Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited Selects MSC.Software's SimXpert for...

Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited Selects MSC.Software's SimXpert
for Up-Front Simulation, Knowledge Capture and Re-Use

SANTA ANA, Calif., May 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MSC.Software (Nasdaq:MSCS),
a leading global provider of simulation software and services, today announced
that Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited (XAC) in China has selected
SimXpert to drive innovation and accelerate new product development.

The Chinese aerospace sector ranks among the world's most dynamic sector due to
the massive investments injected by the country. To meet the challenges of a
competitive global industry, XAC is deploying an initiative to improve
engineering throughput and productivity through a fully integrated
multidiscipline simulation environment. Integrated with MSC's advanced
multidiscipline (MD) solvers, SimXpert provides users native CAD access with
bi-directional interoperability, pre-processing, solving, post processing,
report generation, and automation capabilities within a single easy-to-use
solution.

"With SimXpert, we are now in a position to efficiently and reliably solve the
complex, multidiscipline problems associated with aircraft design. The
associated process efficiency and reduction in tedious and repetitive work will
empower us to deliver superior products to our customers faster than ever
before," said Xijun Dang, CAE Director of XAC. "MSC.Software's solutions are
applied in most areas of our work, constantly pushing our strategic views on
design and engineering philosophies."

About Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited

Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited (XAC) is one of the largest
institutions in China's aviation arena. With integrated scientific research and
production expertise, XAC is a base for developing and manufacturing large and
medium-sized airplanes in China. Considered as one of China's first-grade
enterprise, XAC has more than 20,000 employees with physical assets covering 3
million square meters. More information on XAC can be found at www.xac.com.cn

About MSC.Software Corporation

MSC.Software (Nasdaq:MSCS) is a global leader of simulation solutions that help
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 1000 people around the world. For additional information about
MSC.Software's products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com.

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