TROY, Mich., Nov. 2 — Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider of simulation and advanced computing software solutions, announced today that PBS Works has partnered with Intel Corporation to optimize its software for future Intel Many Integrated Core (Intel MIC) products. The strategic partnership was formed to proactively ensure that as the first commercially available Intel MIC product, codenamed "Knights Corner," is launched broadly, PBS Professional will be able to seamlessly schedule jobs onto both Intel Xeon processors and Intel MIC co-processors without requiring additional technical support.

"Altair and Intel have worked closely together for many years and it is an honor to be part of this important development phase with Intel MIC," said Bill Nitzberg, CTO of PBS Works. "We are confident that the insight and expertise we have provided to Intel on hardware and software development environments, specifically those related to optimizing workload scheduling and management in the HPC environment, will ensure Altair's PBS Works and HyperWorks customers will be ready for Intel MIC when it launches."

Intel has provided Altair early access to the Intel MIC software development platform, codenamed "Knights Ferry," and early versions of the software stack. The advance integration efforts between the two companies will help ensure seamless integration of PBS Professional, Altair's EAL3+ security certified commercial-grade high-performance computing (HPC) workload management solution.

Key benefits of optimizing PBS Works for Intel MIC include:

• Access to Altair solvers, beginning with RADIOSS, enabling Intel customers to take advantage of the advances in speed, performance and capability that Intel MIC architecture can bring.
• Access to PBS Professional, allowing organizations to maximize efficient use of their computing resources and to rapidly initiate HPC jobs, improving overall productivity and return on investment.

"The 'Knights Ferry' program allows us to gain valuable insight from our partners and ensures that Intel MIC architecture, the latest breakthrough in high performance computing, has full software support for a variety of usage models when it launches," said Paresh Pattani, Intel's director of HPC and Many Core computing. "We are pleased to partner with Altair to enable PBS Works, a key ingredient for HPC workload management."

Intel processors are used in more than 80 percent of the world's supercomputers. To learn more about PBS Professional and Intel MIC, join PBS Works for a presentation in Intel's booth (#2121) at SC11 or visit Altair's booth (#2531).

About PBS Works

PBS Works is a suite of on-demand cloud computing technologies that allows enterprises to maximize ROI on computing infrastructure assets. PBS Works is the most widely implemented software environment to optimize grid, cloud, cluster and on-demand computing worldwide. The suite's flagship product, PBS Professional, provides a flexible, on-demand computing environment that allows enterprises to easily share distributed computing resources to create and sustain competitive advantages – whether shortened time to market or improved product quality. Leveraging a revolutionary "pay-for-use" unit-based business model, PBS Works delivers increased value and flexibility over conventional software-licensing models. Visit http://www.pbsworks.com to learn more about how PBS Works makes high-performance computing faster, smarter and more productive.

About Altair Engineering, Inc.

Altair Engineering, Inc. empowers client innovation and decision-making through technology that optimizes the analysis, management and visualization of business and engineering information. Privately held, with more than 1,500 employees, Altair has offices throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. With a 26-year track record for high-end software and consulting services for engineering, computing and enterprise analytics, Altair consistently delivers a competitive advantage to customers in a broad range of industries. To learn more, visit www.altair.com and www.simulatetoinnovate.com.

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Source: Altair Engineering, Inc.