Hewlett-Packard and the MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. Expanding Current Relationship.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1997--The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MNS MNS Minutes MNS Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS Malaysian Nature Society MNS Mass Notification System MNS Mirror Neuron System MNS Metis Nation of Saskatchewan MNS mission needs statement (US DoD) MNS Maître Nageur Sauveteur )(MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. ) is announcing an expansion of its relationship with Hewlett-Packard Co. to include the HP PC Workstations for MSC product development and demonstration. "MSC is delighted to strengthen and expand our relationship with HP to provide world-class computer-aided engineering See CAE. Computer-aided engineering Any use of computer software to solve engineering problems. With the improvement of graphics displays, engineering workstations, and graphics standards, computer-aided engineering (CAE) has come to mean the computer products on all HP workstation platforms for UNIX systems and Microsoft Windows NT," announced Thomas C. Curry, MSC's president and chief executive officer. "We are building on many years of success in working closely with HP. Together, we expect to provide comprehensive, robust and reliable simulation tools on its suite of platform types," Curry added. "HP's strength in the UNIX system, technical workstation and PC workstation markets allow it to offer our customers a wide choice of high-performance solutions based on 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). or NT, and the expertise to ensure easy migration across platforms." HP is providing MSC with HP PC Workstation loaner units and will be conducting joint seminars with MSC at HP facilities across the country throughout the remainder of the year. MSC and HP are also working together to include other key software suppliers in targeted marketing activities. "Our close cooperation with MSC ensures customers benefit from seamlessly integrated simulation solutions backed by superior PC workstation performance," said Boris Elisman, marketing manager of HP's Performance Desktop Computing Operation. "HP's leadership in the PC workstation market has allowed us to expand this collaboration with MSC to bring all the benefits this offers to HP's UNIX customers to the Windows NT environment." The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. (NYSE:MNS) is the world's leading supplier of mechanical computer-aided engineering (MCAE MCAE Mechanical Computer-Aided Engineering (mechanical engineering, design or analysis) MCAE Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education MCAE Minnesota Center for Arts Education MCAE Mitchell College of Advanced Education ) solutions. MSC provides software, services and strategies by partnering with customers to increase the performance of their structural designs. MSC's solutions have played a key role in the design of virtually every major automobile, aircraft and space vehicle developed in the past decade. MSC solutions are provided by offices throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit the MSC Web site at: www.macsch.com . Hewlett-Packard Co. is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup Soccer tournament. HP is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 114,600 employees and had revenue of $38.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com . HP PC Workstation information can be found at www.hp.com/go/pcworkstation . -0- Note to Editors: NASTRAN NASTRAN - NAsa STRess ANalysis program. A program for solving large stress analysis problems. ["The NASTRAN User's Manual", SP-222(C3), NASA, 1976]. is a registered trademark of NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. . MSC, MSC/, MSC/DYTRAN, PATRAN and ARIES Aries (âr`ēz) [Lat.,=the ram], constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Taurus and Pisces; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It contains the bright star Hamal (Alpha Arietis). are registered trademarks of The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. MSC/NASTRAN and MSC/MVISION are trademarks of The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their registered owners. CONTACT: MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. Kenn Morris, 213/259-3830 kenn.morris@macsch.com |
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