Latest News July 2, 2008 - PRESS RELEASE Maplesoft announces the release of the pilot version of a revolutionary tool that is expected to set new standards in the modeling and simulation industry. MapleSim™ is a high-performance multi-domain modeling and simulation tool, which will dramatically reduce the time taken to bring products to market by using physical modeling techniques. July 2, 2008 - PRESS RELEASE MapleSim is a high-performance multi-domain modeling and simulation tool that uses physical modeling techniques. By generating model equations in symbolic form, MapleSim helps teachers to quickly demonstrate the connection between concepts and the underlying mathematical theory to their students. June 23, 2008 - PRESS RELEASE Maplesoft announces the next release of Maple T.A., the company’s popular assessment technology tool. Maple T.A. 4.0 provides full support for question content in international languages, thus expanding the reach of the product to non-English speaking students. Recent Media Coverage Physical Modeling Consortium serves a wake-up call on the automotive industry: Part 1 - A looming problem Automotive Design Line, August 28, 2008 In a thought leadership article on physical modeling, Tom Lee writes that the Physical Modeling Consortium jointly founded by Maplesoft and Toyota is a wake up call for the automotive industry. This is the first part  of a 2-part series. ...more Mathe mit der Maus C’t, July 28, 2008 Maple 12 receives a great  2-page review in a German magazine ...more Industry Report, Laurent Bernardin, Maplesoft Better Process Podcasts, July 18, 2008 An interview with Maplesoft's Chief Scientist Laurent Bernardin on MapleSim ...more Media Contacts Tina George | Maplesoft | Ph: +1 519 747 2373 Ext 352 Email: tgeorge@maplesoft.com Media Resources   • About Maplesoft • Products, Features & Benefits • Product Suite • Awards • Company Fact Sheet • Maple (Professional) Overview • Maple (Academic) Overview • Professional Business Overview • Academic Business Overview • Logos & Images User Case Studies Maple helps research next-generation seat belt restraints aimed at reducing passenger injury in automotive collisions July 14, 2008  Pre-crash shoulder belt tensioning is a new technology designed to reduce automotive crash injuries.Pre-crash tensioning technology increases the opportunity to secure a passenger safely before a crash. Sensors and logic, designed to anticipate a crash, activate a motorized seat belt retractor that secures a shoulder belt around an occupant before the crash. Craig Good, a partner at Collision Analysis (Calgary) Ltd. and Ph.D. graduate at the University of Calgary used Maplesoft products to create a 2-D occupant model, using experimentally measured data. Once the model was created, it gave Good the flexibility to evaluate different scenarios to optimize the system. ...more