- ANSYS, Inc.
Infobox_Company
company_name = ANSYS, Inc.
company_
company_type = Public (nasdaq|ANSS)
foundation =Canonsburg, Pennsylvania (1970)
location = Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
key_people =Peter J. Smith , ChairmanJames E. Cashman, III , President & CEO
industry =Computer software
products =ANSYS Multiphysiscs
ANSYS DesignSpace
(See complete listing.)
num_employees = ~1400 (2007)
homepage = [http://www.ansys.com/ www.ansys.com]
thumb|The ANSYS, Inc. Headquarters Building in Canonsburg, PAANSYS, Inc. (nasdaq|ANSS) is a engineering simulation software (CAE) vendor that is headquartered in
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania ,United States . ANSYS, Inc. employs approximately 1,400 people and distributes its products through a network of about 25 sales offices and channel partners in over 40 countries. The company has long-term relationships with customers in a range of industries, including transportation, electronics packaging, biomedical, industrial equipment, and consumer goods. In2006 , ANSYS acquiredFluent, Inc. . The company was founded in 1970 by Dr. John Swanson and originally named Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc.Acquisitions
ANSYS, Inc. has acquired a number of companies since 2000, including ICEM CFD Engineering, CADOE,
CFX , Century Dynamics, Harvard Thermal andFluent, Inc. .External links
* [http://ansys.net/ ANSYS resource page]
* [http://www.xansys.org/ XANSYS: Independent ANSYS Mailing list, FAQ and List Archive]
* [http://www.fea-optimization.com/ans_macro/ANS-history.txt The Unofficial History of ANSYS Hosted by FEA-Opt Technology]
* [http://www.padtinc.com/epubs/focus/default.asp The Focus: Almost Monthly Technical Newsletter on ANSYS software]
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