Hyundai Motor Company Selects MSC.Software's SimManager

Leading Asian Automotive Manufacturer Latest to Enjoy Benefits of Data and Process Improvement with MSC.Software's Enterprise Simulation Solutions

SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 10 -- MSC.Software Corp. , the leading global provider of enterprise simulation solutions including simulation software and services, today announced that the automotive manufacturer, Hyundai Motor Company, has selected MSC.Software's SimManager to manage their simulation processes and information in order to effectively reuse models, data, and expert methods.

SimManager, a component of SimEnterprise, is MSC.Software's enterprise simulation process and data management solution, and provides a systematic approach to simulation / virtual test data management and process automation. By using SimManager, Hyundai can establish an automated standard simulation and testing knowledge process that integrates in-house and legacy technology onto a common integrated environment, enabling reuse of best practices that increases the speed of analysis, the bandwidth of engineers, and saves both time and money for the company. The repository of associated simulation data facilitates a knowledge-base for full simulation audit trails.

Starting with their first implementation service, Hyundai was able to dramatically reduce time in preparing pedestrian protection analysis and achieve high improvement in efficiency of simulation data management. Based on this success the company is strongly considering expanding their simulation data management system including crash and NVH area.

"Automotive manufacturers face increasing pressures to use simulation to produce reliable performance predictions that reduce the need for physical prototypes and provide more accurate and complete results," said Bill Weyand, chief executive officer, MSC.Software Corporation. "The results achieved by SimManager not only help shorten business cycles, but increase the quality of products."

About SimManager

SimManager allows manufacturers to harness and automate their simulation process best practices, tying together the myriad of point products typically used during the design/validation process. The associated integration of engineering analysis methods, processes, and data within the IT infrastructure for product development can save significant time and costs. SimManager creates a knowledge-base from the sea of data produced during simulation and analysis offering even further opportunities for value through collaboration and decision support. MSC.Software includes and optimizes IBM technology, including DB2, WebSphere and Tivoli, as a part of SimManager, pre-configuring and testing these technologies for ease of installation, rapid scalability and aligning smoothly with enterprise architecture strategies such as the adoption of an enterprise Service Oriented Architecture. The combination of IBM's technology, services and integration expertise along with SimManager's capabilities provides a complete solution stack for the management of simulation processes and product performance data, ensuring scalability for global deployments. More information on SimManager can be found at http://www.mscsoftware.com/ or https://cpd-associates.com/download/index.cfm?download=simmanagermsc&company=

About MSC.Software Corporation

MSC.Software is the global leader of enterprise simulation solutions, that help 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 1100 people in 23 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit http://www.mscsoftware.com/.

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