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Altair Engineering, Inc., a global leader in innovative product development, advanced engineering software and grid computing technology, today announced that it has established a regional office in the city of Sao Caetano do Sul, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Altair Engineering do Brasil will provide sales and technical support for the company's HyperWorks suite of advanced product design and engineering software tools to regional manufacturers and the engineering community. Those customers include strategic international accounts such as Fiat, Ford, GM, John Deere, ArvinMeritor and Nokia. Valdir Mendes Cardoso is the technical manager of Altair Engineering do Brasil, and will oversee operations at the new facility. "Altair has built a strong reputation for providing our customers with the highest quality service in the industry," said James R. Scapa, president and CEO of Altair Engineering. "The Sao Paulo office will enhance the level of collaboration with our Brazilian customers that is so important to drive innovation in product design and engineering." The new facility is the twelfth Altair office worldwide and further demonstrates Altair's energetic global growth strategy. Having an office in Brazil also recognizes that country's growing economy and its emergence as one of the world's most vibrant design centers.