Altair adds new software to HWEC

BANGALORE, INDIA: Altair, an IT service provider, today announced the addition of leading industrial design, styling software solidThinking to its HyperWorks Enabled Community (HWEC), bringing the total applications available under the HyperWorks platform to 44, including 16 third-party software applications.

HyperWorks customers can download solidThinking 7.6, the latest version of the software launched recently for Windows and Mac users worldwide, along with all other available applications, at zero incremental cost using their existing HyperWorks software license system at www.hyperworkscommunity.com, said a press release.

“Participation in the HyperWorks Enabled Partner Program is an exciting opportunity to make solidThinking 7.6 available to industrial design users at existing HyperWorks customers worldwide,” said Alessandro (Alex) Mazzardo, solidThinking co-founder and vice president of product strategy and marketing.

The addition of third-party applications such as solidThinking provides customers with more software options to diversify and increase their return on investment in HWEC, and provides third parties with the opportunity to gain added exposure and market share, said the release.

HyperWorks is a suite of enterprise analytic applications that includes statistical, database, visualization and simulation software to help companies make better business decisions.

Customers can operate all applications under their existing HyperWorks software licenses, increasing flexibility and the value of their investment.

“Altair continues to add value to HyperWorks customers with the addition of diverse enterprise analytic applications like solidThinking,” said Michael Humphrey, Altair vice president of partner programs.

“Since the launch of the HWEC, we have seen a very positive response from our customers who want to increase productivity through accelerated access to new innovative software technologies and gain an optimal return on their software investment,” he added.