CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
24 April 2013
Company News
Maplesoft Celebrates 25 Years of Incorporation
Maplesoft is celebrating 25 years of incorporation this year. In addition to celebratory events for staff, academic and technology partners, and customers, the company is making several contributions to promote math and science projects among high school and university students.
Throughout the year, Maplesoft is supporting numerous projects and competitions, with the aim of enhancing the study and use of mathematics. Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013, Who Wants to be a Mathematician, FIRST Robotics, SAE Collegiate Design Series, NASA Tech Design the Future Contest, and Sailbot 2013 are just a few of the Maplesoft sponsored competitions that encourage students to think creatively, and use mathematical and scientific tools.
At an anniversary event held at the company’s headquarters, Maplesoft recognized the contributions of the company’s founders and the team that invented the renowned Maple software – the world’s most advanced symbolic computation engine. In commemoration of the company’s roots in the University of Waterloo (UW), Maplesoft’s CEO Jim Cooper presented the University with a Gömböc that has the unique serial number 1988, marking the year of the company’s incorporation. A Gömböc is a mathematics-based shape discovered in 2007 with the help of Maple, described as “one of the best ideas of the year” by The New York Times.
“This anniversary is a momentous occasion for Maplesoft, as it looks back and celebrates the ingenuity, creativity, and passion of the people who formed and moulded the company,” said Jim Cooper, President and CEO of Maplesoft. “Building on the bedrock of innovative and pioneering technology they developed, we have achieved significant success in the last 25 years. Maplesoft looks ahead with a deep sense of gratitude and commitment to its customers, partners, resellers, employees, and the community around us. Our technological expertise, combined with the enthusiasm and creativity of our people and the support of our partners, will help us shape the next 25 years.”
Since its origins as a research project in the 1980s at UW, Maplesoft has grown into a successful international corporation with offices and resellers covering nearly 100 countries. It is the core of a vibrant ecosystem that spans and connects the commercial engineering research and development community with academia worldwide. Maplesoft’s core technologies include the world’s most advanced symbolic computation engine (Maple) and revolutionary system-level modeling techniques (MapleSim). Maple introduced a radical change in the industry with its superior technical document and knowledge sharing capabilities, and changed the way people work with mathematics. MapleSim introduced a ground-breaking approach to multi-domain system-level modeling of engineering systems and has seen significant growth since its introduction in 2008.
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