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N.Technology Invests in MSC.Software MasterKey Licensing System to Improve Virtual Product Development Process for Race Cars SANTA ANA, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MSC.Software Corp. , the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including simulation software and services, today announced that N.Technology, an Italian developer of race cars and part of FIAT AUTO, is expanding its use of MSC.Software products under the MSC.MasterKey license system. A long time user of ADAMS/Car and ADAMS/Motorsport, N.Technology will now integrate MSC.Nastran, MSC.Patran and ADAMS/Engine into their product development process to optimize the performance characteristics of their race cars. "The MSC.ADAMS product suite has excellent traction within the motor sports industry, especially for Formula1 racing, rally championships in Europe and South America and the Champ Car series in the United States. These car teams have directly correlated performance improvements with the use of products like ADAMS/Car and we are extremely pleased to see that these successes are resulting in increased investments with MSC.Software," says Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of MSC.Software. "Virtual Product Development isn't an individual product you can buy out of the box. It is an environment that is designed to evolve and build upon product development success and we look forward to working with other racing teams around the world as they integrate more MSC.Software products and services into their vehicle design and race preparation processes." "Being successful in the international motor sports panorama, the need to speed up our cars determines our business decisions," said Andrea Adamo at N.Technology. "To make a race car a winning one, fast decisions have to be made regarding how a car can be fitted to a specific track or which suspension or engine is the right one for a certain race. We have to do that virtually since we don't always have the time to build a prototype and test it before we send the car on the track. Changes to the cars often have to be made in less than two weeks and we work on the principle that the results generated after the race can always help us before the next race. With Virtual Product Development we can run sensitivity studies with hundreds of different configurations in a matter of minutes." "Our experience with the MSC.ADAMS products showed us that the only way to meet our goals is the virtual way. We switched to the MasterKey License because we realized that a token-based offering could help us to get more out of our existing licenses and gives us the possibility to add more tools to our Virtual Product Development process at convenient conditions. The software we need has to be as reliable, versatile and flexible as the cars we want to develop with it. With MSC.Nastran, MSC.Patran, and ADAMS/Engine we now have included tools in our development process which are expected to help us to achieve excellence in race car development," Mr. Adamo concluded. The MSC.Software MasterKey license system (formerly known as VPD Campus License System), gives engineers the possibility to choose from more than 250 market-leading software packages available today. With those software tools engineers may assess the complete functional performance of their products, from strength and durability characteristics to motion and controls, vibration and acoustics, thermal effects, and more, without having to purchase individual product licenses. Tailored to the unique environment of every customer, the MasterKey License System maximizes productivity and engineering budgets by providing full-range simulation capabilities and flexible product management. About N.Technology Formed in 2001, N.Technology, an Italian based company combines the sources and expertise of Fiat Auto Attivita Sportive and Team Nordauto. The company develops cars for the FIA European Touring Car Championship and various other rally championships. They currently provide the new Alfa Romeo 156 TS for the FIA ETCC 2004 and the Fiat Punto Abarth Rally (Super 1600) and Fiat Stilo Abarth Rally for national and international rally championships. They also provide a modified version of the Alfa Romeo 147 (GTA Cup and Superproduction) for special championships. In the last 2 years N.Technology won the FIA ETCC with their Alfa Romeo 156 GTA. For more information on N.Technology please visit: http://www.ntechnology.it/. About MSC.Software Corporation MSC.Software (NYSE:MNS) is the leading global provider of simulation software and 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 23 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit http://www.mscsoftware.com/. DATASOURCE: MSC.Software Corp. CONTACT: media, Todd Evans, Media Relations, +1-714-445-3066, , or Evelyn Gebhardt, Media Relations-EMEA, +39-011-5151840, , or investors, Joanne Keates, Director of Investor Relations, +1-323-259-4263, , all of MSC.Software Web site: http://www.ntechnology.it/ Web site: http://www.mscsoftware.com/

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