Simulink 6 contains many new features that support large-scale, embedded system development projects. With new component-based modeling and unified data-dictionary management capabilities, teams can build and share multiple configurations and subsystems design efficiently within and across organizations. This new capability also provides enhanced performance for engineers integrating, simulating, and optimizing large models containing hundreds of thousands of parameters and blocks. "Model-Based Design from The MathWorks has transformed the way embedded systems are developed by replacing paper documents, physical prototypes, hand- coding, and decoupled testing with executable models, simulation, automatic code generation, and tests tightly integrated with design," said Will Strauss, president of Forward Concepts. "By bringing Model-Based Design to larger- scale development projects and demanding real-time applications, and by enabling multiple engineering groups to contribute to a common design, Simulink 6 will have a substantial impact on the way large and distributed teams can design, implement, and test embedded systems." The new version of Simulink also enables engineers to model, simulate, and implement more types of real-time systems and components, including RF electronics for wireless systems, and video and image processing systems. Simulink 6 is also practical for modeling and simulating drivelines for automotive, aerospace, and industrial equipment. With Simulink 6 and the new fixed-point math support in MATLAB(R) 7, more engineering teams can now design, implement, and verify systems comprised of fixed-point hardware and software. Additionally, the new version enables Simulink users to write algorithms using a subset of the MATLAB language and automatically generate embeddable C code using MathWorks Real-Time Workshop. "The release of Simulink 6 is the latest example of our longstanding commitment to provide engineers with the tools they need to build and test more complex and higher-performance embedded systems," said Jim Tung, MathWorks Fellow, The MathWorks. "With support for larger models, integration of control and signal processing design, and new capabilities for design, implementation, and verification, Simulink 6 represents the most comprehensive platform for Model-Based Design and system simulation." Pricing and Availability Simulink 6 is available immediately for Windows, UNIX/Linux, and Macintosh systems. Pricing starts at $2,800 U.S.