Leading Australian Research Agency Invests in MSC.Software VPD Solutions to Accelerate Scientific Discovery

Leading Australian Research Agency Invests in MSC.Software VPD
Solutions to Accelerate Scientific Discovery
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Chooses
Flexible Simulation Software Environment 


MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 8  /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
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has
purchased a MSC.MasterKey License System from MSC.Software.  The MSC.MasterKey
Licensing System will be implemented at the CSIRO High Performance Scientific
Computing Centre, located in Melbourne, Australia, to provide a central
hardware and software service for the use of CSIRO scientists and engineers
across all divisions throughout Australia.  The MSC.MasterKey Licensing System
gives researchers at CSIRO the ability to take advantage of the breadth and
depth of MSC.Software's portfolio of simulation tools within a flexible
licensing system, allowing researchers to use MSC.Software simulation tools
wherever and whenever they are needed.

"MSC.Software enjoys a very close relationship with the world's leading
research institutions and the MSC.MasterKey System is the perfect tool for
their needs," says Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of
MSC.Software.  "By providing scientists and researchers with easy access to a
broad spectrum of simulation tools, they can spend more time innovating and
less time dealing with the logistics of setting up experiments or dealing with
bureaucracy.  We have a strong team in Australia and I am confident that the
engineers at CSIRO will look forward to working with them and enjoying the
industry's best simulation software portfolio."

"The extremely wide science and engineering research scope undertaken by CSIRO
is a perfect example of the reasons why flexible software licensing is critical
for research programs involving personnel located across nationally distributed
sites," said Dr. Rhys Francis, Director, CSIRO High Performance Scientific
Computing.  "The diversity of research programs plus the large number of
projects and teams was the perfect environment for MSC.MasterKey. Instant
access to diverse software via a streamlined licensing arrangement from one
provider, will provide increased productivity and cost reductions through
elimination of license redundancies.  Locating the license service with the
High Performance Scientific Computing Centre allows solvers to run on the
fastest available machines in CSIRO and gives access to large memory sizes,
allowing researchers to tackle problems beyond the capabilities of desktop
systems."

  About CSIRO
  Australia is founding its future on science and innovation.


Its national science agency, CSIRO, is a powerhouse of ideas, technologies and
skills for building prosperity, growth, health and sustainability.  It serves
governments, industries, business and communities across the nation.

Over 6500 staff in 20 research Divisions, located across 58 sites throughout
Australia and overseas, carry out research and development in fields of
economic, social and environmental importance including agriculture,
communications and information technology, health, manufacturing and
construction, minerals and energy, services, the environment, transport and
infrastructure.  For more information on CSIRO please visit
http://www.csiro.au/.

About MSC.Software Corporation

MSC.Software (NYSE:MNS) is the leading global provider of 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
http://www.mscsoftware.com/. 

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