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PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognity, an Aberdeen, Scotland-based design consultancy, has completed an offshore oil drilling project 75 percent faster and more cost effectively than conventional design methods would allow, using simulation software from ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110127/MM38081LOGO ) The project involved a design for conductor casing, the pipe that is driven into the ground prior to drilling to prevent soft mud collapsing around a designated hole.

PITTSBURGH, May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lufthansa Technik AG is leveraging simulation software from ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) to simulate wear and tear of aircraft components, particularly in jet engines, to prolong service intervals and to create new ways to repair used parts.

PITTSBURGH, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For specific electromagnetic applications in the healthcare industry, HFSS(TM) software from ANSYS (Nasdaq: ANSS) can now provide proof that a biomedical device transmitter design meets Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards -- a ruling that will enable medical device developers to cut development time and costs while meeting safety standards. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110127/MM38081LOGO ) The FCC ruled in February that the finite element method (FEM) is a valid technique to simulate a medical device that must communicate with other similar devices.

PITTSBURGH, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Engineering simulation software from ANSYS (Nasdaq: ANSS) is playing an invaluable role in a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project to develop innovative "smart" antenna systems.