Jean-Claude Ercolanelli has performed a series roles of increasing responsibilities in Business Development and Product Management over the past 18 years in renowned CAE companies. He will report to Steve McDonald, President of CD-adapco, and be responsible for executing the company's long-term CAE Solutions strategy and near-term product deliverables.

Please join us and learn about the latest in ANSYS products for the power industry. This is your opportunity to network with other ANSYS users, and to learn how your peers are leveraging ANSYS FEA, CFD, and multiphysics software to optimize new technologies, perform safety analyses, and ensure retrofit success.

Pointwise cuts the time to generate high-quality CFD meshes through its flat, intuitive graphical interface that gives rapid access to the powerful meshing techniques Pointwise, Inc. engineers have developed over the last 23 years. In addition, it provides shortcuts through the meshing process like a new automated assembly procedure that builds three-dimensional volume grids from a jumble of grid components with a simple click of a button. Pointwise's usability is further enhanced by a multiple-level undo and redo capability with a user configurable number of levels.

PumpLinx is developed specifically for the analysis and design of pumps and other fluid devices with rotating or sliding components. Version 2.2 includes many improvements in capability and ease-of-use.

The V2007.2 release supplements the October 2006 release of V2007.0 with significant product enhancements and more than 50 maintenance requests offering increased accuracy, robustness and efficiency. The shorter development cycle is implemented to better serve ESI Group’s customers as they can immediately take advantage of the new features and their benefits.

Oil spills and man made pollutants leap to mind at the mention of endangered sea life and toppled ecosystems, but unknown to most laypeople, an everyday event in the world of maritime transport is actually among the most significant threats to marine ecology today.

Without any of the widespread attention given to a toxic spill, cargo ships and other vessels move from port to port around the world and often quietly introduce non-indigenous species that can wreak havoc in their new habitats.