AI*Workbench is an open and flexible new generation CAE focused application development platform from ANSYS Inc. The technology components of this platform can be used to create market-specific vertical applications or custom-design CAE solutions for large enterprise, including the whole supply chain. These simulation solutions will allow product development teams to simulate/optimize product behavior (to its environment) electronically as an integral part of the product development process.

The benefits of engineering simulation used as part of predictive and preventative engineering as opposed to after-the-fact failure verification tools are well understood. The extensible nature of AI*Workbench allows easy integration of corporate intelligence including intellectual property (IP), standard procedures and best practices, resulting in a competitive advantage for our customers in this hyper competitive and global economy.

Component software and the three tier architecture of AI*Workbench makes it easy to develop and deploy cost-effective CAE solutions quickly. These solutions implemented judiciously will allow design and manufacturing companies to respond to their markets' changing needs quickly in this era of ever compressing product life cycles.

AI*Workbench's application development platform makes effective use of industry-standard software tools and methodology for customizing, editing, extending graphical user interfaces, applications, and data models.

AI*Workbench technology components are complemented by an extensive online API documentation and required training, support and certification for rapid and successful application program development.

Most importantly, to help application software developers (both partners and customers) in their day-to-day development tasks, the ANSYS Inc. team and development community will provide with up-to-date online API documentation, FAQs, newsgroup access, chats and developer meetings.