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Maplesoft has announced the release of the newest version of the Maple Grid Computing Toolbox. The Maple 14 Grid Computing Toolbox enables distributed computing using Maple, the primary tool for engineers to solve complex mathematical problems and create rich technical documents.

Using this toolbox, users can run Maple computations in parallel, taking advantage of all the hardware resources available, cutting down on processing time, and enabling applications that were not possible before.

The Maple 14 release of the Maple Grid Computing Toolbox provides built-in integration with Windows HPC Server, including Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, released today. It connects directly to a users Windows HPC Server cluster, simplifying installation, configuration, and operation of the grid, and it integrates with the Windows HPC Server tool chain for administrative tasks such as job scheduling, load balancing, and usage monitoring. The Maple 14 Grid Computing Toolbox also uses the standard message passing interface (MPI) protocol for efficient communication between nodes in the grid and easy integration with tools that support this protocol.

“The Grid Computing Toolbox allows users to distribute computations across the nodes of a network of workstations, a supercomputer, or across the CPUs of a multiprocessor machine, handling problems that are not tractable on a single machine,” said Paul DeMarco, Director of Development for the Maple Grid Computing Toolbox, Maplesoft.

“Microsoft is excited to work with companies like Maplesoft to help customers take full advantage of advanced computational capabilities,” said Bill Hamilton, Director, Technical Computing, Microsoft Corp. “With the Maple 14 Grid Computing Toolbox’s built-in integration with Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, it is now easier for our joint customers to set up grid computations on a Windows HPC cluster.”