live Meeting(TM)). Combining voice, video and data conferencing in one easy-to-use Web-based solution, Arel fosters interactive communications that significantly improve work environments today. Arel's solutions impact key business processes such as corporate and marketing communications, distance learning, product development, customer relationship management, and supply chain management. Allowing geographically dispersed users to work together in groups, attend webinars and panel discussions, participate in training courses, and have one-on-one meetings with customers or colleagues, from virtually anywhere, Arel Spotlight is a powerful tool for critical business communications. For more information, visit www.arelcom.com. All trademarks recognized.