MSC.Software Announces Enhanced Supercomputing; April Release of MSC.Linux Features Complete OSCAR Integration

    COSTA MESA, Calif.--March 22, 2001--MSC.Linux, a division of MSC.Software Corp. , an established information technology software and services provider, announced the availability of MSC.Linux V2001 (April) Beta. A major feature of the April release is the complete integration of OSCAR (Open Source Cluster Application Resources).
    Currently available as a developer's release, OSCAR is developed by the Open Cluster Group (www.OpenClusterGroup.org) led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), IBM and Intel. MSC.Software, a founding member of the team, is the technical lead for the programming environment. Other collaborators in the Open Cluster Group include Dell, SGI and Veridian.
    "MSC.Software is delivering supercomputing infrastructure to our customers that allow them to tackle the most complicated simulations in a more timely manner," said Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of MSC.Software. "Our active participation with OSCAR and the Linux community keeps MSC.Software on the cutting edge of new technologies and applications that immediately benefit our customers."
    OSCAR is a collaborative project among major research centers and technology companies to provide software tools that greatly simplify the process of installing and maintaining a Linux cluster. The OSCAR software supports the ability to replicate a supercomputing environment, based on a Linux cluster. The tools included in OSCAR are tested, integrated and freely distributable.

    About MSC.Software

    MSC.Software is the information technology software and services provider helping companies worldwide develop better products faster. MSC.Software's software and services are used to enhance and automate the product design and manufacturing process. The ability to model and test software prototypes has cost-effectively enabled manufacturers to design and build everything from sophisticated aircraft and automobiles to electronic products.
    Simulating product performance reduces development expenses, time to market and warranty costs, positively impacting customer profitability. MSC.Software is capitalizing on the advantages of the Linux operating system for high-performance computing and the Web in all of its forms. For additional information about MSC.Nastran, MSC.Software's ASP or Linux initiatives, visit the company at www.engineering-e.com or www.mscsoftware.com.