Over 150 University Professors Select Algor's Curriculum Kit.

Business Editors

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2004

ALGOR, Inc., a leading provider of design, analysis and simulation software, announced that over 150 university professors have selected the company's Finite Element Analysis in Practice course curriculum kit, which was released last spring. The course curriculum kit is offered through ALGOR's University Program to assist professors in incorporating FEA into the classroom. Auburn University, Case Western Reserve University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, State University of New York and University of Texas are among the many educational institutions who have incorporated this curriculum into their program.

"I look forward to using ALGOR's course curriculum materials in my Fall 2004 FEA class," said Wayne Wells, Ph.D., Professor at the University of Texas at Brownsville. "The presentational style of the materials is clear and the examples will be easy for my students to use. The ALGOR materials will reduce my class preparation time, which will enable me to devote more time to coaching students in class instead of preparing materials."

"I am using ALGOR's course curriculum materials to expand the number of FEA examples included in our undergraduate and graduate Concurrent Engineering courses," said Todd Waggoner, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Bowling Green State University. "The course curriculum is very well developed and the exercises are flexible enough to be used as-is or adapted for a specific class focus, such as Concurrent Engineering. Because the exercises emphasize practical skills, they fit well into our 'hands-on' teaching approach."

"We are pleased to provide colleges and universities with affordable, easy-to-use, full-featured FEA software supported by a curriculum kit that provides an easy way to implement practical instruction and examples into their engineering courses," said ALGOR Product Manager Bob Williams. "The combination of modern analysis and simulation tools and ready-to-use teaching materials will help professors better prepare students to become well-equipped engineers."

The ALGOR University Program also provides an affordably priced concurrent use license for campuswide installation of the software and Software Update Subscription (SUS) coverage, including technical support and frequent software updates. Universities partner with ALGOR to provide their students with the tools necessary to properly prepare for professional careers in engineering and the opportunity to experience the entire engineering design process from conception to market.

Visit the University Curriculum Kit page of the ALGOR web site for more information.

ALGOR, Inc. provides cost-effective solutions for design, analysis and simulation and enables engineers to virtually test and predict real-world behavior of new and existing product designs, speed up time to market and make better, safer products at a lower cost. The company serves more than 20,000 customers in over 95 countries in organizations such as 3M, The Boeing Company, Delphi Corporation, The Dow Chemical Company, DuPont, General Electric Company, General Motors Corporation, Goodrich Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM Corporation and NASA. Partnerships with other leading software companies offer data exchange with products from Alibre, Inc.; ANSYS, Inc.; Autodesk, Inc.; CADKEY Corporation; MSC.Software Corporation; Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC); Robert McNeel & Associates; Solid Edge from UGS PLM Solutions, an EDS company; SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. company; and others. Educational support and customer service includes the use of Internet audio/video technology for distance learning and free, live software demonstrations.

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