Experts in Virtual Testing Software for the Industrial World

ESI Group is a world leading software editor for the numerical simulation of prototype and manufacturing process engineering in applied mechanics. The key to ESI Group's success is the use of realistic material physics, providing "as good as real" virtual solutions, in order to replace the lengthy trial and error processes on real prototypes.

ESI Group has developed an entire suite of coherent industry-oriented applications to realistically simulate a product's behavior during certification testing, to fine tune the manufacturing processes in synergy with the desired product performance, and to evaluate the operational or accidental environment's impact on product usage. ESI Group's product portfolio, which has been industrially validated and combined in multi-trade value chains, represents a unique collaborative, virtual engineering solution, known as the Virtual Try-Out Space (VTOS), enabling a continuous improvement on the virtual prototype.

By drastically reducing costs and development lead times, VTOS solutions offer major competitive advantages by progressively eliminating the need for physical prototypes.

A sustained growth

Total consolidated revenue for fiscal year 2006, ending January 31st 2007, increased by 6.2% in real terms, compared to the previous year reaching 66 million euro. The breakdown by activities remains stable with 81% for licenses and 19% for services.

As in previous years, ESI Group maintained a strong international presence with 81% of revenues outside France.

ESI Group employs more than 600 high-level specialists worldwide. ESI Group and its global network of agents provide sales and technical support to customers in more than 30 countries.

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A key investment area: Research and Development

ESI Group is making substantial R&D efforts and forms partnerships with leading academic and research laboratories in order to offer state-of-the-art solutions.

ESI Group also provides high value-added services, worldwide through its subsidiaries located in Europe, Asia and Americas. Consulting projects with strategic industrial partners as well as European R&D contracts exemplify ESI Group's strong engineering knowledge and scientific expertise.

As ESI Group development is based on continuous innovation, the Group is qualified as “ innovative company” by OSEO-ANVAR, the French National Research Agency.