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Worldwide Summits Provide Partners With Depth and Breadth Training on MSC.Software Solutions: MSC.Software, the global provider of enterprise simulation solutions and services, today announced its worldwide channel summits, designed to provide channel partners and prospects with extensive training and support on MSC.Software solutions. The summits will provide opportunities for partners to learn from and interact with key MSC.Software alliance partners including IBM, Microsoft and Hewlett Packard. These alliances provide go-to-market strategies that can greatly benefit channel partners. Forums will be provided for solution sales training and informational support on how MSC.Software channel marketing can assist partners in driving sales. Key MSC.Software customers will showcase how their businesses benefit from implementing MSC.Software solutions. "We are excited to bring together the collective experience of MSC.Software's channel partners under one roof," said Alf Goebel, vice president of global channels for MSC.Software. "By sharing the wealth of expertise that exists among our alliance partners, channel partners and MSC.Software, we are best able to bring the benefits of virtual product simulation to our customers." The MSC.Software Channel Summits will take place: * April 17-19, 2007 - Renaissance Hotel, Salzburg, Austria * April 24-26, 2007 - Renaissance Okinawa Resort, Okinawa, Japan For more information or to register, please visit: its Web site