MATHwire

June 2008

Announcements

June 23 marks the 20th anniversary of Mathematica. We thank you for your support over the years and look forward to an exciting future. Check out our new scrapbook about Mathematica's first 20 years...
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Mathematica 6.0.3, gridMathematica 2.2.2, and Mathematica Personal Grid Edition 6.0.3 are available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux users. These upgrades are free for all current Premier Service subscribers. Add Premier Service to your license now...
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Students can receive recognition for their Mathematica skills by taking the Mathematica Student Certification test...
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International Mathematica User Conference 2008 attendees are invited to enroll in specially priced courses by Wolfram Education Group. Premier Service subscribers receive an additional 20% discount...
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Premier Service subscribers will receive a 20% discount off the single attendee registration rate for the International Mathematica User Conference 2008, which takes place October 23-25 near our headquarters in Champaign, Illinois...
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gridMathematica is now pre-installed and pre-configured on the Colfax CX6000 Workgroup Cluster, providing an all-in-one solution for personal supercomputing...
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Wolfram Education Group announces its newest free seminar, "S22: Overview of webMathematica." Presented by a member of the Mathematica Kernel Technology group, this seminar demonstrates key and upcoming features in webMathematica...
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Mathematica-generated graphics are now available as free screensavers and backgrounds for use on desktop computers and iPhones. Browse for your favorite designs and colors, select a size, and download...
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Want to see our products in action and learn more about using Mathematica? Check out the Wolfram Screencast Gallery and the Wolfram Video Gallery...
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Wolfram Research is pleased to announce the results of the India Student Mathematica Competition 2008. Congratulations to grand prize winner Vimalkumar Jeyakumar...
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Application Packages

MathCode C++, a Mathematica application to rapidly develop production-quality C++ code, now also supports Mac OS X and Linux in addition to Windows. Each of these platforms comes equipped with a free C++ compiler...
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MathCode F90 has been updated to Version 1.1 and is now compatible with Mathematica 6. This application package generates optimized Fortran 90 code that can be compiled and connected seamlessly into Mathematica...
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PathwayLab 1.2 Research Edition, a modeling and simulation tool for biochemical networks, now works with Mathematica 6...
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TSi ProPac 3.3 is now Mathematica 6 compatible. This application can be used to model and design controls for multibody systems, flexible structures, wheeled and tracked vehicles, aircraft, and submarines...
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Did You Know?

..you can open existing Mathematica notebooks, rotate 3D graphics, open and close cells, and run certain kinds of animations with Mathematica Player with no conversion needed. If your notebook contains dynamic interface features, convert it to an .nbp file to make it interactive in Player...
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..registering for the International Mathematica User Conference 2008 with one or more colleagues may qualify you for a 3-for-2 group registration discount...
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..May 1 marked the one-year anniversary of The Wolfram Demonstrations Project, which now offers over 3,000 Demonstrations. We encourage you to submit your Demonstrations to this ever-growing repository of knowledge...
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..the new Overview of Mathematica web pages detail Mathematica's key capabilities and advantages...
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..A WolframTones Facebook application is now available for Facebook users. Create your own Tones and add them to your jukebox or send them to your friends...
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..notebook file formats are now part of the Windows File Association system...
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In the News

Mathematica 6 has been nominated for Education Product of the Year by Macworld, for the Macworld Awards 2008...
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In "Subject of 'A Beautiful Mind' addresses math minds in W. Va.," Nobel Prize winner John Nash told audiences at the annual East Coast Computer Algebra Day about his use of Mathematica...
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Arizona Daily Star reporter Eric Schwartz wrote an article about how Mathematica was used to solve Euler's 200-year-old problem...
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O'Reilly Radar published "O'Reilly School of Technology + Mathematica: What Do They Add Up To?" about OST's decision to license Mathematica to create a web-based version of the system...
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In "HPC for the desktop," High-Performance Computing for Science author Gemma Simpson profiled gridMathematica and Mathematica Personal Grid Edition as key products to help scientists harness HPC...
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In "Clustering Mathematica," Mike Riley of Dobbs Code Talk blogged about the new features in Mathematica 6, which he describes as the "AutoCAD for the Mathematically Inclined"...
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