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MSC.Software Corp., the leading global provider of virtual product development products and services, today announced that Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of MSC.Software, will present at the Seventh Annual Needham & Company Growth Conference on Wednesday, January 12 at 10:00am ET at the New York Palace Hotel. The audio Web cast of the presentation and the accompanying slides will be available live via the MSC.Software Investor Relations Web Site at http://www.mscsoftware.com/ir/ and archived for replay following the event.