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Agreement Allows for Embedded Durability Technology in SimEnterprise Product Suite: MSC.Software Corporation, the leading global provider of enterprise simulation solutions including simulation software and services, has announced a source code license and distribution agreement with nCode International, a leading provider of computer-aided analysis (CAE) technologies and services focused on product life performance and durability. This agreement enables MSC.Software to better embed durability technology throughout its product offerings including its SimEnterprise suite. Because manufacturers face tremendous pressure to bring products to market under increasing time constraints, safety and predictive failure have become mission critical. As two of the leaders in enabling technology that accurately simulate and predict the fatigue life of mechanical products, systems and components, MSC.Software and nCode have enjoyed a strong working relationship focusing on durability for more than a decade. This next level of the relationship will enable customers to more quickly embrace and apply durability testing as a standard part of the product innovation process. "As the leader in enterprise simulation, MSC.Software takes this step to better serve our customer needs, helping drive more innovative products to market faster, and with higher levels of confidence in safety and durability," said Doug Peterson, senior vice president of product development for MSC.Software. "By streamlining the users access to these capabilities, we enhance process performance and the ability to more broadly expose this technology throughout our product suite. We look forward to delivering this technology as an embedded part of forthcoming releases." "nCode is pleased to broaden the reach of its durability technology through MSC.Software's embedded durability solutions which increases the ability of manufacturers to accurately predict product life performance and durability," said Brian Dabell, chief executive officer, nCode. "By embedding this code within the SimEnterprise suite, companies will now be able to more efficiently and seamlessly share durability results and information as part of their enterprise simulation." "The acquisition of fatigue and durability technology allows MSC.Software to broaden its multidiscipline offering while expanding overall end user capability through SimEnterprise for additional value to our customers," said Glenn Wienkoop, president and chief operating officer, MSC.Software. "With MSC.Software's unique SOA, SimEnterprise is rapidly evolving as the one-stop shopping source for CAE."