IronCAD Awards Gold Partner Status to ALGOR's FEA Software Suite

Customers benefit from tighter integration between IronCAD™ and FEA

ATLANTA, GA. March 22nd, 2005 – IronCAD, a leading provider of 3D Design Productivity Solutions announced that the latest release of ALGOR's suite of FEA software has been awarded Gold Partner status in IronCAD's Solution Partner program.   Gold Partner status is awarded to companies who offer products that work natively with IronCAD's 3D design products, IronCAD and Inovate, through live product integration or native file import.

As an IronCAD Gold Solution Partner, ALGOR provides its analysis and simulation tools through an easy-to-use single user interface, FEMPRO which provides direct CAD/CAE data exchange and full associativity for each design change in IronCAD. This allows IronCAD's users to simply choose the analysis tools they need, giving them access to ALGOR's wide range of simulation capabilities including linear static stress, Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) with linear and nonlinear material models, linear dynamics, steady-state and transient heat transfer, steady and unsteady fluid flow, electrostatics and full multiphysics.

"We are pleased to add support for IronCAD to our entire series of mechanical design products," said ALGOR Product Manager, Bob Williams. "Our direct support for IronCAD was prompted by a number of requests from companies who expressed that the combination of IronCAD's conceptual design strength with ALGOR's FEA expertise would provide a superior solution for their product verification needs."

"The extreme pressure being put on companies to reduce their product development times is requiring the increased use of virtual prototyping techniques, such as the use of FEA tools in the upfront conceptual design stage,"  added IronCAD's VP of Sales and Marketing, Shaun Murphy.  "ALGOR's participation in our Gold Partner program helps IronCAD meet that need and sets the stage for both companies to deliver additional options to our customers who demand the best in 3D Design and FEA analysis."

About ALGOR
ALGOR, Inc. provides cost-effective solutions for design, analysis and simulation and enables engineers to virtually test and predict real-world behavior of new and existing product designs, speed up time to market and make better, safer products at a lower cost. The company serves more than 20,000 customers in over 95 countries in organizations such as 3M, The Boeing Company, Delphi Corporation, The Dow Chemical Company, DuPont, General Electric Company, General Motors Corporation, Goodrich Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM Corporation and NASA. Partnerships with other leading software companies offer data exchange with products from Alibre, Inc.; ANSYS, Inc.; Autodesk, Inc.; IronCAD, LLC; Kubotek USA, Inc.; MSC.Software Corporation; Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC); Robert McNeel & Associates; Solid Edge from UGS; SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. company; and others. Educational support and customer service includes the use of Internet audio/video technology for distance learning and free, live software demonstrations.  For additional information, visit ALGOR at www.ALGOR.com.

About IronCAD
Based in Atlanta, GA, IronCAD is a leading provider of 3D Design Productivity Solutions that deliver the highest levels of customer satisfaction and productivity. Solutions that can be used either standalone or as complimentary collaboration solutions of a broader PLM initiative. Its flagship product IronCAD has won many industry awards for its innovative technology and leads the industry in its ease of use and design productivity. IronCAD products are being used successfully by thousands of customers worldwide. For additional information, please contact IronCAD at 1-800-339-7304 or visit our website at www.ironcad.com.