ALGOR SHOWCASES V19.1 AT OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 2006

ALGOR will demonstrate its new V19.1 software at the Offshore Technology Conference 2006 (OTC.06), being held May 1 – 4, 2006 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. ALGOR features an easy-to-use single user interface, FEMPRO, which provides direct CAD/CAE data exchange for all analysis types, allowing users to simply choose the analysis tools they need. For example, Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA Peru S.A.) used ALGOR FEA to model and analyze this barge with spud legs, which carried a 180-ton excavator to dredge an undersea canal in Pisco Bay off the Pacific coast of Loberia. SIMA used ALGOR FEA to verify and optimize the barge design with linear static stress and critical buckling load analyses. Additionally, several components in high-load zones were modeled and analyzed separately including the spud helmet, bulkheads and spud leg structure. (Models courtesy of SIMA Peru S.A.)

PITTSBURGH, PA – April 24, 2006 – ALGOR, Inc., a leading provider of design, analysis and simulation software, announced that it will demonstrate all-new ALGOR V19.1 at the 38th annual Offshore Technology Conference 2006 (OTC.06), being held May 1 – 4, 2006 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. OTC.06 will bring together over 50,000 industry professionals—including engineers, technicians, executives, operators, scientists and managers—to discuss developments in the offshore industry fields of drilling, exploration, production and environmental protection.

As one of more than 2,300 exhibiting companies from around the globe, ALGOR will show how its finite element analysis (FEA) software can help companies 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. ALGOR FEA features an easy-to-use single user interface, FEMPRO, which provides direct CAD/CAE data exchange and full associativity with most CAD solid modelers. This allows engineers to simply choose the analysis tools they need, giving them access to ALGOR's wide range of simulation capabilities including linear and nonlinear 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, fatigue, piping and full multiphysics.

ALGOR V19.1 features support for the 64-bit Microsoft Windows®, 32- and 64-bit Red Hat® Linux® and 64-bit HP-UX platforms for all analysis types. V19.1 also features boundary layer meshing for accurately simulating flow around a fluid boundary and new results evaluation capabilities including export to the HOOPS Stream File (HSF) format for sharing visualization data with other engineering applications.

"At OTC.06, attendees will see free demonstrations of how our wide range of analysis and simulation tools fits their needs including piping design and analysis, design and code compliance for drilling platforms and complex CFD simulations," said ALGOR Product Manager, Bob Williams. "We will also be demonstrating the new features of V19.1 to show how they provide ALGOR users with increased power, flexibility and ease-of-use for simulating engineering analyses of their product designs."

Visit ALGOR at booth #7313 during OTC.06 to see free software demonstrations of ALGOR V19.1. For more detailed information, contact an ALGOR account manager or visit the "Upcoming Events" page at our web site – www.ALGOR.com – or visit the OTC.06 web site – www.otcnet.org/2006/.