Press Release
MSC.Software and PROSTEP AG Partner to Accelerate Adoption of Simulation Data Management
SANTA ANA, Calif. - December 13, 2006 - MSC.Software (NASDAQ: MSCS), the leading global provider of enterprise simulation solutions including simulation software and services, today announced that the company has partnered with PROSTEP, the leading PLM product data integration specialist, to enable data exchange between PLM systems and simulation data management systems such as SimManager Enterprise.
PROSTEP's work in driving collaborative engineering has become an industry standard for the automotive and aerospace engineering fields," said Frank Kovacs, vice president, strategic business development, MSC.Software. "MSC.Software is committed to delivering solutions that enable companies to control, share and extend engineering data throughout the enterprise. We look forward to working together with the PROSTEP community to advance worldwide interaction and design development."
SimManager Enterprise, one of the three platforms that comprise SimEnterprise, provides global product manufacturers with the ability to leverage their engineering processes throughout the enterprise to speed design and development. MSC Software will use the PROSTEP OpenPDM® application to create an adapter for its SimManager Enterprise solution. This link will help global organizations centralize data from disparate systems in order to more efficiently create, manage and re-use simulation data enterprise-wide as well as share it throughout the supply chain.
"We are pleased to partner with MSC.Software. They bring a wealth of simulation expertise and experience to the table," said Bernd Paetzold, CEO of PROSTEP. "As our company continues to develop collaborative solutions to address the pressing needs of global manufacturing businesses, we welcome companies like MSC.Software who understand how access to product design data across an enterprise is critical to quality product delivery."
The SOA architecture of OpenPDM® and SimManager Enterprise will also allow enterprises to build PLM workflows using the IBM WebSphere Process Server that include CAE assessments. Manufacturers can publish simulation processes and templates into SimManager Enterprise and expose it to the enterprise through the SOA framework. For instance, a manufacturer will be able to create an automated workflow that triggers an assessment based on a change request from the PDM system, by sharing data between systems, the designer can receive immediate notification of any product geometry changes, ensuring assessments are done with the latest product information regardless of location.
"This partnership between MSC.Software and PROSTEP provides our clients the ability to improve their product design and analysis capabilities, with a flexible integration based on SOA," said Chae An, director, Industrial Sector Solutions, IBM. "We are very pleased to be partnering with industry leaders, MSC.Software and PROSTEP, working together to enable integrated PLM processes and leveraging IBM's SOA technologies."
About PROSTEP AG
PROSTEP AG is recognized as the leading PLM integration specialist in the area of product data integration. The company offers its customers - leading enterprises active worldwide - integration solutions for CAD, PDM and supplier communication, thus making e-engineering a reality.
The PROSTEP Group has a current headcount of more than 230 in Germany, France and the USA and posted revenues of approximately €18.6 million in fiscal 2005. In addition to its headquarters in Darmstadt, PROSTEP also maintains branch offices in Berlin, Bexbach, Hamburg, Hanover, Lyon, Munich, Stuttgart, Troy (Michigan), Wolfsburg and Wuppertal. More information on PROSTEP AG is available at www.PROSTEP.com .
About MSC.Software Corporation
MSC.Software (NASDAQ: MSCS) is the global leader of enterprise simulation solutions, that help 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 1200 people in 23 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including all statements relating to the features, benefits, capabilities and performance of MSC.Software products. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different than expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, changes in technology, the end-user computing and analysis environment, implementation and support that meet evolving customer requirements, general industry trends and the impact of competitive products.
Furthermore, information provided herein, which is not historical in nature, are forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such forward-looking statements are based largely on management's expectations and are subject to and qualified by risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.
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