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          | Welcome
                to the February 2005 Issue of the Maple Reporter e-newsletter!              We aim to keep you up to date on the latest news from Maplesoft,
                with articles highlighting new products, innovative application
                areas, tips and techniques, events and much more. 
 This month's features include: the release of three new Third
                party products, a Maple Conference Update, the launch of the
                new Maplesoft Seminar Series, Maple Application
                Center highlights, tips and techniques to get the most out of
                your use
                of Maple,
                a user case study: How Math Matters in Design Optimization, and
                more!
 
 We hope you find this month’s issue an enjoyable and informative
                read. We have many more exciting developments in the works at
                Maplesoft and look forward to sharing them with you in the future.
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              |  New
                      Third Party Products Now Available. Three new
                      Third Party products released through the MapleConnect
                      program
                      are now available:
 
 SYNTFIL -
                      A new package for Maple™, which allows the design
                      of analog electrical filters. It contains all necessary
                      procedures
                      for complex design of analog electrical filters.
 
 Visit
                      the Maple Application Center to view a series of related
                      applications: • 
                      SYNTFIL
                        - Synthesis of Electric Filters in Maple • 
                        Syntfil
                        Light • A
                        Simple Example of Lowpass Filter Design • 
                        
                        An
                    Example of Bandpass Filter Design
 HPC-Grid for Maple - A distributed computing package using the Maple technical
            computation system.
 Digital Lab - Digital Lab provides an intuitive environment for designing and
            simulating digital circuits quickly and accurately. It combines an easy-to-learn
            circuit description language with schematic tools for visualizing your design
            space.
 
 Click
            here to learn more about these and other available Third Party products.
 
                  
                    |  Are
                        You A LabVIEW User? We are seeking Maple users, who are also using LabVIEW,
                      to participate in a pilot program for the Maple Professional
                      Math Toolbox for LabVIEW. Those selected will receive a
                      complimentary copy of the Toolbox. As only 10 pilot licenses
                      are available please contact us before Friday, March 4th
                      if you are interested. All inquiries can be directed to
                      Paul Goossens at pgoossens@maplesoft.com.
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              | Maple
                        Adoption Program™ - Enrollment Successes Continuing! |  
              | Update
                      From The Winter ’05 TermThe Maple Adoption Program is thriving as we continue to find new and
        easy ways to engage faculty members and students!
 
 Click
        here to learn more!
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              | Maplesoft Seminar
                      Series |  
              | Maplesoft’s
                  monthly web seminars provide an excellent opportunity for you
                  to learn about interesting applications, new techniques, and
                  upcoming products. Hosted live by senior Maplesoft product
                  experts, these 1 hour interactive sessions offer the opportunity
                  to ask questions and interact with the presenter. Whether you
                  are a seasoned Maple user, or someone looking to find out what
                  Maple is all about, this seminar series will offer an opportunity
                  to learn something new and interesting. 
 
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                | The
                  Inside View |  
                | Dr.
                    Laurent Bernardin, Chief Scientist, Maplesoft 
 Maple's ability to automatically generate code is an extremely
                    valuable and versatile feature, which is sometimes overlooked.
                    In this month's issue, I would like to focus on a number
                    of aspects of code generation.
 
 Read the complete story.
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                | Application Center
                  Highlights |  
                | The Maple Application Center has received
                    the following new applications over the last month: 
 
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                | Maplesoft in the Press |  
                | The
                    Reviews & Press area of the Maplesoft
                    site continues to grow. Check out recent additions from Design
                    Product News, University Business, and Chemical Engineering
                    Progress. You can also read more about the nod given to Maple
                    9.5 as a finalist in the 20th Annual Codie Awards, an award
                    program which recognizes achievements in software, education
                    technology and digital content. |  
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                  | More
                          Conference Details Now Available. Preliminary
                          schedules, descriptions of special sessions, optional
                          training course information, and travel information
                          are now available
        here
 
 
                      
                        | Maple Conference 2005
                          Poster Now Available |  
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 Download
                                PDFs of the official conference poster. Two
                                versions are available: large 11x17, standard
                                8.5x11, and standard A4. Post and pass on to
                                your colleagues!
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                        | Maplesoft
                        Resources |  
                        | Recorded
                              Demos & Seminars Maplesoft offers a series of recorded downloadable demonstrations and seminars
  highlighting key features and functionality of Maplesoft products. Click
  here to view the available seminars.
 
 Customized Seminars
 Maplesoft is pleased to offer personal online seminars. These seminars assist
  users in learning new techniques to increase their effectiveness with Maplesoft
  products. Contact
  Maplesoft today
  to schedule
  your seminar.
 
 Books
 Visit the Books
  section on the Maplesoft Web site to view new publications.
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                      | Sponsorships |  
                      | Read
                          more about the most recent activities
                          sponsored by Maplesoft. |  
  
 www.maplesoft.com
 1-800-267-6583
 (US & Canada)
 
 1-519-747-2373
 (Outside US & Canada)
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