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Altair Engineering

Altair Engineering Inc. is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Troy, Michigan, that provides software and cloud solutions for simulation, IoT, high performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Founded
1985; 41 years ago (1985)
Founders
James R. Scapa George Christ Mark Kistner
Industry
CAE Software · Product Design and Development · Simulation · Data Analytics · Artificial Intelligence
Headquarters
Troy, Michigan, U.S.
Key people
James R. Scapa (chairman & CEO) Matthew Brown (CFO)
Net income
US$14.2 million (2024)

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Altair Engineering

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Altair Engineering

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related to Founding · 15
Altair Engineering → Altair, CAE, CEO, George Christ, HyperMesh, HyperWorks, In, Initially, James, Mark Kistner, Michigan, OptiStruct, Scapa, Since, Troy
Industry · 7
Altair Engineering → Artificial Intelligence, CAE Software, Data Analytics, High-Performance Computing, IoT, Product Design and Development, Simulation
related to External links · 3
Altair Engineering → Altair Engineering Inc, Official, SEC
Founded · 1
Altair Engineering → 1985; 41 years ago (1985)
Founders · 1
Altair Engineering → James R. Scapa George Christ Mark Kistner
Headquarters · 1
Altair Engineering → Troy, Michigan, U.S.
Key people · 1
Altair Engineering → James R. Scapa (chairman & CEO) Matthew Brown (CFO)
Net income · 1
Altair Engineering → US$14.2 million (2024)
Number of employees · 1
Altair Engineering → 3,000+ (2024)
Operating income · 1
Altair Engineering → US$17.7 million (2024)

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Altair EngineeringFounded1985; 41 years ago (1985)1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringFoundersJames R. Scapa George Christ Mark Kistner1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringHeadquartersTroy, Michigan, U.S.1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringIndustryCAE Software1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringIndustryProduct Design and Development1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringIndustrySimulation1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringIndustryData Analytics1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringIndustryArtificial Intelligence1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringIndustryIoT1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringIndustryHigh-Performance Computing1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringKey peopleJames R. Scapa (chairman & CEO) Matthew Brown (CFO)1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringNet incomeUS$14.2 million (2024)1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringNumber of employees3,000+ (2024)1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringOperating incomeUS$17.7 million (2024)1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringParentSiemens AG1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringRevenueUS$665.8 million (2024)1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringTotal assetsUS$1.446 billion (2024)1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
Altair EngineeringWebsitealtair.com1.00infobox

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