ANSYS EKM Simplifies Simulation Information Backup and Archiving, Shortening
Time to Market and Protecting Critical Intellectual Property
SOUTHPOINTE, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSS), a global innovator of simulation software and
technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced
the release of ANSYS® Engineering Knowledge Manager™ (ANSYS® EKM™) 2.0, a
product focused on simulation process and data management (SPDM). The solution
set addresses some real-world challenges that engineers face, such as how to
better manage, share and reuse simulation data as well as how to capture the
engineering expertise that a simulation result represents. ANSYS EKM 2.0 offers
a number of significant enhancements that simplify and speed up work, especially
for remote teams that hand off data to each other as part of collaborative
design. By managing simulation data and processes using ANSYS EKM technology,
companies can more effectively leverage the full power of simulation along with
the tremendous expertise of the analysts and engineers who contribute to the
process. The ultimate result is shortened time to market and protection of
valuable intellectual property.
ANSYS EKM software is a web-based solution with extensive capabilities for
archival and management of simulation data, traceability and audit trail,
advanced search and retrieval, report generation and simulation comparison,
process/workflow automation, collaboration tools, and capture and deployment of
best practices. Release 2.0 enhancements allow for smarter and faster file
transfer between remote locations and the ability to run simulation jobs
remotely using job submission systems, such as RSM, LSF, SGE and compute
clusters. A new addition to the suite is ANSYS EKM Studio, an intuitive
graphical system for quickly and easily defining simulation workflows that can
be used for dynamic engineering simulation collaboration. ANSYS EKM 2.0 also
offers a new scripting interface that enables the creating and publishing of
custom applications templates that can then be accessed by users over the
internet. This enables the capturing of simulation expertise for deployment
throughout the engineering organization.
"Managing product data is a specialized subset of the broader product lifecycle
management (PLM) vision, and it presents a whole new set of challenges to
organizations that engineer products," said Michael Engelman, vice president,
business development, ANSYS, Inc. "Engineers are interested in spending less
time handling data and more time focusing on true product development efforts.
As companies look for increased productivity in all aspects of their simulation
activities, they start asking `How do we better manage and share the voluminous
simulation data that is being generated? How do we better capture the
engineering expertise that the simulation results represent?` ANSYS EKM software
helps organizations get the right data to the right person at the right time.
This is a process that is now essential to successful product/process
development in today`s global competitive environment."
The ANSYS EKM portfolio is a scalable solution including Desktop, Workgroup and
Enterprise versions designed to meet these varying needs and differing levels of
deployment while providing a growth path from the desktop to the enterprise.
Release 2.0 also offers improvements including automated metadata extraction and
report generation for use with other CAE formats, tighter integration with
ANSYS® Workbench™ project files for performing what-if studies, extended change
configuration with branching and versioning, and a new analysis project type
that allows users to easily track input and result dependencies for simulation
files. The software is tightly integrated with other products in the broad ANSYS
multiphysics suite.
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About ANSYS, Inc.
ANSYS, Inc., founded in 1970, develops and globally markets engineering
simulation software and technologies widely used by engineers and designers
across a broad spectrum of industries. The Company focuses on the development of
open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly on the
desktop, providing a common platform for fast, efficient and cost-conscious
product development, from design concept to final-stage testing and validation.
The Company and its global network of channel partners provide sales, support
and training for customers. Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.,
with more than 60 strategic sales locations throughout the world, ANSYS, Inc.
and its subsidiaries employ over 1,600 people and distribute ANSYS products
through a network of channel partners in over 40 countries. Visit www.ansys.com
for more information.
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Inc. brand, product, service and feature names, logos and slogans are registered
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or other countries. All other brand, product, service and feature names or
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