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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Mathematica Version 8--now available Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:23:02 -0600 From: Jennifer Peterson <pr...@wolfram.com> To: david.kir...@onetel.net Wolfram is pleased to inform you that the latest version of its flagship computation, development, and deployment platform, Mathematica 8, is now available. What makes Mathematica unique is its integration of the world's most powerful computation engine into comprehensive workflows, taking ideas all the way to deployed solutions within one single tool. Version 8 adds a new entry point into these workflows by introducing the unique concept of free-form linguistic input. This allows users to enter plain English and get immediate results without the need for syntax, dramatically improving ease of use. Other notable additions, among more than 500 new features: * Statistics: the broadest statistical distributions and data visualization capabilities available today * Software development: built-in GPU programming support, high performance C code generation, SymbolicC support, and expanded parallel processing * Engineering/R&D: integrated control systems and wavelets functions * Finance: built-in option pricing solvers, financial indicators, and charts * Image processing: enhanced image analysis capabilities, such as feature detection For more information, to schedule a briefing and/or a short demo, or to request a review copy, please contact me at +1-217-372-3132. Best regards, Jennifer ==================== Jennifer Peterson Wolfram Research, Inc. pr...@wolfram.com +1-217-372-3132 ==================== Wolfram Research Introduces Unique Concept of Linguistically Controlled Computing New Mathematica 8 Integrates Wolfram|Alpha - One of More Than 500 New Features November 15, 2010--Wolfram Research today announced the release of Mathematica 8, the latest version of its flagship computation, development, and deployment platform that introduces the breakthrough concept of linguistically controlled computing. Integrating technology of Wolfram|Alpha, the Mathematica-powered computational knowledge engine, makes it possible to enter math or data calculations in plain English and get immediate answers or start an extensive analysis. "Traditionally, getting computers to perform tasks requires speaking their language or using point-and-click interfaces. One requires learning syntax, the other limits scope of accessible functions," said Stephen Wolfram, CEO and Founder of Wolfram Research. "Free-form linguistics understands human language and translates it into syntax-a breakthrough in usability. Mathematica 8 is the start of this initiative, but already it is making a real difference to user productivity." Free-form input is a new entry point into the Mathematica idea-to-deployment workflow, but Mathematica 8 adds a major new endpoint too: generation of C code and standalone executables. Using Mathematica, organizations no longer have to rely on separate tools for prototyping and deployment, but can complete the entire workflow with one integrated tool. "It's amazing that you can start with free-form linguistic input, model or prototype, and end up with a high-performance standalone program or library...all within Mathematica 8's comprehensive workflow," said Tom Wickham-Jones, Director of Kernel Technology at Wolfram Research. Even with these major enhancements at either end of the workflow, the most significant additions in Mathematica 8 are the more than 500 new functions in many new and extended application areas, including: * Probability and statistics: largest collection of statistical distributions and automatic high-level solvers including parameter estimation * Software development: built-in GPU support, automatic code generation and linking, multicore parallelism, and standalone code deployment * Engineering: integrated control systems and wavelet analysis * Graphs and networks: extensive built-in support for the new science of networks * Finance: built-in option pricing solvers, financial indicators, and charts * Image processing: enhanced image analysis capabilities, such as feature detection "In all of these domains, you will find dramatic depth of coverage," stated Roger Germundsson, Director of Research & Development at Wolfram Research. "The functions are designed to work together seamlessly across different domains which allows combining them in new and innovative ways." "Rather than build individual spikes of functionality provided by traditional specialist tools, Mathematica's concept is based on building up the complete mountain range," said Conrad Wolfram, Director of Strategic Development at Wolfram Research. "It's this broad functionality across a wide area that enabled us to build state-of-the-art application areas such as statistics and probability so quickly for Mathematica 8." Availability Mathematica 8 is available immediately for Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X, Linux x86, and compatible systems. More product details are available on the Mathematica website: http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica # # # About Wolfram Research, Inc. Wolfram Research, Inc. is a powerhouse in technical innovation and pursues a long-term vision to develop the science, technology, and tools to make computation an ever-more-potent force in today's and tomorrow's world. The company is the developer of Mathematica, the world's most powerful integrated computation system, used by millions around the world, and Wolfram|Alpha, the widely used and continually growing computational knowledge engine released in May 2009. Wolfram Research also sponsors the world's largest free network of technical information websites, including MathWorld--the #1 website devoted to mathematics--and the Wolfram Demonstrations Project. For more information, visit the company website: http://www.wolfram.com About Wolfram Alpha LLC Wolfram Alpha LLC is a Wolfram Research company. Wolfram|Alpha's long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone. The company aims to collect and curate all objective data; implement every known model, method, and algorithm; and make it possible to compute whatever can be computed about anything. Wolfram|Alpha builds on the achievements of science, and other systematizations of knowledge, to provide a single source that can be relied on by everyone for definitive answers to factual queries. Wolfram|Alpha was created with Mathematica--itself the result of more than 20 years of development at Wolfram Research--and is being developed by a world-class team of experts led by Stephen Wolfram, a distinguished scientist, inventor, author, and business leader. For more information, visit the Wolfram|Alpha website: http://www.wolframalpha.com # # # Copyright © 2010 Wolfram Research, Inc. Mathematica is a registered trademark of Wolfram Research, Inc. Wolfram|Alpha is a registered trademark of Wolfram Alpha LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 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