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Windows HPC Server 2008 provides a productive, cost-effective, and high-performance computing (HPC) solution that runs on x64-bit hardware. Windows HPC Server 2008 can be deployed, managed, and extended using familiar tools and technologies.

Windows HPC Server 2008 enables broader adoption of HPC by providing a rich and integrated end-user experience scaling from the desktop application to the clusters. A wide range of software vendors, in various verticals, have designed their applications to work seamlessly with Windows HPC Server 2008 so that users can submit and monitor jobs from within familiar applications without having to learn new or complex user interfaces.

Developing parallel programs requires integrated development environments along with support for distributed computing standards. Visual Studio 2008 provides a comprehensive parallel programming environment for Windows HPC Server 2008. In addition to supporting OpenMP, MPI, and Web Services, Windows HPC Server 2008 also supports third-party numerical library providers, performance optimizers, compilers, and a native parallel debugger for developing and troubleshooting parallel programs. For more information, visit www.microsoft.com/hpc.

For over 10 years, HP®, Intel® and MSC.Software have been helping customers increase their business agility, their competitiveness and their time to market for specific product development. The three company alliance continues to provide the secure fl ow of information and services to the end user community for virtual product development solutions.

Customers of the industrial manufacturing sector are more and more demanding regarding the power, accuracy and speed of simulation tools. The CAE industry is particularly focused on these new challenges; challenges that can be addressed by optimized hardware, software and interconnect technologies. By working closely with MSC.Software, HP® and Intel® are able to deliver these optimized solutions on the newest Intel® Dual Core Itanium® 2 and Intel® Xeon® Dual and Quad Core processors.

Globally, HP® is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. HP® is also a recognized leader in providing technical computing solutions for Computer Aided Engineering needs. More information about HP's (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) leadership in CAE is available at www.hp.com/go/cae

Intel® Corporation has developed technologies that have changed the world. Today, Intel® supplies the computing and communications industries with chips, boards, systems, and software building blocks that are the "ingredients" of computers, servers and networking and communications solutions. More information about Intel® (NASDAQ: INTC) is available at www.intel.com.

Dell Computer Corporation is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. Dell, through its direct business model, designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. For more information, visit www.dell.com.

ACUSIM Software, Inc., the developer of AcuSolve^TM, is a leading provider of powerful Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solutions.   AcuSolve^TM is a robust, fast and accurate, general purpose finite element flow solver that can be seamlessly used by engineers and scientists of all levels of expertise, either on a standalone basis or integrated into engineering and scientific applications.

Aside from a growing and rich set of functionalities, AcuSolve also provides two powerful capabilities for solving complex multidisciplinary design problems involving coupled fluid flow and structural phenomena, Practical FSI (P-FSI) and Direct-Coupled FSI (DC-FSI), to predict linear solid/structural responses, and large deformation and non-linear solid/structural responses.

ACUSIM Software's products are used globally in a wide variety of industries such as automotive, electronics, chemical, bio-medical, consumer products and energy, as well as national labs and universities. For more information, visit www.acusim.com.

International Business Machines Corporation is a multinational computer technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. IBM® manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure services, hosting services, and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

With over 350,000 employees worldwide, IBM® is the largest information technology employer in the world. IBM® holds more patents than any other U.S. based technology company. It has engineers and consultants in over 170 countries and IBM® Research has eight laboratories worldwide. IBM® employees have earned three Nobel Prizes, four Turing Awards, five National Medals of Technology, and five National Medals of Science. As a chip maker, IBM® is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders.

To learn more, visit www.ibm.com/deepcomputing.

Phoenix Integration, a global leader in Software Integration and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, enables integration of models and simulations, process automation, results visualization and data management in the conceptual and preliminary stages of product design and systems analysis. Global organizations that leverage Phoenix solutions include nine of the top 10 U.S. defense contractors and seven of the top 10 aerospace companies. For more information, visit www.phoenix-int.com.

Platform Computing is a pioneer and the global leader in High Performance Computing (HPC) management software. The company delivers integrated software solutions that enable organizations to improve time-to-results and reduce computing costs. Many of the world's largest companies rely on Platform to accelerate compute and data intensive applications and manage cluster and grid systems. Platform has over 2,000 global customers and strategic relationships with Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat and SAS, along with the industry's broadest support for HPC applications. Building on 15 years of market leadership, Platform continues to define the HPC market. For more information, visit www.platform.com.

Red Cedar Technology improves and accelerates design processes for companies facing complex engineering challenges. Their software and consulting services provide engineers with the expertise and technology to reduce product development time and to achieve significant productivity gains during the design process. Product development teams worldwide use their expertise to design safer cars, engineer life-saving cardiovascular stents, and develop innovative structures for air travel and space exploration, among many other groundbreaking applications.

Employing revolutionary design search strategies, their flagship product, HEEDSâ„¢ Professional, removes the restrictions of conventional numerical search methods, yielding new design concepts that drive product improvement and competitive advantage. Using HEEDS, designers can overcome the limits of human intuition and even professional experience. For more information, visit www.redcedartech.com.

VISTAGY, Inc. is a leading global provider of engineering software and consulting services that optimize product development processes by enhancing the functionality of commercial 3D CAD systems. For almost 20 years, VISTAGY has been a pioneer in providing industry-specific solutions that capture complete virtual product definitions and facilitate automatic reuse and efficient exchange of engineering information across the enterprise and supply chain. VISTAGY solutions help customers deliver robust products on time and on budget by increasing productivity, improving communication throughout the product lifecycle and enabling better-informed decision-making early in the design process. The company's customers include over 200 of the world's leading manufacturers in the aerospace, automotive, transportation interiors and wind energy industries. VISTAGY is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA and can be reached at +1.781.250.6800 or by visiting www.vistagy.com.