VMAP by TechPassion Now Part of Altair's HyperWorks Enabled Community

Altair Diversifies its HyperWorks Platform with Leading NVH Technology

TROY, Mich., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (www.altair.com), a global
provider of technology and services empowering client innovation and decision
making, today announced the addition to its HyperWorks Enabled Community
(HWEC) of VMAP from TechPassion, an engineering product company building the
next generation software tools used by product design teams. HyperWorks users
can now download and use the latest version of VMAP at no incremental cost
using their existing HyperWorks software license system on the HWEC website at
www.hyperworkscommunity.com. This brings the total number of applications
available under the HyperWorks platform to 53 including 25 third-party
software applications such as VMAP.

"TechPassion is pleased to join Altair's HyperWorks Enabled Community. We
look forward to expanding the adoption of VMAP into the Altair customer base
through this creative and unique partnership model," said Dhanushkodi
Mariappan, CEO of TechPassion. "Altair's RADIOSS solver has become the market
leading analysis software in the Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) sector.
VMAP is a complimentary solution which allows customers to create better
products by integrating their testing and analysis processes."

TechPassion's VMAP bridges the gap between virtual prototyping and physical
testing and experimentation in the product design cycle. It is used by
customers to perform vibration testing and correlation of simulation and
experimental results. VMAP significantly improves productivity of product
design teams by not only cutting costs and development time but also
intangibles associated with inaccuracies in design. The TechPassion solution
also includes a seamless integration with Altair's popular HyperMesh
application. This tight integration provides transparent data exchanges and
allows Altair customers to interact with VMAP from within the HyperMesh
environment they are familiar with.

To date, over 200 companies worldwide have joined the HyperWorks Enabled
Community, maximizing their current investment in HyperWorks licenses by
giving their engineers and designers access to a growing pool of leading
technology solutions.

HyperWorks is a suite of enterprise analytic applications that includes
statistical, database, visualization and simulation software to help companies
make better business decisions. Its patented HyperWorks Units licensing
technology allows users to transparently share software licenses globally
across a broad suite of applications.

"Altair is excited about this new partnership, it provides our customers a
flexible, easy to use and cost effective solution for managing their vibration
testing processes and correlating their test results with their computer
simulations," said Michael Humphrey, Vice President of Altair's Global Partner
Programs. "The integration between VMAP and HyperMesh is a significant
differentiator and demonstrates TechPassion's commitment to creating software
which is easy for customers to use."

About TechPassion
TechPassion is an ISO Certified engineering Product Company building the next
generation software tools used by product design teams in industries such as
automotive, aerospace, energy, civil structures. TechPassion's product, VMAP
is used by customers to perform vibration testing and correlation of
simulation and experimental results thereby shrinking product development
time. TechPassion is also engaged in the business of engineering services,
offering design engineering services to customers who develop new products
like automobile components, aerospace components and energy system like wind
turbines. From concept development to prototype testing, TechPassion provides
end-to-end solutions. To learn more, please visit www.techpassiontech.com.

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 1,300
employees, Altair has offices throughout North America, South America, Europe
and Asia/Pacific. With a 20-year-plus track record for product design,
advanced engineering software and grid computing technologies, Altair
consistently delivers a competitive advantage to customers in a broad range of
industries. To learn more, please visit www.altair.com.

About the HyperWorks Enabled Community Program
HyperWorks uses a subscription-based software licensing model, where software
licenses float across the enterprise, and customers can use floating licenses
to access a broad suite of Altair developed and third party software
applications. Customers benefit from unmatched flexibility and access,
resulting in maximum software utilization, productivity and ROI. For more
information about the HyperWorks Enabled Partner Program, visit
www.hyperworkscommunity.com.

SOURCE Altair Engineering; TechPassion

Antoine Poussier of Altair, +1-248-614-2400 Ext. 293, antoinep@altair.com; or
Dhanushkodi Mariappan of TechPassion, +1-732-479-2685,
dhanush@techpassiontech.com