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Altair Engineering Forges Technical Partnership with CART's Team Rahal; Company Named Associate Sponsor

16 June 2000

Altair Engineering Forges Technical Partnership with CART's Team Rahal; Company Named Associate Sponsor

    TROY, Mich., June 15 Altair Engineering today announced it
has forged a technical partnership with Hilliard, Ohio-based Team Rahal for
the remainder of the 2000 CART FedEx Championship Series.  Altair is providing
simulation software products and engineering consulting services to the team.
    "We are thrilled to welcome Altair Engineering as a technical partner for
the remainder of the 2000 CART season," said three-time CART Champion Bobby
Rahal.  "Altair has proven repeatedly to be an innovative, forward-thinking
company with a record of success.  We feel our partnership with Altair will
give us a competitive advantage over the course of the season."
    Michael J. Kidder, Altair Director of Marketing said: "International auto
racing at this level is a perfect forum to showcase Altair's deep engineering
consulting knowledge in the automotive design process, as well as demonstrate
flagship software such as Altair(R) MotionView(R) for multi-body dynamics
simulation.  We are enthusiastic to work on such a high-profile engagement."
    Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, Altair Engineering is among the world's
leading providers of engineering consulting services, including product
development, process and product information management, virtual prototyping,
testing, and training.  Anchored by its Altair(R) HyperWorks(R) suite, Altair
is the premier developer of software for visualization, simulation, and
process automation.  Altair is a powerful influence in the world of
manufacturing, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
    Team Rahal is a franchise member of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART).
Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, the team owned by three-time CART Champion
Bobby Rahal and CBS LATE SHOW host David Letterman, currently fields a pair of
Championship Cars for Max Papis and Kenny Brack in the CART FedEx Championship
Series.  The 70-member team enjoys primary sponsorship from Shell Oil Products
Company and Miller Brewing Company.