MSC.Software Announces New Global Impact Program Partners to Market and Deliver SimOffice®


Leading Reseller Partners to Provide Manufacturers of All Sizes With the Industry's First Windows Vista Compatible Desktop Simulation Environment

SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 4 // -- MSC.Software Corp. (NASDAQ:MSCS), the leading global provider of enterprise simulation solutions and services, today announced the first wave of global resellers that will market the company's newest product, SimOffice. New resellers include industry leaders such as INCAT, who will resell globally, Korea-based RaonX Solutions and China's Beijing Daheng, as well as MRI in Japan, Analysis y Simulacion in Spain, INTEC in Germany and Africa Simulating Reality (PTY) in South Africa.

SimOffice allows manufacturers to leverage existing IT investments and simulation environments through the entire suite of Microsoft productivity and collaboration solutions including Windows Vista, Microsoft Office Sharepoint and Microsoft Office Groove. With SimOffice, organizations who either may not yet be taking advantage of simulation or for whom it is a smaller part of their business can gain a competitive edge by improving productivity through fast, reliable simulation in an easy-to-use next generation Windows Vista desktop environment.

"SimOffice is a tremendous win for our customers, who are continuously looking for solutions that can help them reduce time to market, lower costs, improve quality and achieve innovation," said Mikel Garbizu, Sales Director, Analysis y Simulacion. "By combining MSC.Software's desktop simulation software and market leadership with our trained, highly skilled sales and support teams, our customers can streamline design through enhanced data access and collaboration across the product design chain."

"We are pleased to expand our offerings to a broad range of manufacturers through a team of world-class resellers. MSC works closely to identify partners with proven domain expertise and equip them with the resources they need to distribute SimOffice to manufacturers across the globe," said Alf Goebel, vice president of global channels, MSC.Software. "We look forward to working with our new SimOffice partners to drive the benefits of enterprise simulation to all levels of manufacturers."

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 1200 people in 23 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com.

The MSC.Software Corporate Logo, MSC and SimOffice are trademarks or registered trademarks of MSC.Software Corporation in the USA and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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