Press Release
MSC.Software Signs OEM Agreement with FEMUTEC GmbH
SANTA ANA, Calif. - February 15, 2007 - MSC.Software (NASDAQ: MSCS), the leading global provider of enterprise simulation solutions including simulation software and services, has announced a new OEM relationship with manufacturing specialists FEMUTEC GmbH that will focus on simulation interests in materials forming.
FEMUTEC GmbH has a ten year proven track record of developing and supplying software, technical support, and consultancy to manufacturing organizations, including a successful long term Business Partner relationship with MSC.Software. Under the new agreement, FEMUTEC will add to their existing manufacturing portfolio, providing worldwide development, sales and technical services for MSC.Software's manufacturing solutions SuperForm and SuperForge, two highly complementary technologies developed specifically for the material forming and forging industries.
"MSC.Software is constantly seeking new partnerships aimed at providing our customers with breadth of solution capability and an unrivalled depth of service expertise," said Amir Mobayen, senior vice president, EMEA Operations, MSC.Software. "FEMUTEC combine a solid history of commercial success with the experience and dedication which is required for specialist manufacturing simulation applications of this nature. Our extended partnership will further strengthen our mutual offering, and will bring new value to customers in a range of manufacturing industries."
The simulation of material forming processes is a specialist application involving several highly advanced and innovative non-linear computational technologies. Based on the finite volume 'meshless' Eulerian technology from MSC.Software's Dytran solver, Superforge is ideally suited for modeling the flow characteristics of hot forging applications. By way of complement, Superform utilizes the more traditional Langrangian implicit Finite Element technology from MSC.Software's Marc solver, together with advanced adaptive re-meshing to address a wide range of bulk and sheet forming applications.
Both solutions have seen large scale deployment in heavy manufacturing organizations in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas, enabling organizations to significantly reduce prototype trials, optimize tool and die life, and to minimize the cost of scrapped components.
"This OEM agreement is a significant step towards a more powerful vertical solution for the bulk metal forming market," stated Michael Wohlmuth, Managing Director FEMUTEC GmbH. "This partnership combines FEMUTEC's industrial knowledge and GUI development expertise with MSC.Software's best in class solver technology and provides an upper league manufacturing solution to customers."
More information regarding MSC's products and services can be found at www.mscsoftware.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 1100 people in 23 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com.
About FEMUTEC GmbH
FEMUTEC GmbH is a service provider for process simulation in the manufacturing industry. FEMUTEC is familiar with all applications of metal forming and works on process and die optimization as well as on metallurgical effects of forming processes. Engineering services are part of the business as well as software support and training and last but not least software development with a dedicated growing team. For additional information about FEMUTEC's products and services, please visit www.femutec.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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