Elysium Announces Multi-CAD Integration Partnership with MSC.Software

Partnership Meets Demand for Software and Services for Integration of Multi-CAD and PDM Environments

SOUTHFIELD, MI., October 5, 2004 - Elysium Inc., a leading global provider of multi-CAD enabling software, today announced a partnership agreement with MSC.Software. MSC.Software Corporation is the leading global provider of virtual product development tools.

The partnership will provide current and future customers of both companies the ability to create, manage and access accurate 3D geometry and the attached data intelligence such as features, annotation and attributes across CAD and PDM platforms. MSC.Software will be working to implement Elysium's portfolio of 3D data translation tools in combination with its high-level VPD software and services solutions. By partnering with MSC.Software, Elysium will be able to help customers maintain profits, save time and reduce costs associated with designing, managing and testing manufactured products.

"We are extremely excited to be working with MSC," said Ken Tashiro, president and CEO of Elysium Inc., "MSC is viewed worldwide as the leading virtual product development company and so to have them on board with us is spectacular."

Elysium is the leading provider in 3D translation technology. Elysium's technology enables an environment where any CAD data is available to the user in the native format. The company has been developing advanced translation tools for PDM attribute and metadata for the last 2 years, to enable easier controlled access to our robust 3D geometry data translation technologies.

"MSC.Software is committed to being open architecture and supporting product development needs of our customers, and increasingly those needs revolve around integrating multiple CAD environments, data management systems and virtual product development data to create a unified environment" said Frank Perna, chairman and CEO, MSC.Software. "We're looking forward to working with Elysium and using their technology in concert with MSC.Software's VPD software and services to continually improve customers' product development processes."

The companies are already working on cooperative engagements with manufacturing customers where Elysium's unique and leading products will enable accurate distribution of 3D data within multi-CAD environments.


About Elysium Inc.
Founded in 1984, Elysium bridges the gap between CAD systems and enables PDM and product structure synchronization with its industry-leading technologies. Elysium's CADporter™, CADdoctor™, and CADserver™ software products enable the translation of all geometry from one CAD system to another with the industry's highest success rate. Platforms supported include, ABAQUS/CAE, ACIS, CATIA, Inventor, NX (I-deas and Unigraphics), Metrix Build!IT, One Space Designer, Horizon, JT, Parasolid, Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, and other major PDM products. Elysium has successful partnerships with several major software companies including ABAQUS, Autodesk, CoCreate, Leica Geosystems, Maya Metrix, MSC.Software, PTC, SmarTeam, SolidWorks, Spatial and UGS. Elysium is a member of the AIAG and a sponsor of Renault F1 Team.

For additional information about Elysium's products and services, please visit www.elysiuminc.com.

CADporter, CADserver, CADdoctor, CADpdm, and CADfeature are trademarks of Elysium Co., Ltd. and Elysium Inc. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.


About MSC.Software Corporation
MSC.Software (NYSE: MNS) is the leading global provider of 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 www.mscsoftware.com.


Elysium Company Contact:
Leanne Olsgaard
Elysium Inc.
+1 (248) 799-9800
leanne.olsgaard@elysiuminc.com

MSC.Software Company Contact:
Todd Evans
MSC.Software
+1 (714) 445-3066
todd.evans@mscsoftware.com

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