Simmetrix Helps Transpire Bring Radiation Transport Technology to Market

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y.--Nov. 9, 2004--Simmetrix Inc., a leading provider of component software for simulation-based design, and Transpire Inc., developer of innovative solutions for radiation transport simulation, announce the release of Transpire's Attila(TM) software product providing state-of-the art transport solution methods combined with CAD integration and mesh generation technologies from Simmetrix.

Transpire, Inc. (formerly Radion Technologies) has incorporated the leading edge mesh generation libraries of Simmetrix to provide best-of-class software solutions for predicting the macroscopic behavior of radiation for a broad range of applications. Referred to as radiation transport, this is an area of fundamental importance for many applications including nuclear power, waste storage and remediation, medical imaging, oil exploration, spacecraft shielding design, materials characterization, and radiotherapy. The radiation transport community has largely evolved independently of the broader computer aided engineering (CAE) market. It has been dominated by research solvers that lack the ease-of-use and CAD/CAE integration essential for effective commercial usage.

"Since most in the radiation transport community have little or no experience with mesh generation, it was critical to provide our user base with an intuitive, highly automated mesh generation process. Simmetrix is enabling us to realize this goal," said Greg Failla of Transpire, Inc. "The result is that users of Attila benefit from a straightforward, easy-to-use process that can substantially improve analysis productivity."

"We are very enthused by Transpire's success in commercializing Attila," explains Joe Walsh, Vice President of Simmetrix Inc. "Transpire is an excellent example illustrating that using our component software tools can dramatically reduce the time-to-market for emerging technologies and simulation applications."

About Simmetrix Inc.

Simmetrix Inc. is a leading provider of OEM component technology, software tools, and services for Simulation-Based Design and CAD/CAE integration. Simmetrix' customers include simulation modeling software developers that provide a broad range of analysis applications including mechanical, electro-magnetic, fluids (CFD), and MEMS simulation. Simmetrix' flagship product is the Simulation Modeling Suite, a comprehensive suite of component software tools to support Simulation Modeling directly from solid models providing problem definition, attribute management, and CAE results management along with automatic mesh generation with support of mesh curving, mesh adaptivity, and anisotropic boundary layer mesh generation. The Simmetrix tools enable automated creation and management of simulation data suitable for finite element, finite volume, and boundary element analysis directly from design data. Simmetrix also provides custom Simulation-Based Design engineering solutions for manufacturing corporations and advanced research and development services related to simulation modeling and Simulation-Based Design. Simmetrix, founded in 1997, has offices in Clifton Park, NY, Plymouth, MI, and Clarkesville, GA. For more information, visit the Simmetrix web site at http://www.simmetrix.com.

About Transpire, Inc.

Transpire, Inc. provides revolutionary software and services for radiation transport simulations. Transpire's flagship software, Attila, is a general purpose system capable of improving the product design and analysis process for a broad range of industries where radiation plays a critical role in product performance, safety, and reliability. Through strategic partnerships with leading clinical, research, and commercial organizations, Transpire is actively expanding their technologies to benefit a broad range of industries including radiation therapy, medical imaging, and homeland security. Transpire was founded as Radion Technologies in 2002, and has offices in Gig Harbor, WA, Los Alamos, NM, and Pattersonville, NY. For more information, visit the Transpire web site at http://www.radiative.com.