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S-Plus 8 emerges from Beta

2007-05-22 09:03:00 by Scientific Computing in Scientific Computing
 
Back in April 2006 , I wrote about S-Plus 8 going to public Beta and predicted therefore that it would be out in Q4 2006 Well it has finally appeared in May 2007. With such a long release cycle one might expect dramatic changes, but the new features list is largely as I described a year ago Improvements to the Eclipse based Workbench...
 
Tags: eclipse based workbench, graphic enhancements, expect dramatic, s-plus, release cycle, features list, package mechanism, public beta, language
 
 
 
 
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Mathematica 6 released

2007-05-08 16:10:00 by Scientific Computing in Scientific Computing
 
Wolfram Research have released a new version of Mathematica with the claim that " Mathematica 's been reinvented This is certainly a huge upgrade with around 500 items on the new features summary , all of which (from a quick scan) appear to have substance To get a sense of the major directions, you are better off with the marketing version...
 
Tags: mathematica, mathematica player, optimization tools, version, tools, runtime version, interface features, interface, data
 
 
 
 
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Labview adds Vista support

2007-04-22 15:06:00 by Scientific Computing in Scientific Computing
 
Story title says it all, LabView is now Vista compatible I was amused by two paragraphs of the press release. First was the hint of resentment at Microsoft for the way Vista works this version of Windows requires 64-bit hardware drivers. National Instruments has invested considerable time and energy in providing updates to existing 32-bit...
 
Tags: vista, support windows vista, windows vista, vista compatible, national instruments continues, national instruments, tim, 64-bit version, version
 
 
 
 
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Link: The death of computing

2007-04-11 09:34:00 by Scientific Computing in Scientific Computing
 
Here is a link to a very well considered piece "The death of computing" from Neil McBride at the British Computing Society, which deserves to be read. I suspect that much of his arguments also apply to scientific computing If you can't be bothered to read the whole article, settle for this snippet: "If the gap between public knowledge and...
 
Tags: industry practice, ideal organisational environment, industry, public knowledge, academic curriculum, in-house development, gap, death, link
 
 
 
 
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O-Matrix sales shake-up

2007-04-02 13:11:00 by Scientific Computing in Scientific Computing
 
...Software have decided to give up selling their product, and will have someone else do it for them. Exclusive world wide distribution rights have been granted to TecPlot Lots of software companies choose to use partners to distribute in fields our regions outside of their expertise, but it is a bold decision to hand over the entire world ...
 
Tags: tecplot, o-matrix, tecplot site, imagine tecplot, push o-matrix, simulation visualization software, explore complex datasets, hard, developers harmonic software
 
 
 
 
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MathCAD drops Maple

2007-03-23 09:45:00 by Scientific Computing in Scientific Computing
 
I have finally confirmed what a reader pointed out to us a couple of weeks ago. The new MathCAD 14 has dropped the Maple engine which previously powered its symbolic calculations I wrote about plans to do this back in Jan 2006 , though I predicted the wrong replacement. The MathCAD gig goes to Mupad. PTC's only explanatory comment was this...
 
Tags: maple, deal, maple oem deal, maple bugginess, maple engine, engine, maple loses, mathcad, remove maple technology
 
 
 
 
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FORTRAN developer dies

2007-03-20 09:49:00 by Scientific Computing in Scientific Computing
 
John Backus , who lead the IBM team that developed FORTRAN in the 1950s has died at the age of 82 While I am no fan of FORTRAN (probably because I had already learned some more recent languages before I was taught the (then current) 1977 version), there is no doubt that it revolutionized computing and has had a long lasting effect on scientific...
 
Tags: fortran, subtle effect, recent languages, languages, effect, ibm team, john backus, nyt obituary, fan
 
 
 
 
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Upgrade: Quality Companion 2.2

2007-03-19 16:32:00 by Scientific Computing in Scientific Computing
 
Minitab have released an upgrade to their Six Sigma product, Quality Companion The upgrade is a modest collection of interface improvements, (new toolbar actions, auto-filling forms etc), new import export options (always good to see) and increased flexibility (better search and editing tools, use of images within documents etc There is...
 
Tags: quality companion, regular feature space, feature, upgrade, version, import export options, projects, interface improvements, toolbar actions
 
 
 
 
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Maple NAG connector - a link to the past

2007-03-12 11:23:00 by Scientific Computing in Scientific Computing
 
I was going to pass on commenting on the new Maple NAG connector because adding the ability to call NAG C subroutine libraries directly from Maple seemed a quaintly old-fashioned idea I didn't realize how old fashioned until I was reminded of Intercall. I Googled InterCall and it looks like exactly the same product except connecting Mathematica...
 
Tags: nag, maple nag connector, maple, nag subroutine library, call nag, maple environment, maple users, nag website, intercall
 
 
 
 
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Vista support in scientific software

2007-03-06 09:57:00 by Scientific Computing in Scientific Computing
 
...software, based on information on suppliers web sites Where Vista did not appear on the supported platforms page, I have taken that to mean that it is not supported, though it is quite possible that the product works, but that the supplier has not yet formally tested it Supporting Vista Comsol Multiphysics Matlab Mathematica Mathtype Mupad...
 
Tags: vista, vista support, scientific software, suppliers web sites, special category, comsol multiphysics, platforms page, manual steps, quick survey