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 SDR Forum's Smart Radio Challenge (where student teams build and demonstrate a software defined radio) and the US Department of Energy's 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

• The MathWorks' company page
• Profile on Yahoo Finance
• The Origins of MATLAB by Cleve Moler
• The Growth of MATLAB and The MathWorks over Two Decades by Cleve Moler

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