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Maple V Release 5

Adept Scientific is pleased to announce Maple V Release 5, the latest edition of the world's most powerful technical computing environment, developed by Waterloo Maple Inc. of Ontario, Canada. Maple V is an advanced computer algebra system widely used in education, industry and research where calculations need to be performed with the accuracy that only symbolic mathematics can provide.

With Release 5, Waterloo Maple continues to evolve a technical computing environment that will allow users to learn one interface but interact with a large number of commercially available packages. This ability will create an open environment that will enable technical professionals to increase their productivity and reduce their design time.

"Technical professionals today need a computing environment that can solve a wider class of problems." states Dieter Hensler, President and CEO of Waterloo Maple Inc. "As today's technical problems become more complex and the need for greater accuracy increases, technical professionals are demanding a tool of Maple V's calibre. Maple V's symbolic approach to problem solving enables professionals to model designs mathematically before investing large amounts of time in building expensive prototypes. With Maple V Release 5, Waterloo Maple has delivered on its commitment to meet these changing needs."

Release 5 is the solution that technical professionals need. Maple V is recognised for its openness, technical power and accuracy. With Release 5, the addition of new features allows users to enter data and solve problems in an easy-to-use and familiar environment. Release 5 includes the addition of a spreadsheet feature which is similar to Excel, a technology utilised by millions of professionals worldwide. The context-sensitive menus and data entry palettes create a "click & solve" environment that significantly enhances the usability of the product.

Many of the new Release 5 features will be used by technical professionals searching for an integrated open environment. The MATLAB link enables users to access the powerful numerical processing power of MATLAB from within the Maple V environment. The Export to HTML feature allows users to quickly collaborate on projects, share research material and publish technical papers on the Internet. Combining this power with new interface features that incorporate "Click & Solve" technology, users can broaden their problem solving, design and presentation capabilities.

New features in Maple V Release 5 include:

MATLAB Link for maximum flexibility
Users can now execute MATLAB commands from inside Maple V. Combine the power and flexibility of Maple V and MATLAB to solve a wider class of numeric and modelling applications.

Spreadsheet functionality combined with the power of Maple V
Now users can create spreadsheets within a Maple V worksheet and perform Maple V operations right in the spreadsheet. The spreadsheet environment is designed to be familiar to Excel users.

Export to HTML to make web publishing easier than ever
Using Maple V Release 5, users can create HTML pages that include mathematical expressions and graphics with a few simple clicks of the mouse. They can provide on-line materials, perform collaborative research and publish technical papers across intranets or the Internet.

Enhanced graphical user interface
Maple V is the undisputed leader for usability and flexibility among mathematical packages. Maple V is designed as a worksheet-based environment, the most efficient way to perform complex computations and provide an innovative document-processing environment.

Palettes that make it simple to enter symbols Maple V now contains a series of palettes that provide an easy way to enter Maple V expressions. The palettes contain Greek symbols and mathematical constructs such as integrals, limits, summations, square roots and powers.

Context-sensitive menus
Menus in Maple V guide users through mathematical operations and make style and plot attribute changes easy. Simply click on an expression and Maple V will reveal a menu of operations unique to that expression.

These features and many more have been incorporated into Maple V Release 5 to enhance the ease-of-use and flexibility of the world's most powerful computer algebra system.

Maple V Release 5 will be available for most popular platforms and operating systems including Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1+, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, popular UNIX and Linux platforms. (Note: not all features are available on all platforms.)

Availability
Maple V Release 5 for Windows platforms (3.1x, 95, NT) will ship in December 1997, with other platforms to follow in January and February 1998. It is supplied and supported in the UK by Adept Scientific plc, 6 Business Centre West, Avenue One, Letchworth, Herts. SG6 2HB; telephone (01462) 480055, fax (01462) 480213, email maple@adeptscience.co.uk.

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Maple V
 
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