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Waterloo Maple
Software company in Canada

Waterloo Maple Inc. is a Canadian software company, headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. It operates under the trade name Maplesoft. It is best known as the manufacturer of the Maple computer algebra system, and MapleSim physical modeling and simulation software.

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Corporate history

Waterloo Maple Inc. was first incorporated under the name Waterloo Maple Software in April 1988 by Keith Geddes and Gaston Gonnet, who were both then professors in the Symbolic Computation Group, a part of the computer science department (now the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science) at the University 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 to Seagram Museum3 in Waterloo, which was itself the former location of the original Seagram 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.9101112

On June 26, 2012, Maplesoft announced its entry to Modelica-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 and Maple 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

  • Maplesoft France: Division based in Versailles, France. On January 20, 2015, Maplesoft announced the opening of its office in Paris, France.1718
  • Maplesoft GmbH/Maplesoft Europe GmbH: Division based in Aachen, Germany. On March 30, 2010, Maplesoft announced the opening of its first office in Germany, replacing Scientific Computers as reseller in Germany and Austria.1920 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 in Cambridge, 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 in Germany, France, Italy, UK, Nordic, Spain, and Turkey.2425
  • Maplesoft China: Division based in Shanghai, 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 in Tokyo, 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

ProductRelated ProductsVersion
Maple28
  • Maple Add-Ons
BlockImporterGlobal OptimizationGrid ComputingQuantum ChemistryAdvanced Engineering Mathematics with MapleCalculus Study GuidePrecalculus Study GuideThe Mathematics Survival Kit - Maple Edition		2025
MapleSim29
  • MapleSim Add-Ons
MapleSim ConnectorMapleSim Connector for LabVIEW and NI VeriStand SoftwareMapleSim Connector for dSPACE SoftwareMapleSim Control Design ToolboxMapleSim Tire Component LibraryMapleSim Driveline Component LibraryMapleSim Insight		2024
MapleNetn/an/a
Maple Learn3031n/aOnline
Maple Flow322024

Information above taken from the official Maplesoft website.33

See also

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References

  1. Resume of Tim Bray https://www.tbray.org/resume ↩

  2. Interview with Gaston Gonnet, co-creator of Maple, SIAM History of Numerical Analysis and Computing, March 16, 2005 http://history.siam.org/oralhistories/gonnet.htm ↩

  3. Waterloo Maple Inc. Celebrates 10th Anniversary http://www.maplesoft.com/view.aspx?SF=76/1998-04-20.pdf ↩

  4. Waterloo Maple Inc. introduces Maplesoft as primary business name https://web.archive.org/web/20030819193510/http://www.maplesoft.com/pressroom/releases/2003/maplesoft.shtml ↩

  5. Maplesoft announces relocation to Waterloo Tech Campus http://www.maplesoft.com/view.aspx?SF=22/2003-05-27.pdf ↩

  6. Maplesoft moves to Waterloo Tech Campus http://www.maplesoft.com/view.aspx?SF=18/2003-08-29.pdf ↩

  7. NOTE TO EDITORS: Maplesoft Expands Distribution in Taiwan http://www.maplesoft.com/company/publications/articles/view.aspx?SID=6461 ↩

  8. Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd. to acquire Maplesoft in early September 2009 http://www.maplesoft.com/company/publications/articles/view.aspx?SID=33519 ↩

  9. Cybernet Systems made Waterloo Maples Inc. its subsidiary and acquires shares http://www.cybernet.co.jp/english/documents/pdf/news/press/2009/20090731.pdf ↩

  10. カナダWaterloo Maple Inc.の株式取得と子会社化に関するお知らせ http://www.cybernet.jp/documents/pdf/press/2009/090731-2.pdf ↩

  11. 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. Retrieved 2011-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307010142/http://www.dpncanada.com/Site-Content/More-News/Cybernet-Systems-Co.-Ltd.-to-acquire-Maplesoft-in-early-September-2009.html ↩

  12. Cybernet Group http://www.cybernet.co.jp/english/company/about/group/ ↩

  13. Maplesoft Adds Consulting Services to its Portfolio http://www.maplesoft.com/company/publications/articles/view.aspx?SID=135433 ↩

  14. Pender, Terry (July 31, 2018). "Maplesoft spinoff tackling $1 billion online education market". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved January 19, 2025. https://www.therecord.com/business/maplesoft-spinoff-tackling-1-billion-online-education-market/article_9005b5f3-2b80-56d2-a56a-8adfdc33c3e6.html ↩

  15. "Maplesoft Announces Appointment of New CEO". www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved 2018-12-19. https://www.maplesoft.com/company/news/releases/2018/2018-12-19-maplesoft-announces-appointment-of-new-ceo.aspx ↩

  16. "Laurent Fernand Guy Bernardin". Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved January 19, 2025. https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=54377 ↩

  17. Maplesoft Brings Direct Presence to France http://www.maplesoft.com/company/news/html/2005-01-20-MaplesoftFrance.aspx ↩

  18. MAPLESOFT APPORTE UNE PRESENCE DIRECTE EN FRANCE http://www.maplesoft.com/company/news/html/2005-01-20-MaplesoftFrance.aspx?L=F ↩

  19. Maplesoft Opens Office in Germany http://www.maplesoft.com/company/publications/articles/view.aspx?SID=35294 ↩

  20. Maplesoft eröffnet Niederlassung in Deutschland http://www.maplesoft.com/company/publications/articles/view.aspx?SID=35313 ↩

  21. MAPLESOFT EUROPE GMBH (ALLEMAGNE) Chiffre d'affaires, résultat, bilans sur SOCIETE.COM - 529810657 http://www.societe.com/societe/maplesoft-europe-gmbh-529810657.html ↩

  22. Cybernet Systems Opens in Korea to Exclusively Market Maplesoft Products http://www.maplesoft.com/company/publications/articles/view.aspx?SID=135670 ↩

  23. Maplesoft Expands European Operations with New Regional Headquarters http://www.maplesoft.com/company/publications/articles/view.aspx?SID=153464 ↩

  24. Maplesoft Strengthens Operations in Europe with New Partner for Engineering Business http://www.maplesoft.com/company/publications/articles/view.aspx?SID=153949 ↩

  25. "Maplesoft strengthens operations in Europe with new partner for engineering business". Cambridge Network. Retrieved 19 November 2020. https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/maplesoft-strengthens-operations-in-europe ↩

  26. "Maplesoft and Sigmetrix Announce Direct Operations in China". www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved 2019-02-20. https://www.maplesoft.com/company/news/releases/2019/2019-02-20-maplesoft-sigmetrix-announce-direct-operations-in-china.aspx ↩

  27. "Maplesoft Announces Direct Operations in Japan". www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12. https://www.maplesoft.com/company/news/releases/2020/2020-02-12-Maplesoft-Announces-Direct-Operations-in-Japan.aspx ↩

  28. "Maple - The Essential Tool for Mathematics - Maplesoft". www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01. https://www.maplesoft.com/products/maple/ ↩

  29. "MapleSim - Advanced System-Level Modeling & Simulation - Maplesoft". www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01. https://www.maplesoft.com/products/maplesim/ ↩

  30. "Maple Learn – Explore, Solve & Create Math Content Online". www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01. https://www.maplesoft.com/products/learn/ ↩

  31. "Maple Learn". Maple Learn. Retrieved 2025-04-01. https://learn.maplesoft.com/ ↩

  32. "Maple Flow - Math Software for Engineering Calculations". www.maplesoft.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01. https://www.maplesoft.com/products/mapleflow/ ↩

  33. "Mathematical and Engineering Software Products for Commercial and Academic Applications - Maplesoft". http://www.maplesoft.com/products/index.aspx ↩