Altair Engineering To Present Military Vehicle to Media

TROY, Mich.--Nov. 9, 2004--Altair Engineering will present a prototype vehicle designed for combat support military operations to the media Wednesday, November 10 at noon, at 1820 East Big Beaver, Troy, Michigan. Photo opportunities will be available.

Altair has been involved with the Military Trucks Division of GM Specialty Vehicles to design, engineer, fabricate, build, test and deliver four prototype vehicles in support of the U.S. Army's COMBATT program. These vehicles are based off the C/K (Silverado 2500HD) architecture, and are designed for combat support military operations. Much of the work was performed at Altair's 35,000 square-foot vehicle development laboratory at its world headquarters in Troy, Michigan.

Altair President and CEO Jim Scapa; Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson; and U.S. Army National Automotive Center (NAC) Executive Director Dennis Wend will speak about the program.

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.