Cleveland Golf Chooses MSC.Software to Maximize Club Quality and Performance.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2001

Leading Golf Club Manufacturer Implements MSC.Software's CAE Products

for Design of World's Most Widely Used Wedges

MSC.Software Corp. (NYSE:MNS), an established information technology software and services provider helping companies worldwide develop better products faster, today announced that Cleveland Golf has chosen MSC.Software's computer-aided engineering (CAE) products for the design, testing and construction of its golf clubs. MSC.Software's CAE applications will allow Cleveland Golf, the maker of the leading wedge used on the PGA and LPGA Tours, to enhance its design process while controlling costs and represents an increased foothold for MSC.Software in additional markets.

"Cleveland Golf is an excellent example of the way MSC.Software technology is being used by companies worldwide to increase productivity and profits," said Frank Perna, president and chief executive officer of MSC.Software. "We have many initiatives focused on growing our business among the millions of Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SME) around the world. It is estimated that these manufacturing companies will spend about $400 billion on Information Technology this year. Our simulation technology enables designers to predict the future and provides an ever-increasing return on investment (ROI). This directly helps SME companies like Cleveland Golf speed time-to-market while creating high-quality products."

Known as a leader in wedge technology, Cleveland Golf selected MSC.visualNastran Enterprise family products MSC.Patran and MSC.Dytran to maximize the quality and design for its wedges, woods, irons and putters. MSC.Software products will enable Cleveland Golf to analyze ball-head impact dynamics and the resulting ball flight characteristics, including ball speed, launch angle and spin.

"CAE is a critical component to the analysis of golf club heads and shafts. Its non-linear analysis capabilities enable Cleveland Golf to continue creating a top-performing product that meets the expectations of professional golfers worldwide," said Dan Stone, vice president of research and development for Cleveland Golf. "We chose MSC.Software for the highly competitive solution they offered -- market-leading software applications combined with a thorough customer training and support program."

About MSC.Software Corporation

MSC.Software (NYSE:MNS) is the information technology software and services provider helping companies worldwide develop better products faster. MSC.Software's software and services are used to enhance and automate the product design and manufacturing process. The ability to model and test software prototypes has cost-effectively enabled manufacturers to design and build everything from sophisticated aircraft and automobiles to electronic products. Simulating product performance reduces development expenses, time to market and warranty costs, positively impacting customer profitability. MSC.Software is capitalizing on the advantages of the Linux operating system for high-performance computing and the Web in all of its forms. For additional information about MSC.visualNastran, our ASP or Linux initiatives, visit us at www.engineering-e.com or www.mscsoftware.com.

About Cleveland Golf

Cleveland Golf, a 20-year-old golf club manufacturer founded in 1979 by namesake Roger Cleveland, originally produced exquisite replicas of classic golf clubs from the 1940s and 1950s. Today, the company is regarded as one of the forerunners in product innovation for woods, irons, and putters, and produces the number one wedge used on the PGA, Buy.com and LPGA Tours.