FEMAP + UNIX Equals Powerful Modeling and Visualization.EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 1998-- The world's most popular analysis modeling software on the PC now available in full strength on popular UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms; Organizations with existing investment in UNIX to take advantage of improved engineering productivity and cost benefits. Enterprise Software Products, Inc. (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ), world-class developer of the FEMAP(R) product line of engineering analysis modeling and visualization software for Windows based and UNIX operating systems, announces the first full strength release of FEMAP on popular UNIX workstations from SILICON GRAPHICS, HP, SUN and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) . The release of UNIX-based FEMAP 5.0 enables customers to realize unprecedented productivity gains on their choice of existing hardware platforms. This milestone escalates productivity while engineering teams continue to use familiar hardware and software. This phenomenon is a critical element for large UNIX-based engineering environments in markets such as aerospace, automotive, and industrial equipment where hardware investments are significant. Further, such installations are not likely candidates for real-time, radical PC migration due to long-term projects already underway, supplier relationships, and data exchange standards issues. Over the past two years, FEMAP has increasingly been accepted as the finite element analysis Finite element analysis (FEA) is a computer simulation technique used in engineering analysis. It uses a numerical technique called the finite element method (FEM). There are many finite element software packages, both free and proprietary. (FEA (Finite Element Analysis) A mathematical technique for analyzing stress, which breaks down a physical structure into substructures called "finite elements." The finite elements and their interrelationships are converted into equation form and solved mathematically. ) pre- and post-processing software of choice on the PC at leading organizations. During this time, the FEMAP product line on UNIX, while also popular, included only a subset of what was available on the PC. With this release of FEMAP, UNIX users now experience the full productivity of FEMAP previously available only on the PC. UNIX-based FEMAP users will experience a Motif-compliant user interface with the same menu options as the Windows version, plus experience new and highly optimized OpenGL graphics speed, robust access to their CAD geometry, breakthrough meshing speed, and the extensive solver support that analysis professionals have come to expect from this sophisticated line of engineering software. Completely re-written in 1992, FEMAP software was designed as the first Windows-native finite element pre- and post-processing system focused on the needs of analysis professionals. On the PC, FEMAP delivers Windows ease-of-use combined with sophisticated analysis modeling capabilities, and offers users of traditional UNIX solutions an easy migration path to the new PC workstation environment, with no loss of functionality and a rapid learning curve. With extensive solver support, users can access, manage and re-use their analysis legacy data in a modern, highly productive environment. FEMAP was the first analysis modeling product to offer tight integration with Microsoft Office products, including cut and paste To move an object from one location to another. When the operation is complete, there is nothing left in the original location. It may refer to relocating files from one folder to another or to relocating selected text or images from one document to another. of graphics and text. It was also the first engineering software product to integrate both ACIS and Parasolid kernels simultaneously in one geometry environment, and first CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. product to deliver revolutionary solid meshing speed on the PC. "We had come to rely on previous versions of FEMAP on both PC and UNIX platforms as a finite element based modeler and high quality FEA translator," commented John Haworth, Process Leader of Advanced Analysis Structural Dynamics at Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power, a part of The Boeing Company. "When we saw the productivity available in FEMAP Version 5 on the PC, we were anxious to have full FEMAP capability on our considerable network of UNIX workstations. We are now using FEMAP 5.0 on our UNIX workstations and are quite impressed to witness the exact same functionality and quality as the PC version. We will be using FEMAP floating licenses on a mixture of PCs and UNIX workstations to optimize productivity and adhere to user and project requirement preferences." "FEMAP has been a leader on the PC, but in the past the UNIX version has been a rather limited subset," adds Clark Newby, manager of Engineering Analysis & Simulation Markets at Silicon Graphics, Inc. "FEMAP's optimized OpenGL(R) graphics combine with SGI's advanced graphics architecture to provide users with an exceptional analysis visualization experience." Newby continued, "With the release of FEMAP 5.0, customers can realize full FEA modeling productivity, powered by their choice of hardware. Companies aren't forced to sacrifice UNIX performance in order to access the full range of FEMAP's powerful features." "ESP is committed to delivering powerful analysis modeling solutions focused on the needs of technical professionals," commented George Rudy, president of ESP. "We recognize that many of our customers are large organizations with significant investments in UNIX hardware. We are pleased that we can now deliver full FEMAP productivity to these customers." About Enterprise Software Products, Inc. Enterprise Software Products, Inc. develops, markets, and supports the FEMAP product line of analysis modeling and visualization software, for Windows and UNIX operating systems. FEMAP is powerful and easy to use software for computer aided engineering (application) Computer Aided Engineering - (CAE) Use of computers to help with all phases of engineering design work. Like computer aided design, but also involving the conceptual and analytical design steps. (CAE) that helps organizations simulate product and process performance and improve time to market by reducing or eliminating physical prototypes. FEMAP has extensive support for leading finite element solvers including ABAQUS, ANSYS ANSYS Analysis System , and NASTRAN NASTRAN - NAsa STRess ANalysis program. A program for solving large stress analysis problems. ["The NASTRAN User's Manual", SP-222(C3), NASA, 1976]. , and breakthrough performance in terms of geometry, meshing and graphics speed. As a native Windows application, FEMAP has tight integration with Microsoft Office products, helping engineers document and communicate their work with ease, and provide the exchange of engineering data to downstream users in sales, marketing, technical documentation and purchasing to facilitate better communications throughout an organization and improve overall productivity. Leading organizations including The Boeing Company, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , Mitsubishi, and NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. rely on FEMAP to integrate multiple analysis technologies in a single modeling and visualization environment. ESP also has a very successful OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and program, partnering with leaders in the field including The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MNS) and ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ANSS ANSS Advanced National Seismic System (USGS) ANSS American Nature Study Society ). -0- Note to Editors: FEMAP is a registered trademark of Enterprise Software Products, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective holders. NOTE TO EDITORS: There is an "at" symbol after "jrankin" and "lcarrabi" below. Those symbols may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Enterprise Software Products, Inc. Jeff Rankin, 610/458-3660 jrankin@femap.com or Public Relations contact: Laura Carrabine, 412/441-1039 lcarrabi@nb.net |
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