NASA Invests in MSC.Nastran and Professional Services to Improve Virtual Product Development

NASA Invests in MSC.Nastran and Professional Services to Improve Virtual Product Development

Langley, Kennedy and Ames Research Centers Expand Use of Leading VPD Products and Services

SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MSC.Software Corp. (NYSE:MNS), the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including simulation software and services, today announced that NASA's Langley, Kennedy and Ames Research Centers have made a multi-million dollar investment in MSC.Nastran and related training and support services. MSC.Nastran is the world's leading simulation and finite element analysis (FEA) product used by manufacturers around the world to simulate loads, stresses, and vibrations of mechanical systems and components.

"No industry better illustrates the value inherent in VPD than the space industry. VPD products like MSC.Nastran give NASA engineers the ability to virtually design and test systems to withstand the rigors of space flight and operate in extremely intense environments. Without VPD, it is virtually impossible or extraordinarily cost-prohibitive to design and test these systems using traditional physical methods," said Frank Perna, chairman and CEO of MSC.Software. "This investment by three of the world's leading aerospace research centers is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the MSC.Software team to make MSC.Nastran far and away the best simulation product on the market."

Among the many new capabilities found in MSC.Nastran are enhanced functionality for noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), acoustics, dynamics and optimization. In addition, MSC.Nastran has fully integrated MSC.Marc nonlinear analysis capabilities as well as embedded flexible-body transfer between MSC.ADAMS and MSC.Nastran. Also, MSC.Nastran features functionality for rotor dynamics that was developed in part with NASA engineers.

With these state-of-the-art features, engineers and analysts have the ability to perform a wider variety of simulations launched from within MSC.Nastran as well as transfer data from other MSC.Software products without leaving the familiar MSC.Nastran environment.

For more information about NASA, please visit the Internet at http://www.nasa.gov/.

About MSC.Software Corporation

MSC.Software (NYSE:MNS) is the leading global provider of virtual product development 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 23 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com.


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