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Leading Australian Research Agency Invests in MSC.Software VPD Solutions to Accelerate Scientific Discovery Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Chooses Flexible Simulation Software Environment MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MSC.Software Corp. (NYSE:MNS), the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including simulation software and services, today announced that Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has purchased a MSC.MasterKey License System from MSC.Software. The MSC.MasterKey Licensing System will be implemented at the CSIRO High Performance Scientific Computing Centre, located in Melbourne, Australia, to provide a central hardware and software service for the use of CSIRO scientists and engineers across all divisions throughout Australia. The MSC.MasterKey Licensing System gives researchers at CSIRO the ability to take advantage of the breadth and depth of MSC.Software's portfolio of simulation tools within a flexible licensing system, allowing researchers to use MSC.Software simulation tools wherever and whenever they are needed. "MSC.Software enjoys a very close relationship with the world's leading research institutions and the MSC.MasterKey System is the perfect tool for their needs," says Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of MSC.Software. "By providing scientists and researchers with easy access to a broad spectrum of simulation tools, they can spend more time innovating and less time dealing with the logistics of setting up experiments or dealing with bureaucracy. We have a strong team in Australia and I am confident that the engineers at CSIRO will look forward to working with them and enjoying the industry's best simulation software portfolio." "The extremely wide science and engineering research scope undertaken by CSIRO is a perfect example of the reasons why flexible software licensing is critical for research programs involving personnel located across nationally distributed sites," said Dr. Rhys Francis, Director, CSIRO High Performance Scientific Computing. "The diversity of research programs plus the large number of projects and teams was the perfect environment for MSC.MasterKey. Instant access to diverse software via a streamlined licensing arrangement from one provider, will provide increased productivity and cost reductions through elimination of license redundancies. Locating the license service with the High Performance Scientific Computing Centre allows solvers to run on the fastest available machines in CSIRO and gives access to large memory sizes, allowing researchers to tackle problems beyond the capabilities of desktop systems." About CSIRO Australia is founding its future on science and innovation. Its national science agency, CSIRO, is a powerhouse of ideas, technologies and skills for building prosperity, growth, health and sustainability. It serves governments, industries, business and communities across the nation. Over 6500 staff in 20 research Divisions, located across 58 sites throughout Australia and overseas, carry out research and development in fields of economic, social and environmental importance including agriculture, communications and information technology, health, manufacturing and construction, minerals and energy, services, the environment, transport and infrastructure. For more information on CSIRO please visit http://www.csiro.au/. About MSC.Software Corporation MSC.Software (NYSE:MNS) is the leading global provider of simulation software and services that helps 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 more than 1400 people in 23 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit http://www.mscsoftware.com/. DATASOURCE: MSC.Software Corp. CONTACT: Media, Todd Evans, Media Relations, +1-714-445-3066, , or Emma Howard, Media Relations-Australia, +61 2 9260 2222, , or Investors, Joanne Keates, Director of Investor Relations, +1-323-259-4263, , all of MSC.Software Corp. Web site: http://www.csiro.au/ Web site: http://www.mscsoftware.com/

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