MSC.Software's MSC.MasterKey License System Gets Expanded Investment From John Deere
December 14 2004 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MSC.Software's MSC.MasterKey License System Gets Expanded
Investment From John Deere World's Leading Manufacturer of
Agricultural and Forestry Equipment Expands Use of MSC.Software's
Virtual Product Development Products SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 14
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MSC.Software Corp. (NYSE:MNS), the
leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) tools
including simulation software and services, today announced that
Deere & Company, the world's leading manufacturer of
agricultural and forestry equipment, has increased its investment
in the MSC.MasterKey Licensing System. The MSC.MasterKey Licensing
System is a renewable token-based model, enabling customers to
access MSC.Software's complete portfolio of simulation tools from a
single, flexible license. Included in this industry-leading
portfolio are versatile analysis tools such as MSC.Nastran,
MSC.Marc, and MSC.ADAMS; specialized analysis tools such as
MSC.Dytran; modeling systems such as MSC.Patran; industry-specific
tools such as ADAMS/Car; and many others. "We have designed the
MSC.MasterKey Licensing System to give our strategic customers like
John Deere the ability to quickly and easily utilize our entire
software product portfolio and add tokens as usage demands," said
Frank Perna, chairman and CEO of MSC.Software. "We are seeing a
great response from both our strategic customers who are converting
their existing licensing options to MasterKey and from our SMB
customers who are adopting a token system for the first time. We
are committed to continuing to enhance the MasterKey system and
give our customers the depth and breadth of the product portfolio
under one easy licensing system." The MSC.MasterKey Licensing
System, which allows the purchase of a pool of tokens that can be
utilized with the full range of software products available from
MSC, is attractive to customers like Deere. "The flexibility of the
MSC system is what makes John Deere's software investment both more
versatile and cost effective to us," said Ken Basken, IT Team
Leader, Deere & Company. About MSC.Software Corporation
MSC.Software (NYSE:MNS) is the leading global provider of virtual
product development products, including 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: Todd Evans, Media Relations, +1-714-445-3066, ; or
Investors, Joanne Keates, Director of Investor Relations,
+1-323-259-4263, , both of MSC.Software Web site:
http://www.mscsoftware.com/
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