Latest News July 2, 2008 - PRESS RELEASE Maplesoft announces the release of the pilot version of a revolutionary tool that is expected to set new standards in the modeling and simulation industry. MapleSim™ is a high-performance multi-domain modeling and simulation tool, which will dramatically reduce the time taken to bring products to market by using physical modeling techniques. July 2, 2008 - PRESS RELEASE MapleSim is a high-performance multi-domain modeling and simulation tool that uses physical modeling techniques. By generating model equations in symbolic form, MapleSim helps teachers to quickly demonstrate the connection between concepts and the underlying mathematical theory to their students. June 23, 2008 - PRESS RELEASE Maplesoft announces the next release of Maple T.A., the company’s popular assessment technology tool. Maple T.A. 4.0 provides full support for question content in international languages, thus expanding the reach of the product to non-English speaking students. Recent Media Coverage Clickable Calculus Exchange Magazine, August 22, 2008 Profiling Maplesoft and its plans for the future through a cover story in Exchange Magazine. Paying compliments to Maplesoft, author Jon Rohr writes: “Never before have I been so impressed with the limitless potential of the companies profiled in our future stories.”...more Cargo Vessel Trials Energy-saving Kite System Designed to Reduce Fuel Needs International Energy Solutions, August 15, 2008 Maple’s partnership with SkySails to produce the world’s first cargo ship run with the help of a computer controlled kite makes it to the cover page of this engineering magazine ...more Highly Recommended math software interacts directly with CAD applications Cadalyst Magazine, August 8, 2008 This review, in a leading CAD magazine, highlights Maple 12’s direct connectivity with CAD applications. The reviewer, while “highly recommending” Maple 12, quips that “if NASA had used it for that Mars probe —the one that was lost because of an incorrect conversion between standard and metric measurements — it probably wouldn't have lost it in the first place.” ...more Media Contacts Tina George | Maplesoft | Ph: +1 519 747 2373 Ext 352 Email: tgeorge@maplesoft.com Media Resources   • About Maplesoft • Products, Features & Benefits • Product Suite • Awards • Company Fact Sheet • Maple (Professional) Overview • Maple (Academic) Overview • Professional Business Overview • Academic Business Overview • Logos & Images User Case Studies Maple Helps Improve Power Losses in DC-DC Converters August 15, 2008 Everyone from business travelers to weekend warriors understands the importance of battery life and the frustration of dealing with drained laptop batteries. Because approximately 200 million computers are manufactured in the world each year, this issue is not trivial. Alan Elbanhawy, a power systems industry expert, investigates ways to optimize battery life in notebook computers.He worked with the widely popular engineering and mathematics software Maple from Maplesoft to develop three applications dealing in great depth with power loss mechanisms in these converters. The research helped engineers better understand the power losses inherent in these devices and enabled them to refine their design process, save energy, and help the environment. ...more