Altair Engineering Announces 2nd Annual Optimization Technology Conference and Call For Presentations

TROY, Mich.--July 14, 2004--Altair Engineering Inc. will host its 2nd Annual Optimization Technology Conference (OTC04) on September 23rd, 2004 at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy, Michigan. Leading manufacturers will present applications, techniques and strategies in structural optimization and CAE-based robust design methods to improve product design performance and reliability. Sponsored in part by technology partner HP, this complimentary conference is open to Altair's valued clients and broad industry engineering professionals and product manufacturers.

Last year's inaugural Optimization Technology Conference brought together over 200 engineering professionals who benefited from engaging case history presentations that focused innovative applications of optimization methods and technology for improved product design and development. Presenters included distinguished thought leaders from a broad range of companies including Alcoa, ArvinMeritor, Caterpillar, DaimlerChrysler, Dofasco, EWI, Ford, GM, Honda R&D Americas, Robert Bosch Corporation, and conference hosts Altair Engineering and HP.

Attendees can expect the same level of quality in information and client presentations at the 2004 conference, according to Jeff Brennan, vice president of Commercial Software at Altair. "The 2nd Annual Optimization Technology Conference," he says, "offers attendees an opportunity to see how leading companies have applied best practices to improve design performance and save weight, time and money in product development."

Altair is now accepting abstracts for client presentations through July 30th, 2004. Presentation abstracts can be submitted online at www.altair.com/OTC2004 or by e-mailing OTC2004@altair.com. To register to attend this free conference and for conference details please visit www.altair.com/OTC2004.

About Altair Engineering

Through product design consulting, advanced engineering software and grid computing technologies, Altair Engineering increases innovation for clients around the globe. Founded in 1985 and privately held with offices throughout 11 countries, Altair's unparalleled knowledge and expertise in product development and manufacturing extend throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As the developer of Altair(R) HyperWorks(R) - The Engineering Framework for Product Design(TM), Altair is the leading provider of high-end, open CAE software solutions for modeling, visualization, optimization and process automation. The company's grid computing software, PBS Pro(TM), is a workload management solution for high performance computing environments, LINUX clusters and desktop cycle harvesting that delivers an ROI within one year. For detailed information on Altair, visit www.altair.com