French Engineering Services Provider, SEGULA, Selects Altair HyperWorks

Simulation platform improves customer satisfaction and productivity

TROY, Mich., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading
global provider of technology and services that empower client innovation and
decision-making, announced today that SEGULA, a leading French engineering
services company, has selected Altair HyperWorks as a major simulation
platform for key aerospace and automotive projects. SEGULA will utilize
HyperWorks to support consulting engagements at customer sites and within
their offices in France and Italy. In addition, SEGULA plans to extend the use
of HyperWorks more broadly throughout their global operations. SEGULA uses the
entire HyperWorks suite including its solver solutions, modeling and
visualization tools and structural optimization technologies.
"Altair is more than a software provider for us -- in fact they are a
competent partner who provides us with all the simulation tools we need," said
Bilal Anbari, President of SEGULA Automotive. "At SEGULA we manage projects
from design through development, including all of the simulation tasks
involved. With HyperWorks we are not only able to address our customers'
needs, but we have also increased our internal productivity. Some of our
customers request that we work with HyperWorks while others have added the
HyperWorks platform to their development process following our recommendation.
Altair's flexible licensing system allows our engineering staff to access the
entire HyperWorks suite of tools throughout all phases of the development
process. Currently, we use HyperWorks in France and Italy but plan to extend
usage throughout other international SEGULA offices," added Philippe Hidden,
managing director vehicle engineering division, SEGULA Automotive.
"We are very pleased to see SEGULA using our products in their customer
projects," said Mauro Guglielminotti, Managing Director, Altair Engineering,
France. "When Altair acquired the RADIOSS suite from Mecalog in Summer 2006,
SEGULA took over Mecalog's Services Department. A close partnership between
Altair and SEGULA was the natural result of these acquisitions. Today, SEGULA
uses all of our tools and provides services and support for these products to
their customer base. In the future, I see this partnership growing and am sure
that more and more SEGULA customers will benefit from the collaboration."
Built on a foundation of design optimization, performance data management
and process automation, HyperWorks is an enterprise simulation solution for
rapid design exploration and decision-making. As the most comprehensive, open-
architecture CAE solution in the industry, HyperWorks includes best-in-class
modeling, analysis, visualization and data management solutions for linear and
non-linear structural optimization, fluid-structure interaction, and multi-
body dynamics applications.
About SEGULA
The SEGULA Technologies Group is one of the major French companies
involved in innovative engineering and consultancy. It provides its clients
with innovative solutions to develop their products, means of production and
information systems. SEGULA Technologies works with all industrial sectors:
automotive, aeronautics, naval, railway, energy, nuclear, pharmaceutical,
industrial vehicles etc. Its 5,800 employees share the same culture of
quality and responsiveness, and a common passion for industry. With a presence
in 16 countries (Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Sweden, Romania, Tunisia, Morocco,
China, India, Argentina, Brazil, USA etc.), SEGULA Technologies recorded a
turnover of 350 million euros in 2006. For more information about SEGULA
please visit: www.segula.fr.
About Altair
Altair Engineering, Inc. empowers client innovation and decision-making
through technology that optimizes the analysis, management and visualization
of business and engineering information. Privately held with more than 1,400
employees, Altair has offices throughout North America, South America, Europe
and Asia/Pacific. With a 20-year-plus track record for enterprise analytics,
product development, and advanced computing, Altair consistently delivers a
competitive advantage to customers in a broad range of industries. To learn
more, please visit www.altair.com.
SOURCE Altair Engineering, Inc.

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