SDRC Partners American Challenge
Bellevue, WA (August 3, 2001) - American Challenge, Inc. (ACI) announced today that Structural Dynamics Research Corporation SDRC (Nasdaq: SDRC) will become a technical partner in ACI's quest to bring the World Water Speed Record back to the USA. SDRC is a leading global supplier of complete software solutions for product design and collaborative product management.
With this sponsorship, SDRC becomes part of a group of technology providers and users pursuing the challenge of designing and building the fastest craft on water. SDRC will provide software and technical expertise to define structural and manufacturing requirements of the ACI craft. SDRC's software solutions will also enable ACI to collaborate with a dispersed set of knowledge to users and diverse application systems in order to bring this craft to the water faster, better, and with less cost.
About SDRC:
SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corporation) provides complete software solutions for product design and collaborative product management. With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, SCRC employs more than 2,500 people worldwide, with 64 offices in 18 countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific.
About American Challenge:
Seattle Based ACI is a consortium of aerospace engineers, technical partners, and motor-sport professionals. ACI's Technical Staff and Technical Advisory Board represent substantial, collective experience that covers the fields of: Fluid Dynamics, Structures, Stability and Control, Propulsion, Systems Simulation, Materials, Manufacturing, Test and Validation, Safety and Speed Record Operations. ACI is currently in the preliminary design stages of a craft that will be built specifically for the record attempt.