Re: Mathematica 8 is now available
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- Subject: [mg113907] Re: Mathematica 8 is now available
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:01:57 -0500 (EST)
Good luck! On 11/17/2010 5:29 AM, fd wrote: > Hello There. > > I would be interested to know if I could find the list of bugs in V7 > which were fixed in V8. > > Best > > > > On Nov 16, 9:06 pm, Wolfram Research<newsd... at wolfram.com> wrote: >> Wolfram Research Introduces Unique Concept of Linguistically >> Controlled Computing >> >> New Mathematica 8 Integrates Wolfram|Alpha - One of More Than 500 >> New Features >> >> November 15, 2010--Wolfram Research today announced the release >> of Mathematica 8, the latest version of its flagship computation, >> development, and deployment platform that introduces the >> breakthrough concept of linguistically controlled computing. >> Integrating technology of Wolfram|Alpha, the Mathematica-powered >> computational knowledge engine, makes it possible to enter math >> or data calculations in plain English and get immediate answers >> or start an extensive analysis. >> >> "Traditionally, getting computers to perform tasks requires >> speaking their language or using point-and-click interfaces. One >> requires learning syntax, the other limits scope of accessible >> functions," said Stephen Wolfram, CEO and Founder of Wolfram >> Research. "Free-form linguistics understands human language and >> translates it into syntax-a breakthrough in usability. >> Mathematica 8 is the start of this initiative, but already it is >> making a real difference to user productivity." >> >> Free-form input is a new entry point into the Mathematica >> idea-to-deployment workflow, but Mathematica 8 adds a major new >> endpoint too: generation of C code and standalone executables. >> Using Mathematica, organizations no longer have to rely on >> separate tools for prototyping and deployment, but can complete >> the entire workflow with one integrated tool. >> >> "It's amazing that you can start with free-form linguistic input, >> model or prototype, and end up with a high-performance standalone >> program or library...all within Mathematica 8's comprehensive >> workflow," said Tom Wickham-Jones, Director of Kernel Technology >> at Wolfram Research. >> >> Even with these major enhancements at either end of the workflow, >> the most significant additions in Mathematica 8 are the more than >> 500 new functions in many new and extended application areas, >> including: >> >> * Probability and statistics: largest collection of statistical >> distributions and automatic high-level solvers including >> parameter estimation >> * Software development: built-in GPU support, automatic code >> generation and linking, multicore parallelism, and standalone >> code deployment >> * Engineering: integrated control systems and wavelet analysis >> * Graphs and networks: extensive built-in support for the new >> science of networks >> * Finance: built-in option pricing solvers, financial indicators, >> and charts >> * Image processing: enhanced image analysis capabilities, such as >> feature detection >> >> "In all of these domains, you will find dramatic depth of >> coverage," stated Roger Germundsson, Director of Research& >> Development at Wolfram Research. "The functions are designed to >> work together seamlessly across different domains which allows >> combining them in new and innovative ways." >> >> "Rather than build individual spikes of functionality provided by >> traditional specialist tools, Mathematica's concept is based on >> building up the complete mountain range," said Conrad Wolfram, >> Director of Strategic Development at Wolfram Research. "It's this >> broad functionality across a wide area that enabled us to build >> state-of-the-art application areas such as statistics and >> probability so quickly for Mathematica 8." >> >> Availability >> >> Mathematica 8 is available immediately for Windows XP/Vista/7, >> Mac OS X, Linux x86, and compatible systems. More product details >> are available on the Mathematica website:http://www.wolfram.com/mathemati= > ca >> >> NOTE: Mathematica users with Premier Service will receive an >> email in the next few days with instructions on how to download >> their free upgrades. > > -- Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 Amherst, MA 01003-9305