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 http://www.mscsoftware.com/.


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