Fluent Expands Presence in Detroit Area By Opening New, Larger Office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

LEBANON, N.H.--Nov. 1, 20057, 2005--Fluent Inc., the world leader in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and services, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, in response to our continued business growth in the automotive industry. While Fluent previously had office accommodations in Ann Arbor, this expanded office location allows for the addition of more customer services staff, and features an expanded training facility as well as a much larger compute resource center. The new training facility has increased space to accommodate more students, and allows for the addition of new educational sessions on advanced automotive application areas such as underhood thermal management, noise prediction and HVAC system analysis. Visitors can take full advantage of the facility to meet with their customer services team, get trained on new product innovations, and discuss how the Fluent team can provide consulting services to meet their engineering needs.

"The opening of our expanded office in Ann Arbor is a direct result of our continued growth in the automotive industry," says Swaminathan Subbiah, Vice President of Fluent's US Operations. "Our customers continue to invest in FLUENT as the preferred CFD software in the automotive industry, and this new office demonstrates our commitment to better serve our customers with support, consulting and training for the next several years. While local, the team here is also well connected to our overseas offices, and can jointly offer streamlined global support for our multinational customers with overseas operations."

The Ann Arbor-based Fluent office provides technical support, consulting services, educational courses and sales support to the automotive, motor sports, recreational and commercial vehicle industry sectors in the Detroit area and throughout North America. The local team has extensive technical experience in all aspects of fluid flow analysis and a track record of success. The new facilities have enhanced the ability of Fluent to meet the needs of its clients by delivering more of its products and services from a local, convenient setting.

You can contact the new Fluent Ann Arbor office at:

3005 Boardwalk

Suite 100

Ann Arbor, MI, 48108

USA

Telephone: +1-734-213-6821

About Fluent

Fluent is the world's largest provider of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and consulting services. Fluent's software is used for simulation, visualization, and analysis of fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, flow-induced noise and chemical reactions. It is a vital part of the computer-aided engineering (CAE) process for companies around the world and is deployed in nearly every manufacturing industry. FLUENT is used extensively in the global automotive industry by the vast majority of OEMs and their suppliers. It is also widely used in the global motor racing industry. Using Fluent's software, engineers build virtual prototypes and simulate the performance of proposed and existing designs, allowing them to improve design quality while reducing cost and speeding time to market. Fluent's corporate headquarters are located in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA, with offices in Belgium, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, China and Sweden. Its CFD software is also available around the world through joint ventures, partnerships, and distributors in Korea, Australia, Brazil, China, Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Middle East, and most European countries. For more information: www.fluent.com

FLUENT(R) is a registered trademark of Fluent Inc.