Altair Engineering

solidThinking (daughter company of Altair Engineering) today announced the release of solidThinking Evolve 9.0, a new version of its concept-design and 3D modelling software. solidThinking Evolve 9.0 features a simplified user interface and workflow, improved comprehensive modelling interaction, interactive photorealistic rendering and additional format and language support.

Altair Engineering today announced the availability of an automated multilevel substructuring eigenvalue solver that dramatically cuts the time required to compute eigenvalues for analysis in noise, vibration and harshness simulations. AMSES has been released as an update to HyperWorks 11.0, Altair's suite of computer-aided engineering software tools, and is part of the RADIOSS finite-element solver.

Acer and Altair declared today that Acer Group has become a global authorized reseller of Altair's market-leading resource and workload management software product, PBS Professional. Acer has added PBS Professional as a pre-integrated option on all its high-performance computing systems that are configured, deployed and managed as part of the overall system.

Altair today announced that UK-based military vehicle developer Creation UK deployed Altair’s HyperWorks simulation tools for a new design of armoured vehicles to improve the survivability of occupants in the event of a blast impact. “HyperWorks is my preferred application because it’s efficient, intuitive, easy-to-use and offers great reporting capability,” said Louise Ashby, Chief Design Analyst, Creation UK.

Altair today announced that LeanNova has chosen Altair ProductDesign and its competences in optimization, light weight design, simulation, and vehicle development as its strategic partner for several projects in the automotive industry. LeanNova Engineering AB was founded by a management team formed of previous Saab Automotive AB employees.

Altair today announced the addition of Anaglyph’s software LAP and CoDA tools to the assortment of applications available through the HyperWorks Partner Alliance. LAP and CoDA products from Anaglyph are used predominantly throughout the preliminary design cycle for the analysis and design optimization of composite structural components.

Altair Engineering, Inc. today announced that IBS will become a reseller and implementation partner for Altair’s HiQube business analytics technology, integrating HiQube as part of their solution offerings to companies throughout Japan. IBS, which becomes the sixth distributor of HiQube in Japan, has more than 30 years of experience in offering business intelligence solutions to the distribution and financial industries and other major business sectors.

Altair today announced the addition of CONVERSE software from PART Engineering GmbH to the HyperWorks Partner Alliance to provide process structure interaction software to the array of applications available at no additional cost to HyperWorks users. CONVERSE offers engineers an easy-to-use tool that bridges the gap between injection molding simulation and mechanical simulation by importing the results from a third party injection molding software, processing them, and then exporting the results into a third party mechanical FEM software. . Overall, this improves the quality of the subsequent simulation results.

Altair Engineering, Inc. released the first version of its popular HyperWorks computer-aided engineering software suite that is designed to run on Mac OS X. The Mac version offers the same high-performance CAE capabilities and intuitive user interface as the original Windows and Linux versions of HyperWorks, but it enables users to capitalize on the Mac's advanced memory management system, robust platform and fast, Unix-based operating system.

Altair today announced the addition of Finnish based company Componeering Inc. to the HyperWorks Partner Alliance (HWPA). Componeering Inc.’s software ESAComp is a composite modeling tool that aids engineers in the design and structural analysis of composites. HyperWorks customers can access ESAComp through the HWPA, a suite of third-party applications from HyperWorks partners that can be employed with the same units used to invoke HyperWorks software. The flexibility of these HyperWorks Units allow users to access the largest and most complete suite of CAE applications available at no incremental cost and with no long-term commitment.

HyperWorks customers can access StressCheck by ESRD through the flexible and cost-effective HyperWorks licensing model

Altair Engineering, Inc., announced that the 5th European HTC, held from November 7th – 9th, attracted more than 500 engineers, managers and simulation experts from 25 countries. Among the broad scope of topics, this year’s conference covered lightweight design, composites, optimization, CFD, NVH, crash, and more. The first conference day started with the academic user day and three technology workshops on CFD, NVH, and composites. Following the workshops, attendees had the opportunity to visit the technology showcase with customers’ exhibits and partner booths to gain insight into innovative client projects and partner solutions.

HiQube, a division of Altair Engineering, Inc., and Advanced Utility Systems (Advanced), a division of N. Harris Computer Corporation, today announced a multi-year, non-exclusive agreement to develop and market a business analytics solution for Advanced’s CIS Infinity® utility customers. Branded as Infinity.BI, the stand-alone customer information systems (CIS) analytics solution will provide powerful new business analytics capabilities for Advanced’s CIS Infinity utility customers.

Altair Engineering has announced the appointment of Miles Mahoney as president of its HiQube business intelligence software division. Mahoney, whose nearly 20 years of experience includes officer-level positions with Crystal Decisions, Business Objects and SAS, will be responsible for setting the vision and strategy to grow HiQube’s business globally, with an emphasis on alliances with system integrators, OEM partners and value-added resellers.

Altair Engineering, Inc.,announced that Global engine manufacturer Perkins has deployed solidThinking Inspired to optimise the design of industrial engine components.

Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider of technology and services that empower client innovation and decision-making, announced today that Global engine manufacturer Perkins has deployed solidThinking Inspired to optimise the design of industrial engine components.

Altair Engineering, Inc. has announced the release of the HyperWorks 11.0 Student Edition, a personal academic version of the popular suite of computer-aided engineering (CAE) software used by manufacturers around the world.

Altair Engineering, Inc., announced that it has appointed Cosimo Panetta to European Managing Director of its wholly owned subsidiary, solidThinking, Inc. In this newly created role, Cosimo Panetta will oversee the EMEA market strategy and channel development of its conceptual design and styling software product offerings, solidThinking and solidThinking Inspired.

Altair Engineering, Inc., has announced that it has completed an agreement with Intelligent Light, to integrate the full version of Intelligent Light’s FieldView 13 post-processor directly into Altair’s AcuSolve computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solution.

Keynotes from Carmat, Daimler, Dallara, Diehl Aircabin, Ford, Kirchhoff Automotive, Nippon Sharyo, OHB, and Opel will address challenges and opportunities of virtual product development in Bonn, Germany, from November 7-9, 2011