CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
23 June 2004
Product News
MSC.Software Expands Simulation Process and Data Management Capabilities With Release of MSC.SimManager 2004 r2
MSC.Software Corp. announced the availability of MSC.SimManager 2004 r2. MSC.SimManager, formerly called MSC.SDM, automates the execution of simulation processes, captures all intermediate and resulting data, and increases the effective use of simulation by delivering crucial product performance knowledge earlier in the design cycle. To further support and leverage MSC.Software's strategic alliance with IBM to deliver solutions to a broad customer community, this latest release features support for key IBM infrastructure technologies. MSC.SimManager 2004 r2 also provides significant new automation capabilities to further enhance the productivity of simulation engineers.
"Process improvement and data management are high priorities for IBM's manufacturing customers, especially as they relate to PLM strategies and the integration of product performance information, PDM systems and other enterprise systems," said Janette Beauchamp, General Manager, IBM Global Automotive Industry. "The combination of IBM's technology and integration expertise and the MSC.SimManager technologies enables us to deliver a complete solution stack for the management of simulation processes and product performance data."
MSC.SimManager enables engineers to assess and compare the performance of multiple design configurations rapidly and consistently. MSC.SimManager 2004r2 includes many new features and enhancements enabling engineers to set-up simulation processes, conduct simulations, quickly evaluate results, iterate through multiple design "what-if" scenarios, and provide meaningful feedback to the design team. Particular emphasis has been placed on:
• Support for operation with key IBM technologies - WebSphere Application Server, DB2 Universal Database and the AIX 5L operating system.
• Support for Red Hat Linux on Intel-based servers.
• A new, Web-based report generator, which provides users with the ability to interactively collate and annotate data into a single report, to publish results and insights into product behavior.
• New advanced capabilities for execution and interactive configuration of Trade Studies. This enables engineers to perform rapid simulation-based "what-if" evaluations of different product configurations by varying design parameters in an automated and systematic way.
MSC.SimManager is deployed as a web-based Enterprise Simulation Portal that improves the return on investment of existing simulation tools and systems, by increasing productivity and giving companies collaborative, enterprise-wide access to model and simulation data. This allows engineers to perform automated simulations, evaluate design changes and generate comparative reports to determine optimal design configurations. For more information on MSC.SimManager please visit: http://simmanager.mscsoftware.com/
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