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Maplesoft™ (Waterloo, Canada), a leader in software products for technical education and research, today announced the release of the next version of its popular testing and assessment tool; Maple T.A.™ 6, available from Adept Scientific (Letchworth, Herts).

Maple T.A.™ 6 enables significant levels of integration with course management systems, as well as internationalisation tools and increased performance, offering a smooth, streamlined experience for instructors and students working in these environments.

Maple T.A. is an easy-to-use web-based system for creating tests and assignments and automatically assessing student responses and performance.

The new product includes a connector to Moodle™, a popular open-source course management system, which lets users access Maple T.A. directly from their Moodle courses. A new web services application programming interface (API) provides tools to allow an institution to integrate Maple T.A. with virtually any course management system, including custom-built solutions. In addition, the Maple T.A. Connector for Blackboard® Software has been updated to work with Maple T.A.6.

Maple T.A. 6, in addition to international language support for question content available in earlier versions, now provides a translatable interface so that menus, messages, help and other text seen by instructors and students can appear in the local language. No programming knowledge is required to create or configure the translation.

“With Maple T.A. 6, the best online assessment technology solution for maths, science and engineering has got even better,” said Laurent Bernardin, Executive Vice President, Maplesoft. “Our customers have been asking for connectivity to more course management systems, like Moodle, and we are proud to be able to provide them with a comprehensive and flexible solution.”

The new release also provides significant increases in performance when large amounts of data are involved, and more flexible and efficient tools for managing question content.

About Maplesoft

Maplesoft™ is the leading provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science and mathematics. Its product suite reflects the philosophy that given great tools, people can do great things. Over the years, it has redefined the instruction of mathematics and created a total solution for modern academic institutions.

The Maplesoft product range is supplied and supported by Adept Scientific in the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia and the Nordic countries.

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. Full details and contact information for all Adept Scientific international offices are available at www.adeptscience.com; or telephone +44 (0)1462 480055.