Press Release
MSC.Software Partners with M-TEC at Henry Ford Community College To Offer Product Development Technology Training
Ann Arbor, MI. - April 1, 2004 - MSC.Software Corporation today announced a partnership with Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, MI to offer training courses in CAD/CAE to designers and engineers in the Detroit Metro area. The courses are offered by the MSC.Software Institute of Technology, the world's largest provider of product development training with a faculty of 400 instructors globally.
The MSC.Institute of Technology courses being offered at the M-TEC Center at Henry Ford Community College will initially include classes in MSC.Nastran, MSC Patran, MSC.ADAMS, MSC.Marc, CATIA, ENOVIA and SmarTeam. Classes are already forming and registrations are being accepted. Additional CAD/CAE classes will be offered later in 2004.
"MSC.Software has the broadest CAD/CAE training offering of any company in the world. We are very pleased to be partnering with the state of the art M-TEC facility at Henry Ford to assist the state of Michigan in meeting the demand for Workforce Education while expanding our professional training courses to Detroits designers and engineers," said Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of MSC.Software.
MSC.Software is a Certified Dassault Systems Education Provider Partner (EPP) for CATIA, ENOVIA and SMARTEAM as well as a State of Michigan Certified training provider.
On Tuesday, April 6, beginning at 2:00 pm, MSC.Software, IBM, and Henry Ford Community College will kickoff the new training partnership by hosting a complimentary CATIA and SimDesigner hands-on workshop and open house at the M-TEC facility in Dearborn Michigan. Peter Lamoureux, Manager C3P Deployment and Methods, Ford N. America, will be a guest speaker, presenting on Implementing CATIA for C3P at Ford Motor Company. Those attending the workshop will be eligible for MSC.Software training discounts. For more information on this event, please visit: http://www.mscsoftware.com/events/event_view.cfm?event_id=482 or call 734-913-2539
For more information on MSC.Institute of Technology Classes being held in Dearborn, Auburn Hills, and Ann Arbor, MI, please visit http://www.engineering-e.com/training/index.cfm?SORT=PRO.
About MSC.Software Corporation
MSC.Software (NYSE: MNS) is the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products, including simulation software and services, that helps companies make money, save time and reduce costs associated with designing and testing manufactured products. MSC.Software works with thousands of companies in hundreds of industries to develop better products faster by utilizing information technology, software, services and systems. MSC.Software employs more than 1400 people in 22 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com.
| Contact: Catherine Meek Media Relations MSC.Software 714.445.5647 catherine.meek@mscsoftware.com |
