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Adept Scientific are pleased to announce the availability of Maple T.A™ Release 1.5, the latest edition of the renowned Web-based solution for automated testing and assessment from Maplesoft™, the premier provider of mathematical education and research solution.

Maple T.A. Release 1.5 is fully integrated with Maple™ 9, the current version of Maplesoft’s principal desktop productivity software package and the mathematical engine that powers Maple T.A. With this integration, Maple T.A. users can access the latest innovations in the core intelligent mathematical algorithms enabling more sophisticated questions for tests.

Maple T.A. Release 1.5 also includes significant advancements in the Question Bank Editor and Assignment Editor features. Instructors will now be able to define test questions that require more complex answers, and include a variety of display elements. These and other innovations will deliver greater flexibility in creating test questions, composing assignments, and in general, offering the richest possible knowledge environment to Maple T.A. users.

Finally, a range of new features will make it easier for institutions and instructors to maintain large-scale implementations of the system.

Introduced in 2003, Maple T.A. has already established itself as the most advanced system available for assessment applications involving mathematics. Its institutional user base has grown at a faster rate than any other product in Maplesoft’s long history. Louise Krmpotic, Product Manager for Maple T.A., says “Release 1.5 builds on Maple T.A.’s success. The solution’s rapidly increasing popularity is creating an active user community that has offered us a wide range of very positive and constructive feedback. We’re delighted that Maple T.A. Release 1.5 responds to our customers in a concrete and timely way.”

About Maple T.A.

Maple T.A. provides schools with a complete infrastructure for creating, administering and grading free-form, online mathematics exams and assignments. Maple T.A. grades assignments with the Maple engine, the most trusted software for exploring mathematics and developing mathematical applications. Maple T.A. frees schools from the cost, effort and limitations of traditional paper-and-pencil assessment. It allows easy randomisation of questions in order to hinder cheating and encourage repetition of exercises. It also lets instructors include free-form mathematics questions on assignments, even when there are thousands of students in the class.

About Maple 9

Maple 9 delivers a comprehensive environment for visualising and exploring mathematical concepts and for developing mathematical applications. Combined with thousands of free add-on packages and applications available at the Maple Application Center™ (http://mapleapps.adeptscience.co.uk), Maple 9 is the most flexible analytical tool for technical professionals and students. Features include a comprehensive suite of mathematical solvers, mathematical visualisation capabilities, a powerful programming language and a rich technical document-processing environment. New features include an enhanced user interface, a new Help browser, new code generators for MATLAB and Visual Basic, new student learning packages, an extensive addition of NAG® numerical solvers and numerous mathematical enhancements.

Maple T.A is available from Adept Scientific in the UK, Ireland and Denmark for a range of server platforms and popular browsers. Contact Adept Scientific plc, Amor Way, Letchworth, Herts, SG6 1ZA; telephone (01462) 480055, fax (01462) 480213, email education@adeptscience.co.uk for details on licensing, pricing, and platform availability. Further details are also available at http://mapleta.adeptscience.co.uk.

With offices in the UK, USA, Germany and throughout the Nordic region, Adept Scientific is one of the world’s leading suppliers of software and hardware products for research, scientific, engineering and technical applications on desktop computers.