aims to host the premier PLM conference for industry professionals
free of charge
TROY, Mich -- Altair Engineering, Inc. ( www.altair.com) presents a
stellar lineup at its HyperWorks Technology Conference to be held
Sept. 16-17 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Mich. The leading
global provider of technology and services announces that Sun
Microsystems, which recently introduced a direct port of Altair's
solver solutions to its Solaris platform, is a Gold sponsor and
co-host of the evening entertainment and networking reception to be
held Sept. 16. Altair is also pleased to announce Piston's legendary
R&B show-band, the Sun Messengers, will be the evening reception's
featured entertainment.
"Altair looks forward to providing professionals in product lifecycle
management (PLM) and engineering software with an annual forum that
explores the topics, issues and information relevant to the growth and
development of their industries with the annual HyperWorks
Conference," said Michael J. Kidder, vice president of corporate
marketing of Altair. "As a global leader and influencer in these
industries we feel that it is important to share this wealth of
information free of charge, and thanks to the support of our industry
partners we are able to do so."
Altair Engineering's HyperWorks is an engineering simulation platform
that supports product lifecycle management processes. It ranks as one
of the leading simulation-driven design solutions for product
development across the world's top corporations in the advanced
manufacturing community. Altair's annual HyperWorks conference is one
of the premier PLM technology events for the advanced manufacturing
community. The two-day conference brings together hundreds of industry
professionals and technology leaders from a broad range of vertical
markets and highlights the latest industry trends in enterprise
simulation.
Among the highlights scheduled during the conference include a welcome
from Altair CEO James Scapa and a keynote address from Nand K.
Kochhar, executive technical leader, Global CAE, for Ford Motor
Company. Other conference keynoters include Terry Swack, co-founder
and CEO of Sustainable Minds; and Giovanni Greco, director of
engineering for Sea Ray.
The conference will also feature an expert panel on "The Relevance of
Simulation in Today's Enterprise" moderated by Anthony J. Lockwood,
editor at large of Desktop Engineering magazine, a media sponsor of
the conference. The highly anticipated panel session will include such
industry experts as Aberdeen Group Vice President, Product Innovation
& Engineering Chad Jackson; CIMdata, Inc. Director of Research Kenneth
Amann; Collaborative Product Development Associates (CPDA) Chairman
Donald H. Brown; and Cyon Research Corporation Vice President and
Chief Visionary, engineering-automation consultant and prolific author
Dr. Joel Orr.
For free registration to Altair's Americas HyperWorks Technology
Conference or for more information, please visit www.altairhtc.com/na
About HyperWorks
Built upon a foundation of design optimization, performance data
management and process automation, HyperWorks is an enterprise
simulation platform for rapid design-exploration and decision-making.
As the most comprehensive, open-architecture CAE solution in the
industry, HyperWorks includes best-in-class modeling, analysis,
visualization and data management solutions for linear, nonlinear,
structural optimization, fluid-structure interaction and multi-body
dynamics applications. For more information, please visit
www.altairhyperworks.com
About Altair ( www.altair.com)
Altair Engineering, Inc. empowers client innovation and
decision-making through technology that optimizes the analysis,
management and visualization of business and engineering information.
Privately held with more than 1,400 employees, Altair has offices
throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. With
a 20-year-plus track record for enterprise analytics, product
development and advanced computing, Altair consistently delivers a
competitive advantage to customers in a broad range of industries. To
learn more, please visit www.altair.com
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