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17 March 2009

Company News

MSC.Software Names Masood Jabbar to Board of Directors

MSC.Software Corp. today announced that Masood Jabbar has rejoined the Company's board of directors and his appointment will increase the size of the board to seven.

"Masood's deep knowledge of technology companies and their customers makes him a valuable asset to our board," said Ashfaq Munshi, interim chief executive officer and president, MSC.Software. "We look forward to working with him once again."

Mr. Jabbar spent more than 16 years in senior management positions at Sun Microsystems, including executive vice president and advisor to the CEO, executive vice president of global sales operations, president of the Computer Systems Division and vice president, chief financial officer and chief of staff of Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation. Prior to joining Sun Microsystems, Mr. Jabbar held executive positions at Xerox Corporation as well as IBM Corporation.

Mr. Jabbar currently sits on the boards of publicly traded JDS Uniphase and Silicon Image. He holds a masters degree in international management from the American Graduate School of International Management, an MBA from West Texas A&M University and a bachelor's degree in economics & statistics from the University of the Punjab, Pakistan. He previously served on the MSC.Software board of directors from July 2005 to January 2007.

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