- MSC Software
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MSC.Software 
Type Private Industry Computer Aided Engineering Founded 1963 Headquarters Santa Ana, California Key people Dominic Gallello, CEO; Jim Johnson, CFO Products Patran
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History
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MSC.Software Corporation was formed in 1963 under the name MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation (MSC). The company developed its first structural analysis software called SADSAM (Structural Analysis by Digital Simulation of Analog Methods) at that time, and was deeply involved in the early efforts of the aerospace industry to improve early finite element analysis technology. [2] A key milestone was responding to a 1965 request for proposal (RFP) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a general purpose structural analysis program that would eventually become Nastran (NASA Structural Analysis). The company subsequently pioneered many of the technologies that are now relied upon by industry to analyze and predict stress and strain, vibration & dynamics, acoustics, and thermal analysis. In 1971, the company released a commercial version of Nastran, named MSC/Nastran.[3]
Two years after MSC began marketing MSC/Nastran, the company established its first overseas office in Munich, Germany. Three years after entering Europe, MSC moved eastward and opened an office in Tokyo, Japan. In 1983, MSC made its debut as a public company, and a year later the stock migrated to the American Stock Exchange. The company expanded in 1992 by adding a subsidiary in Moscow, Russia. In 1995, it further expanded its growth by adding an office in Brazil. In June 1999, MSC's stockholders voted to change the company's name to MSC.Software Corporation.[4]
In July 2009, MSC Software was acquired by the private equity firm Symphony Technology Group. [5]
Now Headquartered in Santa Ana, California, MSC.Software currently employs approximately 1,200 people in 23 countries. [6]
Acquisitions
September 1994 - PDA Engineering [7]
May 1999 - MSC Software acquired MARC Analysis Research Corporation to add software that tests complex designs and materials. [8]
June 1999 - Universal Analytics Incorporation (UAI)[9]
November 1999 - Computerized Structural Analysis Research Corporation (CSAR)[9]
May 2001 - Advanced Enterprise Solutions Inc. (AES).[10]
March 2002 - MSC Software acquired rival Mechanical Dynamics Inc. to increase its client base to over 10,000 companies. [11]
January 2008 - MSC Software acquired thermal analysis company Network Analysis Inc. to solidify its ability to serve the thermal management market. [12]
September 2011 - MSC Software acquired acoustic simulation company Free Field Technologies, S.A. to extend its solutions to acoustic simulation [13]
References
- ^ http://www.nafems.org/media/news/industrynews1003/Page327/ "NAFEMS Press Release: Transition to Privately Held Company Creates Foundation for Growth; MSC Appoints New CEO, CFO. Oct 2009
- ^ http://www.answers.com/topic/the-macneal-schwendler-corporation
- ^ http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/The-MacNealSchwendler-Corporation-Company-History.html The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation -- Company History, Funding Universe, retrieved October 13, 2010
- ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54972286.html "The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. Changes Name to MSC.Software Corp.; Stockholders Officially Approve New Name At Annual Stockholders' Meeting", Business Wire, retrieved October 13, 2010
- ^ http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/small-deals-big-issues/?scp=7&sq=Symphony%20Technology%20Group%20MSC&st=Search Small Deals, Big Deals. New York Times. July 13. 2009.
- ^ http://innovation.freedomblogging.com/2008/03/10/ford-racers-seek-speed-through-mscsoftware-simulator/483/ Ford racers seek speed through MSC.Software simulator. The Orange County Register. March 10th, 2008. Colin Stewart.
- ^ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MacNeal-Schwendler+names+former+PDA+executive,+Thomas+Curry,...-a016028617 "MacNeal-Schwendler names former PDA executive, Thomas Curry, president", Business Wire, retrieved October 13, 2010
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/29/business/company-news-macneal-schwendler-to-buy-marc-analysis-research.html?pagewanted=1 COMPANY NEWS; MACNEAL-SCHWENDLER TO BUY MARC ANALYSIS RESEARCH. New York Times. May 29, 1999
- ^ a b http://www.ftc.gov/os/adjpro/d9299/020701mscpfof.pdf "MSC.Software Corporation's Proposed Findings of Fact", retrieved October 13, 2010
- ^ "MSC.Software to Acquire Advanced Enterprise Solutions Inc.", Business Wire, retrieved October 13, 2010
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/19/business/technology-briefing-software-msc-will-buy-mechanical-dynamics.html?ref=msc-software-corporation Technology Briefing | Software: MSC Will Buy Mechanical Dynamics.New York Times. March 19, 2002.
- ^ http://ocbiz.ocregister.com/2008/01/14/mscsoftware-buys-thermal-simulation-firm/1851/ MSC.Software buys thermal simulation firm. The Orange County Register.January 14th, 2008. Mary Ann Milbourn.
- ^ http://www.schnitgercorp.com/SC/Hot_Topics/Entries/2011/9/6_MSC_acquires_FFT,_Actran.html MSC acquires FFT, Actran
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