Waterloo Maple Inc. is a Canadian software company, headquartered inWaterloo, Ontario. It operates under the trade nameMaplesoft. It is best known as the manufacturer of theMaple computer algebra system, andMapleSim physical modeling and simulation software.
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Maplesoft | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Symbolic Computation,Software, Technical Computing |
Founded | 20 April 1988 (1988-04-20) (Waterloo Maple Software) 3 March 2003 (2003-03-03) (Maplesoft) |
Founder | Keith Geddes andGaston Gonnet |
Headquarters | , |
Parent | Cybernet Systems Group |
Website | www |

Corporate history
editWaterloo Maple Inc. was first incorporated under the nameWaterloo Maple Software in April 1988 byKeith Geddes andGaston Gonnet, who were both then professors in the Symbolic Computation Group, a part of thecomputer science department (now theDavid R. Cheriton School of Computer Science) at theUniversity of Waterloo.
Tim Bray served as the part-time CEO of Waterloo Maple Inc. from 1989-1990. During this period he claims in his resume that he helped save the company from one close encounter with bankruptcy by "instituting financial discipline".[1]
Gonnet left the company in 1994 after a failed attempt to purchase a controlling stake despite already owning 30% of the shares, and following protracted disagreements over the management of the company sold his remaining share in 2001.[2]
On April 20, 1998, Waterloo Maple Inc. announced its relocation toSeagram Museum[3] in Waterloo, which was itself the former location of the originalSeagram distillery.
On March 3, 2003, Waterloo Maple Inc. announced the immediate introduction of the name Maplesoft as its primary business name.[4]
On May 27, 2003, Maplesoft announced relocating its headquarters to Waterloo Tech Campus at 615 Kumpf Drive, North Waterloo,[5] and expected to begin operation at the relocated site on 2003-09-02.[6]
On July 16, 2008, Maplesoft announced Cybernet Systems Taiwan was appointed as a Maplesoft Reseller for the Commercial and Government markets.[7]
On July 30, 2009, Maplesoft announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd.[8] In 2009-07-31, Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd. announced its acquisitions of all outstanding shares of Waterloo Maple Inc., with transaction to be executed via Cybernet Holdings CANADA, Inc, with consolidation to be completed by 2009-09-01. As a result of this acquisition, 10% of the workforce at the time (Around a dozen workers) lost their jobs.[9][10][11][12]
On June 26, 2012, Maplesoft announced its entry toModelica-based professional consulting services, which included model development and simulation services, analysis and tool development, real-time plant-model code generation, and training.[13]
In June 2018, Maplesoft announced that it was spinning off its Möbius andMaple T.A. products to a new, independent company called DigitalEd.[14]
On December 19, 2018, Maplesoft announced that Dr. Laurent Bernardin, COO and Chief Scientist has been appointed as new CEO and President of Maplesoft effective January 1, 2019. Dr. Bernardin succeeds former CEO, Jim Cooper who has moved to become the full-time CEO of DigitalEd, a company Maplesoft spun-off in early 2018.[15] Dr. Bernardin was a student at ETH and was supervised by Prof. Gaston Gonnet, co-founder of Maplesoft.[16]
Subsidiaries
edit- Maplesoft France: Division based inVersailles, France. On January 20, 2015, Maplesoft announced the opening of its office inParis, France.[17][18]
- Maplesoft GmbH/Maplesoft Europe GmbH: Division based inAachen, Germany. On March 30, 2010, Maplesoft announced the opening of its first office in Germany, replacing Scientific Computers as reseller in Germany and Austria.[19][20] In 2011-02-15, the office was registered as Maplesoft Europe GmbH.[21]
- Cybernet Systems Korea (가이아넷코리아주식회사)/Maplesoft Korea: A Maplesoft distributor in Korea. On July 15, 2012, Maplesoft announced the opening of Cybernet Systems Korea and Cybernet Systems Korea as the exclusive distributor Maplesoft products in Korea.[22]
- Maplesoft Europe Limited: Division based inCambridge, UK. On November 18, 2013, Maplesoft announced the opening of a new office in Cambridge, UK, which would act as the headquarters for Maplesoft's European operations, including offices in France and Germany.[23] On January 14, 2016, Maplesoft announced a reseller agreement with EnginSoft, where EnginSoft would represent Maplesoft in the commercial markets inGermany,France,Italy, UK,Nordic,Spain, andTurkey.[24][25]
- Maplesoft China: Division based inShanghai, China. On February 20, 2019, Maplesoft announced the opening of a new and direct operation in China, jointly operated with its sister company Sigmetrix to replace their reseller Cybernet China.[26]
- Maplesoft Japan: Division based inTokyo, Japan. On February 12, 2020, Maplesoft announced the opening of a new and direct operation in Japan, replacing their parent company Cybernet System as reseller in Japanese market.[27]
Products
editProduct | Related Products | Version |
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Maple[28] |
| 2025 |
MapleSim[29] |
| 2024 |
MapleNet | n/a | n/a |
Maple Learn[30][31] | n/a | Online |
Maple Flow[32] | 2024 |
Information above taken from the official Maplesoft website.[33]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Resume of Tim Bray
- ^Interview with Gaston Gonnet, co-creator of Maple, SIAM History of Numerical Analysis and Computing, March 16, 2005
- ^Waterloo Maple Inc. Celebrates 10th Anniversary
- ^Waterloo Maple Inc. introduces Maplesoft as primary business name
- ^Maplesoft announces relocation to Waterloo Tech Campus
- ^Maplesoft moves to Waterloo Tech Campus
- ^NOTE TO EDITORS: Maplesoft Expands Distribution in Taiwan
- ^Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd. to acquire Maplesoft in early September 2009
- ^Cybernet Systems made Waterloo Maples Inc. its subsidiary and acquires shares
- ^カナダWaterloo Maple Inc.の株式取得と子会社化に関するお知らせ
- ^Edwards, Mike (August 7, 2009)."Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd. to acquire Maplesoft in early September 2009". Design Product News. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved2011-02-07.
- ^Cybernet Group
- ^Maplesoft Adds Consulting Services to its Portfolio
- ^Pender, Terry (July 31, 2018)."Maplesoft spinoff tackling $1 billion online education market".Waterloo Region Record. RetrievedJanuary 19, 2025.
- ^"Maplesoft Announces Appointment of New CEO".www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved2018-12-19.
- ^"Laurent Fernand Guy Bernardin".Mathematics Genealogy Project. RetrievedJanuary 19, 2025.
- ^Maplesoft Brings Direct Presence to France
- ^MAPLESOFT APPORTE UNE PRESENCE DIRECTE EN FRANCE
- ^Maplesoft Opens Office in Germany
- ^Maplesoft eröffnet Niederlassung in Deutschland
- ^MAPLESOFT EUROPE GMBH (ALLEMAGNE) Chiffre d'affaires, résultat, bilans sur SOCIETE.COM - 529810657
- ^Cybernet Systems Opens in Korea to Exclusively Market Maplesoft Products
- ^Maplesoft Expands European Operations with New Regional Headquarters
- ^Maplesoft Strengthens Operations in Europe with New Partner for Engineering Business
- ^"Maplesoft strengthens operations in Europe with new partner for engineering business".Cambridge Network. Retrieved19 November 2020.
- ^"Maplesoft and Sigmetrix Announce Direct Operations in China".www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved2019-02-20.
- ^"Maplesoft Announces Direct Operations in Japan".www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved2020-02-12.
- ^"Maple - The Essential Tool for Mathematics - Maplesoft".www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved2025-04-01.
- ^"MapleSim - Advanced System-Level Modeling & Simulation - Maplesoft".www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved2025-04-01.
- ^"Maple Learn – Explore, Solve & Create Math Content Online".www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved2025-04-01.
- ^"Maple Learn".Maple Learn. Retrieved2025-04-01.
- ^"Maple Flow - Math Software for Engineering Calculations".www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved2025-04-01.
- ^"Mathematical and Engineering Software Products for Commercial and Academic Applications - Maplesoft".
External links
edit- Maplesoft Corporate Website
- Cybernet Systems Korea/Maplesoft Korea website
- Symbolic Computation Group website
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