The MathWorks

Infobox_Company | company_name = The MathWorks, Inc.
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan = Accelerating the pace of engineering and science
foundation = December 7, 1984
location_city = Natick, Massachusetts
location_country = United States
key_people = CEO and President: Jack Little, Chief Scientist: Cleve Moler
num_employees = 1,800 (November 2006)
industry = Technical Computing
products = MATLAB, Simulink| revenue = N/A
operating_income = N/A
net_income = N/A| homepage = [http://www.mathworks.com/ www.mathworks.com]

The MathWorks, Inc. is a privately held, mid-size, multi-national corporation which specializes in technical computing software. Its main products include MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow.

Corporate history

The company was founded by Jack Little (President & CEO), Cleve Moler (Chief Scientist), and Steve Bangert (now inactive) on December 7, 1984. As of November 2006, it employs over 1,800 people world-wide, with 66% employed at the company headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts.

The logo represents the first vibrational mode of a thin L-shaped membrane, clamped at the edges, and governed by the wave equation.

Philanthropy

It is a regular sponsor of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). It also sponsors the [http://www.sdrforum.org SDR Forum's] [http://www.radiochallenge.org Smart Radio Challenge] (where student teams build and demonstrate a software defined radio) and the [http://www.energy.gov US Department of Energy's] [http://www.challengex.org Challenge X] (a student contest to 're-engineer a crossover sport utility vehicle to minimize energy consumption, emissions, and greenhouse gases while maintaining or exceeding the vehicle's utility and performance').

External links

* [http://www.mathworks.com/company/ The MathWorks' company page]
* [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/109/109223.html Profile on Yahoo Finance]
* [http://www.mathworks.com/company/newsletters/news_notes/clevescorner/dec04.html The Origins of MATLAB] by Cleve Moler
* [http://www.mathworks.com/company/newsletters/news_notes/clevescorner/jan06.pdf The Growth of MATLAB and The MathWorks over Two Decades] by Cleve Moler