ALGOR offers multi-platform support for Windows, Linux and
UNIX
1 Nov 2005
PITTSBURGH, PA – November 1, 2005 – ALGOR, Inc., a leading
provider of design, analysis and simulation software, announced support for the
following hardware platforms: 64-bit Microsoft Windows®, 32- and 64-bit Linux®
and 64-bit UNIX® workstations. This expansion of supported platforms allows
users to analyze larger, more complex models faster than ever especially in
multi-computing environments.
With ALGOR's multi-platform support, users can build a
finite element model on a standard personal computer (PC); send the model to a
high-performance 64-bit computer for computationally intensive analysis; and
then examine the analysis results on the standard PC. Using a high-performance
64-bit computer for analysis along with a standard PC for pre- and
post-processing makes computer-aided engineering more efficient and
cost-effective.
ALGOR's multi-platform expansion began with V18, the most
recent software release, which provides linear static stress analysis
capabilities that are optimized for 64-bit operating systems. By the end of
2005, ALGOR will support 64-bit Windows and 32- and 64-bit Linux for all
analysis types, allowing users to apply the power and speed of these hardware
platforms to ALGOR's wide range of simulation capabilities including static
stress and Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) with linear and nonlinear material
models, linear dynamics, fatigue, steady-state and transient heat transfer,
steady and unsteady fluid flow, electrostatics, piping and full multiphysics.
Future releases will support 64-bit UNIX workstations from Hewlett-Packard
Company, Sun Microsystems, Inc. and IBM Corporation.
"I have noticed a significant speed increase for linear
static stress analysis on my Windows XP 64-bit workstation," said Tommy
Breaux, Vice President of Engineered Casting Repair Services, Inc./Metalock
Corporation in Denham Springs, Louisiana. "The expansion of ALGOR's solver
support for all analysis types on 64-bit hardware platforms will be
particularly valuable for providing faster run-times during complex analyses
such as nonlinear MES."
"This multi-platform support provides increased
flexibility and performance to our customers by allowing them to continue
working within our easy-to-use Windows interface while leveraging their
hardware platform of choice for analysis," said ALGOR Product Manager, Bob
Williams. "Future development will support distributed processing, where
the analysis can be spread out over a number of computers to achieve a solution
even more rapidly. This all leads to true virtual prototyping, where complex
multiphysics simulations involving motion, impact and large deformation can be
solved and the results viewed as close to real time as possible."
For more detailed information, contact an ALGOR account
manager or visit the company's web site – www.ALGOR.com.
ALGOR, Inc. provides cost-effective solutions for design,
analysis and simulation and enables engineers to virtually test and predict
real-world behavior of new and existing product designs, speed up time to
market and make better, safer products at a lower cost. The company serves more
than 20,000 customers in over 95 countries in organizations such as 3M, The
Boeing Company, Delphi Corporation, DuPont, General Electric Company, General
Motors Corporation, Goodrich Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM
Corporation and NASA. Partnerships with other leading software companies offer
data exchange with products from Alibre, Inc.; ANSYS, Inc.; Autodesk, Inc.; IronCAD,
LLC; Kubotek USA, Inc.; MSC.Software Corporation; Parametric Technology
Corporation (PTC); Robert McNeel & Associates; Solid Edge from UGS;
SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. company; and others.
Educational support and customer service includes the use of Internet
audio/video technology for distance learning and free, live software
demonstrations. For additional information, please visit our website at
www.ALGOR.com.
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CONTACT: Julie Halapchuk, ALGOR, Inc., 1.412.967.2700.
ALGOR, INC.
150 Beta Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2932 USA
Phone: 1.412.967.2700
Fax: 1.412.967.2781
E-mail: info@ALGOR.com
URL: http://www.ALGOR.com
