MATRA Automobile Engineering Extends Usage of Virtual Product Development Solutions Through MSC.MasterKey Licensing System

French Engineering Company Uses SimOffice Products to Meet New Design and Performance Requirements, Reduce Development Time and Develop Better Prototypes

SANTA ANA, Calif., June 9 -- MSC.Software Corp. , the leading global provider of simulation software and services, today announced that MATRA Automobile Engineering has extended their usage of MSC.Software's SimOffice products through the MSC.MasterKey Licensing System.

"Consumer demand for quality and reliability is a key driver in today's highly competitive automotive environment," Amir Mobayen, MSC.Software, Corporate Senior VP, EMEA. "By allowing manufacturers to reduce their dependence on physical testing, virtual product development has a direct benefit to product quality, development time, and overall profitability. MSC.Software works closely with both manufacturers and automotive service organizations to ensure that our SimOffice products and MasterKey licensing deliver the functionality and flexibility required to help them exceed their customer expectations from within a profitable development operation."

This extension in the use of SimOffice products, including MSC.Nastran, MSC.Marc and MSC.ADAMS via the MSC.MasterKey licensing system, will provide MATRA a unique depth and flexibility in their simulation capability and will ensure their continued advantage in a competitive global market.

For more information on MSC.MasterKey and the SimOffice product portfolio, please visit http://www.mscsoftware.com/products/.

About MATRA AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING

MATRA AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING is a high-premium engineering service provider, targeting major players in the automobile and transport sectors. MAE took over all R&D skills with teams that focus on research, approval, industrialization and managing of projects from car manufacturer Matra. It covers the entire product development cycle, from styling to start of production.

Drawing on 40 years of vehicle design and industrial experience (Matra has produced over a million cars), MAE engineers offer a comprehensive range of services: from design and approval through to industrialization, covering subsystems through to whole vehicles.

Working on both partial and turn-key projects, MAE provides its clients with its overall vision and experience of manufacturers' own challenges, which are the best guarantees of results and performance.

About MSC.Software Corporation

MSC.Software is the leading global provider of simulation software, with related services, that helps companies make money, save time and reduce costs associated with designing and testing manufactured products. MSC.Software works with thousands of companies in hundreds of industries to develop better products faster by utilizing information technology, software, services and systems. MSC.Software employs more than 1400 people in 22 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com.