Seeber Italy Invests in the MSC.MasterKey Licensing System to Improve Virtual Product Development

Seeber Italy Invests in the MSC.MasterKey Licensing System to
Improve Virtual Product Development
Leading Automotive Supplier Implements MSC.MasterKey License System for Virtual
Product Development of Polymer Materials 


SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 22  /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
Seeber Italy (Seeber), a subsidiary of the Rochling Automotive KG and one of
the world's leading manufacturers of systems and components for the automotive
industry, has invested in the MSC.MasterKey license system.  Seeber, who has
relied upon MSC.Marc for more than 4 years for the non-linear simulation of
Degas bottles, will now implement the integrated functionality of MSC.Marc and
MSC.Nastran for dynamic structural analysis of other products including intake
systems, filler housings, and charge ducts for intercooler fans and shrouds.

"Seeber is an excellent example of many of our small and medium-sized customers
who have relied upon one or two of our software tools for a number of years. 
As their processes and skills mature, they are looking to increase their
investments and further improve their product development processes and
MSC.Software, because of past successes, is their partner of choice," says
Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of MSC.Software.  "There is a
direct correlation between investments in VPD technologies and processes and
saving time and money.  We're very pleased that Seeber has chosen to increase
their investment in MSC.Software products and services and we are confident
they will see a rapid return on their investment."

"When we first realized that we needed software to simulate non-linear material
behavior we performed a benchmark and MSC.Marc came out best for our needs,"
said Ing. Ferdinand Di Pauli, manager of the simulation department at Seeber in
Leifers, Italy.  "As our needs have developed, we use MSC.Marc to simulate
almost all the products we develop and now we want to include the simulation of
structural dynamic.  Because we were already an MSC.Software customer we looked
at what MSC.Software had to offer.  We decided on MSC.Nastran because it is the
state of the art software for this kind of simulation and when MSC.Software
proposed the MasterKey License System we realized that this was a kind of
flexible offer that would include the products we wanted and cover all of our
simulation needs within structural analysis, at reasonable conditions.  We will
deepen our knowledge within VPD and will keep on relying on MSC.Software
products. I  believe that the future of Virtual Product Development lies within
the integration of the different software products.  MSC.Software is offering a
lot in this area and is an experienced provider of VPD solutions."

About Seeber

Seeber Rochling Automotive, a subsidiary of the Rochling Group, is one of the
world's leading manufacturers of systems and components made of polymer
materials and natural fiber plastic composites for the automotive industry. In
2003 Seeber employed approximately 3,300 people at 18 production and R&D
facilities worldwide and had annual sales of 566 million Euro.

The Rochling-Group is a family-run business, which was founded in the Saarland
180 years ago.  The former steel-trading-house Rochling has developed into a
worldwide operating company leading in the fields of Industrial Plastics,
Automotive Engineering, Electronics and Defense.  Its principal office is
located in Mannheim, Germany.  With its nearly 30.000 employees, the
Rochling-Group generated sales of 5.771 billion Euro in the year 2003.  For
more information about Seeber please visit http://www.seeber.it/.

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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