Altair Engineering and Desktop Engineering Magazine Partner to Promote Optimization Technology Conference
TROY, Mich. July 28, 2005 - Altair Engineering, Inc., a global leader in innovative product development, advanced engineering software and grid computing technology, today announced that it has joined with Desktop Engineering
® (DE) magazine to promote Altair’s Third Annual Optimization Technology Conference (OTC05), to be held Sept. 27, 2005, in Troy, Mich. The exclusive media sponsorship will further expand the awareness and attendance to this growing design strategies conference, while exposing Desktop Engineering magazine subscribers to a valuable technology resource for advanced product development.
DE reaches 63,000 high-level design engineers and engineering managers involved in collaborative design for manufacturing applications. DE’s subscribers work in Fortune 1000 OEMs and SMB manufacturers. Altair’s OTC05 will bring together more than 300 engineering professionals, and focuses on product innovation and development. Keynote speaker for the conference is Thomas J. Lange, director of Corporate R&D for Procter & Gamble.
"The year-over-year growth and success of this conference has exceeded our expectations," said Michael J. Kidder, Altair vice president of Marketing. "This year’s larger venue and media partnership with DE will provide broader industry awareness and education regarding the role of optimization in product design," "DE shares the same client demographics and enthusiasm for optimization technology and its positive impact in developing innovative products. We hope that this is just the beginning of a strong, ongoing relationship with this well-respected publication."
"Promoting optimization technology is a natural extension of DE’s editorial mission," said Brian Vaillancourt, publisher. "This conference draws both those who are new to computer-aided engineering (CAE) optimization software tools and those who are using them successfully. Partnering with Altair to sponsor OTC05 helps us reach both of those target audiences and expand their awareness of the magazine as a valuable technical resource."
The all-day conference will include technical presentations by optimization thought leaders on real-world applications and the significance of optimization technologies in a simulation-based product design and development process. It will also include demonstrations on designing products for robustness, reliability and performance. The following day, Altair will offer an optimization training seminar to OTC05 attendees, based on limited availability.
About Desktop Engineering
Desktop Engineering (DE) magazine provides design solutions from concept through manufacture to 63,000 design engineers and engineering managers who use MCAD, data analysis, PLM, and data acquisition hardware and software in the manufacturing and process industries. DE is published by Helmers Publishing Inc. (HPI), which was established in 1979. The company also publishes Supply Chain Systems magazine, the premier magazine covering the integration of data capture technologies across the supply chain; and CSCO magazine, the publication that provides insights to supply chain executives on developing leadership skills, and setting and implementing strategies. For more information on HPI’s magazines, visit www.deskeng.com, www.scs-mag.com and www.cscomagazine.com.
About Altair Engineering
Through product design consulting, advanced engineering software and high-performance computing (HPC) technologies, Altair Engineering increases innovation for clients around the globe. Founded in 1985 and privately held with offices throughout 12 countries, Altair's unparalleled knowledge and expertise in product development and manufacturing extend throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As the developer of Altair® HyperWorks® - The Engineering Framework for Product DesignTM, Altair is the leading provider of high-end, open CAE software solutions for modeling, visualization, optimization and process automation. The company’s grid computing software, PBS ProfessionalTM, is a workload management solution for HPC environments, Linux clusters and desktop cycle harvesting that delivers an ROI within one year. For detailed information about Altair, visit
www.altair.com