NEWS release

Software Cradle and Wright State University Open Center for High Performance Computing

DAYTON, April 28/ -- On April 11, 2008, Software Cradle Co. Ltd. headquartered in Osaka, Japan and the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Wright State University (WSU) in Dayton, OH signed a collaboration agreement marking the official opening of the Center for High Performance Computing at the WSU Joshi Research Center.  The partnership will focus on fluid/thermal simulation and applications research and will provide students and participating engineers the opportunity to solve real world design problems using Software Cradle’s suite of state-of-the-art Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software products.  The signing ceremony was attended by local government officials, a senatorial representative, local corporate management, university staff, and the media.

 
WSU Provost, Steve Angle, and Cradle President, Ichiro Komada sign the collaboration agreement

WSU is a public university with an enrollment of over 17,000 students.  It offers 155 degree programs including 46 graduate and professional programs and was recognized by the Princeton Review as a 2008 “Best in the Midwest” college.   WSU has been an active participant in graduate and professional exchange programs with several Japanese educational institutions.  In addition, the city of Dayton, OH supports a large technology, engineering, and manufacturing base and is attracting many Japanese ventures.

Software Cradle was established in 1984 and specializes in development of fluid/thermal simulation software including SC/Tetra CFD software, STREAM CFD software, and HEAT Designer for electronics design.  Software Cradle is a leading supplier of fluid/thermal simulation software products in Asia and is growing it’s presence in North America and worldwide.

Information in this news release is subject to change without notice.