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MSC.Software's MSC.MasterKey License System Gets Expanded Investment From John Deere World's Leading Manufacturer of Agricultural and Forestry Equipment Expands Use of MSC.Software's Virtual Product Development Products SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MSC.Software Corp. (NYSE:MNS), the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) tools including simulation software and services, today announced that Deere & Company, the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry equipment, has increased its investment in the MSC.MasterKey Licensing System. The MSC.MasterKey Licensing System is a renewable token-based model, enabling customers to access MSC.Software's complete portfolio of simulation tools from a single, flexible license. Included in this industry-leading portfolio are versatile analysis tools such as MSC.Nastran, MSC.Marc, and MSC.ADAMS; specialized analysis tools such as MSC.Dytran; modeling systems such as MSC.Patran; industry-specific tools such as ADAMS/Car; and many others. "We have designed the MSC.MasterKey Licensing System to give our strategic customers like John Deere the ability to quickly and easily utilize our entire software product portfolio and add tokens as usage demands," said Frank Perna, chairman and CEO of MSC.Software. "We are seeing a great response from both our strategic customers who are converting their existing licensing options to MasterKey and from our SMB customers who are adopting a token system for the first time. We are committed to continuing to enhance the MasterKey system and give our customers the depth and breadth of the product portfolio under one easy licensing system." The MSC.MasterKey Licensing System, which allows the purchase of a pool of tokens that can be utilized with the full range of software products available from MSC, is attractive to customers like Deere. "The flexibility of the MSC system is what makes John Deere's software investment both more versatile and cost effective to us," said Ken Basken, IT Team Leader, Deere & Company. About MSC.Software Corporation MSC.Software (NYSE:MNS) is the leading global provider of virtual product development products, including simulation software and services, that helps companies make money, save time and reduce costs associated with designing and testing manufactured products. MSC.Software works with thousands of companies in hundreds of industries to develop better products faster by utilizing information technology, software, services and systems. MSC.Software employs more than 1400 people in 23 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit http://www.mscsoftware.com/. DATASOURCE: MSC.Software Corp. CONTACT: Todd Evans, Media Relations, +1-714-445-3066, ; or Investors, Joanne Keates, Director of Investor Relations, +1-323-259-4263, , both of MSC.Software Web site: http://www.mscsoftware.com/

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