SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- MSC.Software (Nasdaq:MSCS), the leading global provider of enterprise simulation solutions, including simulation software and services, today announced that it has been selected by Alenia Aeronautica, one of the world's leading companies in commercial and defense aeronautics as the vendor of choice and Prime Partner for the company's Alenia Networked Enterprise Transformation (ALENET) initiative in order to sustain and accelerate planned Company growth for the next decade. ALENET Project is a multi-year business transformation initiative, designed to deliver benefits in standardization, streamlining, and innovation to Alenia companies, suppliers, partners, and customers worldwide.
After more than two years of intensive evaluations involving more than ten suppliers, Alenia Aeronautica selected MSC.Software to implement the Virtual and Physical Prototype Simulation (VPPS) portion of the project by the end of 2009. Alenia will also deploy the company's enterprise solutions, SimManager, SimXpert, and MD Nastran as part of the initiative.
"The VPPS stream of ALENET will help Alenia Aeronautica to move to a fully 'Digital Product Development' process by validating Performance and Functionality through Simulation," said Chief Technology Officer Nazario Cauceglia. "MSC.Software has proven to be consistent with Alenia Aeronautica's Product Life Cycle vision in delivering the multi-discipline integrated solver platform and the simulation content and process management infrastructure we need as part of our whole PLM environment to 'enable' a common Performance Simulation Framework for all our future programs. The selection of MSC.Software to meet this need is a demonstration of our mutual mindset in the value of enterprise simulation solutions."
"We're very proud to be selected Prime Partner of Alenia Aeronautica on this project. We created SimEnterprise specifically to support Enterprise Simulation initiatives like ALENET," said Bill Weyand, CEO of MSC.Software. "We're equally proud to have the best technical expertise in the industry to support Alenia Aeronautica in implementing the framework and maximizing the benefits."
ALENET VPPS multi-million project is expected to be complete in three phases by the end of 2009. MSC.Software is delivering Phase 1 software and implementation services starting from Q2 2008.
About Alenia Aeronautica
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, is the largest Italian aeronautic player which operates world-wide in the commercial and military aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles and aerostructures. Alenia Aeronautica also coordinates the activities of Alenia Aermacchi and Alenia Aeronavali - wholly owned companies - respectively active in the design and manufacturing of military trainer aircraft and in the overhaul, maintenance and modification of military and civil aircraft. With its joint venture ATR, SCAC and Superjet International, Alenia Aeronautica is the world leader in the regional turboprop market and a top player in the worldwide regional jet market. Over 2007 Alenia Aeronautica reported revenues of 2,306 millions Euro, backlog for 8,248 millions Euro and orders for 3,104. The total workforce is 13,301.
About ALENET
ALENET is a multi-year business transformation initiative, designed to deliver benefits in standardization, streamlining, and innovation to Alenia companies, suppliers, partners, and customers worldwide. Promoting an extended and integrated vision of the PLM and simulation environment, the ALENET objectives focus on improving engineering lifecycle efficiency, and include strategies for the improved integration of suppliers and partners, harmonization of technologies and processes, and the capture, management, and sharing of inherent process and intellectual property enterprise-wide.
About MSC.Software Corporation
MSC.Software (Nasdaq:MSCS) is the global leader of enterprise simulation solutions that help companies make money, save time and reduce costs associated with designing and testing manufactured products. MSC.Software works with thousands of companies in hundreds of industries to develop better products faster by utilizing information technology, software, services and systems. MSC.Software employs 1100 people in 23 countries. For additional information about MSC Software's products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com.
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