Altair today announced that an eminent group of industry leaders will serve as judges for the 2015 Altair Enlighten Award, the automotive industry’s only award program created specifically to acknowledge innovations in vehicle lightweighting, essential to improving fuel economy and performance. In collaboration with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), Altair created this award to recognize achievements in weight reduction across the a...

Altair today announced new OptiStruct solver capabilities that expand topology optimization support for the use of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing. OptiStruct is an award-winning technology for topology, topography, size, and shape optimization that is included in computer-aided engineering (CAE) suite Altair HyperWorks.

Altair broadened its relationship with Siemens PLM Software to enable closer collaboration in the exchange of data among product lifecycle management teams who employ Altair computer-aided engineering tools in analyzing product designs and materials.

The inaugural Altair Enlighten Award competition will announce its winner on the first day of the 2013 CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS), Altair announced today. The Enlighten Award, presented in collaboration with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), is the automotive industry’s first award program created specifically to acknowledge innovations in vehicle lightweighting. This year’s MBS will take place August 5-8 in Traver...

Altair today announced availability of a connector that more deeply integrates its leading workload management product, PBS Professional, with the HP Insight Cluster Management Utility (CMU) for cluster lifecycle management.

Altair today announced the appointment of veteran financial executive Howard Morof as the company’s chief financial officer. Morof has served on the Altair board of directors for the past two years and has extensive experience with high-growth companies as well as expertise in capital markets, mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Altair today invited its customers to participate in a beta testing program for HyperWorks 12.0, a new version of Altair’s globally acclaimed CAE suite. The beta program is designed to gain feedback from engineers, designers and others, who will test the upgraded version in real-life applications.

ilumisys, Inc. announced today on behalf of its parent company Altair Engineering, that four new patents have been issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to Altair Engineering. These patents add to ilumisys’ foundational patent portfolio for the replacement of fluorescent tubes with light-emitting diodes (LEDs), further positioning the company as an industry leader in the LED market.