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SANTA ANA, CA – MSC.Software Corp. (NYSE:MNS), the established information technology software and services provider helping companies worldwide develop better products faster, today announced a multi-channel distribution agreement for the complete line of mechanical engineering software developed by MechSoft.com. "MechSoft.com provides designers with an extensive library of parts that enable them to more rapidly simulate performance of their conceptual designs," said Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of MSC.Software. "The combination of MechSoft.com and MSC.visualNastran Desktop software is tightly integrated with all of the most popular design products including Autodesk, SolidWorks and UGS. The integrated software provides millions of users with a flexible set of mechanical design tools to make lighter, stronger and safer products." "The world class MSC.Software MCAE products and services and MechSoft.com's state of the art knowledge solutions and mechanical content have natural synergies that are greatly enhanced through this relationship. MCAD users will see substantial benefits from the expanded reach that MSC.Software brings to the MechSoft product line," said Steve Vidal, president of MechSoft.com. "We are very happy to see MSC.Software and Mechsoft.com, two longtime SolidWorks Solution Partners, working together to provide our customers with best-in-class, fully integrated mechanical engineering solutions," stated Brian Houle, Gold Product manager for SolidWorks Corp. "We are glad to hear that two of our key solution partners are coming together to provide a complete mechanical engineering suite," said Cliff Brown, senior product manager in the manufacturing division at Autodesk. "A major benefit we see from this partnership is that Autodesk customers will have direct access to MSC.visualNastran and MechSoft.com products, training, demonstrations and consulting support online via the Autodesk point A portal." "The combination of MechSoft.com and MSC.Software's simulation tools gives customers the pricing and functionality flexibility that allows engineers at any size organization to employ the most advanced simulation tools for their design projects. We're excited to be able to offer our customers the value inherent in these bundled products," said Bill McClure, director of Solid Edge at UGS. With the addition of MechSoft.com, MSC.Software offers a complete suite of desktop simulation tools for companies in all manufacturing industries and users at all levels of sophistication. MechSoft.com allows users to employ a large library of engineering content and standards, as well as mathematical and physical calculations, to automatically create mechanically correct parts early in the design process, during the conceptual model phase, without having to spend the time and resources to design and test multiple design models. For further information visit www.mscsoftware.com