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ANSYS, Inc. develops and markets engineering simulation software and services used by engineers, designers, researchers, and students across a spectrum of industries and academia, including aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, electronics, biomedical, energy, and defense worldwide. The company distributes its ANSYS suite of simulation technologies through a global network of independent resellers and distributors (collectively, channel partners) and direct sales offices in strategic, global locations. In 2012, the company acquired Esterel Technologies, S.A., a provider of embedded software simulation and automatic generation of certified code solutions for mission critical applications. Product Portfolio ANSYS Workbench ANSYS Workbench is the framework upon which the company's suite of advanced engineering simulation technologies is built. The project schematic view ties together the entire simulation process, guiding the user through complex multiphysics analyses with drag-and-drop simplicity. With bi-directional computer-aided design (CAD) connectivity, meshing, a project-level update mechanism, pervasive parameter management and integrated optimization tools, the ANSYS Workbench platform delivers unprecedented productivity, enabling Simulation Driven Product Development. Multiphysics The company's multiphysics product suite allows engineers and designers to create virtual prototypes of their designs operating under multiphysics conditions. ANSYS multiphysics software enables engineers and scientists to simulate the interactions between structural mechanics, heat transfer, fluid flow, and electromagnetics all within a single, unified engineering simulation environment. Structural Mechanics The company's structural mechanics product suite offers simulation tools for product design and optimization. In addition, these tools have capabilities that cover a range of analysis types, elements, contacts, materials, equation solvers, and coupled physics capabilities all targeted toward understanding and solving complex design problems. Fluid Dynamics The company's fluid dynamics product suite offers modeling of fluid flow and other related physical phenomena. Fluid flow analysis capabilities provide the tools needed to design and optimize new fluids equipment and to troubleshoot already existing installations. The fluid dynamics product suite contains general-purpose computational fluid dynamics software and specialized products to address specific industry applications. Electromagnetics The company's electromagnetics product suite provides field simulation software for designing electronic and electromechanical products. System Simulation The company delivers a system simulation capability that is ideal for the design of automated products. These technologies provide a view into predicted product performance, which creates greater design confidence for engineers. Apache Design Low-Power Electronic Solutions The company's suite of Apache software delivers power analysis and optimization platforms along with integrated methodologies that provide capabilities for managing the power budget, power delivery integrity, and power-induced noise in an electronic design, from initial prototyping to system sign-off. Esterel Technologies SCADE Solutions The company's SCADE product suite is a formal solution for developing critical systems and automatic generation of embedded software, supporting the entire development workflow, from requirements analysis and design through verification, implementation, and deployment. Explicit Dynamics The company's explicit dynamics product suite simulates events involving short-duration, large-strain, large-deformation, fracture, complete material failure or structural problems with complex interactions. This product suite is suited for simulating physical events that occur in a short period of time and may result in material damage or failure. Simulation Process and Data Management ANSYS Engineering Knowledge Manager (ANSYS EKM) is a solution for simulation-based process and data management challenges. ANSYS EKM provides solutions and ben