Glas :[glas] Standards development by Numerical Mathematics Consortium |
From: Jon Pearce (j.pearce_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-04 02:34:41
Dear All,
The following recent announcement may perhaps be of interest :
Numerical Mathematics Consortium Proposes Open Standard for Algorithm
Development
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Leading Software Providers such as INRIA (Scilab Publisher), Maplesoft,
Mathsoft and National Instruments Launch Consortium
WATERLOO, Canada & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE) --
Aug. 9, 2005 -- The Numerical Mathematics Consortium today announced
that leading mathematics software vendors and interested individuals
from industry and academia are working together to define a consistent
and manageable foundation for numerical programming. The organization is
committed to establishing an open mathematical semantics standard for
numerical algorithm development to enable portability and reuse among
tools, platforms and disciplines.
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The full article is available at
http://www.nmconsortium.org/news/release.aspx?id=22
Best wishes
Jon