ANSYS, Inc., founded in 1970, develops and globally markets engineering simulation software and technologies widely used by engineers, designers, researchers and students across a broad spectrum of industries and academia. The Company focuses on the development of open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly on the desktop, providing a common platform for fast, efficient and cost-conscious product development, from design concept to final-stage testing and validation. The Company and its global network of channel partners provide sales, support and training for customers. Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pa., U.S.A., with more than 60 strategic sales locations throughout the world, ANSYS, Inc. and its subsidiaries employ over 2,000 people and distributes ANSYS products through a network of sales offices and channel partners in 40+ countries. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.

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Certain statements contained in the press release regarding matters that are not historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our projections for revenue and earnings per share for the third quarter and fiscal year 2011 (both GAAP and non-GAAP to exclude acquisition accounting adjustments to deferred revenue, acquisition-related amortization, acquisition-related expenses and stock-based compensation expense); statements about management's views concerning the Company's prospects in the remainder of 2011; statements and projections relating to the impact of stock-based compensation; statements that this quarter's results are a reflection of continued momentum built upon our long-term foundation of technological leadership and sustained performance, statements that our diversified global business and unparalleled technical solutions continuing to be key differentiators as we move ahead, statements regarding our vision of Simulation Driven Product Development, statements that the addition of Apache builds on our formidable electronics base by adding a suite of power analysis and optimization software that is crucial in the design of power-efficient, high-performance, noise-immune integrated circuits, and statements that our solutions position us to capitalize on the fast-growing market for mobile devices, as well as high-end electronics that are proliferating across many industries  are "forward-looking" statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risk that the businesses of ANSYS and Apache may not be combined successfully or such combination may take longer or cost more to accomplish than expected, the risk that operating costs, customer loss and business disruption following the acquisition of Apache may be greater than expected, the risk that key personnel of Apache may not be retained by ANSYS, risks relating to ANSYS' reliance on Apache's financial statements, the risk of deterioration in the global economy, the risk that adverse conditions in the global economy will significantly affect ANSYS' customers' ability to make new purchases from the Company or to pay for prior purchases, the risk of continued or increased declines in the economy of one or more of ANSYS' primary geographic regions, the risk that ANSYS' operating results will be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, the risk that the assumptions underlying ANSYS' anticipated revenues and expenditures will change or prove inaccurate, the risk that ANSYS has overestimated its ability to maintain growth and profitability and control costs, uncertainties regarding the demand for ANSYS' products and services in future periods, the risk that ANSYS has overestimated the strength of the demand among its customers for its products, the risk of difficulties in the relationship with ANSYS' independent regional channel partners, and other factors that are detailed from time to time in reports filed by ANSYS, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including ANSYS, Inc.'s 2010 Annual Report and Form 10-K, as amended. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether changes occur as a result of new information or future events, after the date they were made.

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