Good Morning All!
You may be interested in the latest release of Maple 7....a press
release we just received is included below:
Maple 7 Brings MathML to Life by Integrating WebEQ Online Math Technology by
Design Science
Leading mathematics software companies cooperate to launch next generation
of Web math products
Waterloo, Canada, June 7, 2001 - Waterloo Maple, a world leader in
mathematical software for education, research and industry, announced today that
it will introduce enhanced Web math functionality using WebEQ(tm) technology by
Design Science, developer of the most widely adopted scientific communication
software components for print and Web-based technical documents. WebEQ uses the
power of MathML, the standard in encoding mathematics on the Web, developed by
the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The new functionality will be an integral
part of Maple 7, the latest version of Waterloo Maple's flagship product. The
release of Maple 7 was announced on June 1, 2001, and is targeted to ship on
June 29, 2001.
MathML 2.0 is an essential standard for facilitating the next generation of
online math applications. It enables the professional display, flexible
interactive manipulation and the standardized extraction of mathematical meaning
of expressions. Once fully adopted by the industry, the standard will enable
widespread access of mathematical technology on the Web and true
interoperability among compliant applications. Many major mathematical software
vendors have declared their commitment to the standard.
Maple 7's implementation of MathML 2.0 is the most comprehensive in the
industry. It allows for the translation of Maple-based documents to full
MathML 2.0 for display on browsers and for translation into native formats
by other applications. Maple 7 takes advantage of the WebEQ component by
Design Science to view mathematics on standard browsers.
WebEQ is a suite of Java applets and applications that facilitate the
professional presentation of mathematics on ordinary browsers, which have
yet to migrate to MathML 2.0. WebEQ is compatible with Internet Explorer and
Netscape on most platforms. Waterloo Maple has embedded Design Science code in
Maple 7 for permanent local installations and will maintain runtime components
on its Web site to allow users who do not have local installations to access the
Java applets during a session.
"MathML 2.0 is the most significant recent development in the math software
industry," states Dr. Tom Lee, Waterloo Maple's Vice President of Marketing and
Executive Product Director. He adds, "Leveraging Design Science's outstanding
technology and dominant market position from the start, ensures that our
customers realize the full potential of this exciting standard sooner with Maple
than with our competitors' applications."
"We are very excited about our contribution to Waterloo Maple's product
initiative. Maple 7's implementation of MathML 2.0 is clearly the most
progressive and comprehensive in the market to date, and the combination of
their highly regarded mathematics and our WebEQ technology makes for an
unbeatable combination," states Dr. Robert Miner, Director of New Product
Development of Design Science.
About Waterloo Maple
Founded in 1988, Waterloo Maple is a world leader in mathematical and
analytical software. The Maple system embodies advanced technology such as
symbolic computation, infinite precision numerics, innovative Web
connectivity and a powerful 4GL language for solving a wide range of
mathematical problems encountered in modeling and simulation. Over a million
users have adopted Waterloo Maple products as their preferred platform for
exploring and managing complex problems in engineering, science, mathematics and
technical education. Virtually every major university and research institute in
the world, including MIT, Stanford, Oxford and Waterloo, has adopted Maple to
enhance their education and research activities. Waterloo Maple's industrial
customer base includes Nortel, Raytheon, Boeing, and DaimlerChrysler.
About Design Science
Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Long Beach, California, Design Science,
Inc. developer of WebEQ, MathType and the Equation Editor in Microsoft Office,
develops software for publishing mathematical notation in print and Web-based
technical documents and for building Web pages with dynamic math.
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Contact
Madelaine Currier
Manager, Public Relations
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(519) 883-0097
Fax: (519) 747-5284
Waterloo Maple Inc
57 Erb St. West
Waterloo, ON N2C 6C2
Canada
www.maplesoft.com
Bruce Virga
VP, Sales & Marketing
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800-827-0685
562-433-0685
Design Science, Inc.
4028 Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803
USA
www.dessci.com
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