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MSC.Software today announced that MSC.Software's enterprise solution suite has been chosen by Valeo Engine Cooling Branch, a leader in vehicle powertrain thermal energy management systems, to improve the virtual product development of components and modules for a full range of engine and transmission cooling functions. MSC.Software's solution suite, SimOffice, is an enterprise VPD environment based upon scaleable, interoperable products that help engineers in every industry solve complex product development challenges by testing integrated virtual prototypes within a single, unified framework. MSC's SimOffice provides the world's most demanding organizations access to industry-leading enterprise solutions including MSC.Nastran, MSC.Marc, MSC.ADAMS; specialized analysis tools such as MSC.Dytran; modeling systems such as MSC.Patran; and industry-specific tools. "We are pleased with VEC's decision to replace the incumbent simulation provider with our best-in-class integrated simulation software," said Bill Weyand, chairman and CEO, MSC.Software. "MSC's tightly integrated solutions were selected in this competitive environment because our integrated solutions will provide VEC unique depth and flexibility in their simulation capability and will ensure their continued advantage in a competitive global market." Faster turnaround for static, dynamic, thermal simulations of components, sub-systems and systems are some of the immediate benefits which engineers will gain from MSC.Software's suite of tightly integrated enterprise solutions. More importantly, MSC.Software displaced the competition because the on-demand access to SimOffice portfolio, realizes a key standardization objective, bringing benefits in technology at all stages of the VPD process and reducing costs. "MSC.Software's commitment to understanding and meeting the technical and operational requirements of our customers helped secure this highly competitive win," said Amir Mobayen, senior vice president, EMEA, MSC.Software. "Long-term relationships with organizations such as VEC are central to our product development and business strategy, and in the combination of the integrated SimOffice solutions suite we believe that we offer one of the most compelling enablers of profitable simulation on the market today."