MSC.Software to Report Second Quarter Financial Results and Hold Conference Call On August 5, 2009

SANTA ANA, - MSC.Software Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCS), a leading global provider of simulation software and services, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss second quarter financial results on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 1:30 pm Pacific (4:30 pm Eastern). The earnings press release will be issued at the market close on August 5, 2009.

The second quarter conference call will include a slide presentation that can be downloaded at: http://www.mscsoftware.com/ir/. The conference call can be accessed by web cast at: http://www.mscsoftware.com/ir/ or by dialing in to (800) 374-0151 for U.S. callers, or (706) 634-4981 for international callers. To participate in the live conference call, use the following conference ID code 20286773.

An archived version of the conference call will be available at http://www.mscsoftware.com/ir/. The teleconference replay will be available for 48 hours and can be accessed by dialing in to: U.S. (800) 642-1687 or Intl. (706) 645-9291 using the conference ID code 20286773.