xThink News
May 25, 2008: xThink on the MS Wissenschaft
One of the main activities of the German "Year of Mathematics 2008" is the river cruise of the "MS Wissenschaft". This year the exhibition ship tells stories about the mathematics in everyday live. On board: xThink MathJournal and the new Hitachi Starboard.More information in German / Mehr Informationen in Deutsch
April 21, 2008: xThink Boosts Project GAUSS
The Project GAUSS of the German Centre for Mathematics develops and evaluates teaching units for Mathematics. It follows the new quality criteria and core curricula of German Mathematics teaching.The database of lessons will be freely available to (German) Mathematics teachers. Additional material will be available for students.
The cooperation with xThink will additionally boost Project GAUSS. The GAUSS database will be complemented by xThink recognition technology which will allow students to directly interact with the developed material. Teaching units will be seamlessly integrated with xThink MathJoural which will allow for easy and flexible use in Mathematics classes.
More information in German / Mehr Informationen in Deutsch
February 10, 2008: xThink at BETT 2007
In January 2008 there was a huge event. The name of the event was BETT. It was already the 23rd time that the exhibition opened its gates and over 30,000 visitors attended the world’s greatest trade show for education technologies.Read more
May 15, 2007: MathJournal Multimedia released
xThink Corporation has announced the May 2007 release of MathJournal® Multimedia to meet the demands of advanced math education programs.Educators are working hard to attract and hold student interest for mathematics. Many institutions have demanded multimedia features in MathJournal because students have come to expect sound and video in the classroom, as well as interactivity with commonly used communications channels like Microsoft Outlook.
And MathJournal Multimedia includes all the features of MathJournal 2.1!
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May 15, 2007: MathJournal 2.1 released
xThink Corporation has announced the May 2007 release of Version 2.1 of MathJournal®, adding many behind-the-scenes improvements and some critical enhancements, including simplified installation for Windows® Vista users.Other new features include:
- Compatibility with Pegasus Mini-NoteTaker, to enable users to do math on standard Desktop and Laptop computers.
- Support for LaTeX output to produce typeset versions of the math expressions. This feature compliments the MathML output option that has always existed in MathJournal.
- Export the MathJournal workspace as Web page for collaboration across the Internet, even with non-MathJournal users.
- 2D Plot Grid so that you can easily visualize mathematical expressions.
April 16, 2007: Update on xThink in Croatia
xThink is building a partnership with Croatia's Ministry of Science, Education, and Athletics, which is led by Dr. Dragana Primorca. xThink's revolutionary software for pen-based mathematics will benefit over 3,000 Croatian schools beginning with 1,300 schools immediately.Read the press release
January 29, 2007: MathJournal nominated for European ICT prize
MathJournal®, the xThink software application that enables pen-based mathematics, is nominated for the prestigious "European ICT Prize." MathJournal is thereby eligible to compete for a share of €700,000 of prize money.This honor shines a spotlight on MathJournal’s growing role in the Education sector. Governments and institutions increasingly seek “the power of the pen” to take math education to a new level. The power of pen-based mathematics is reaching beyond the original Tablet PC sector into electronic white boards and affordable digital pens.
Read the press release
July 10, 2006: MathJournal 2.0 released
xThink has released Version 2.0 of MathJournalTM, a user-friendly, powerful math tool for the Tablet PC. The release introduces many features derived from customer wish lists:- Major expansion (75%) of the library of math functions, including functions for statistics and matrix math, and operations with scalars, complex numbers, vectors, and matrices.
- Even better recognition of handwritten, two-dimensional math expressions
- More math symbols, including Greek letters and operators, such as summation and product
- Streamlined user interface, including context menus
- Enhanced MathML (for typeset math output)
- Console control to enable keyboard-based math
September 23, 2005: xThink Nominated for European IST Prize
European IST Prize (EISTP) announced that xThink Deutschland is a nominee for the prestigious ISTE Prize. This prize represents one of the highest distinctions offered for innovation in Europe. xThink Deutschland is one of 66 finalists from a group of 213 proposed innovators from 29 countries.This competition offers a critical stepping stone for companies like xThink because it increases the visibility, credibility, and future business prospects. Participants in this competition get attention from the marketplace and from potential partners. On October 6, twenty nominees for the First Grand Prize will be chosen by a panel of experts from the group of 66. As many as 3 of those twenty are eligible to be Grand Prize Winners.
Wish us luck!
Read the EISTP press release... (external link)
May 28, 2005: MathJournal in Top 10 of Tablet Applications
The June 2005 issue of Laptop Magazine reviews Tablet PC software in "Top 10 Tablet Applications, Ten programs that prove the pen is mightier than the keyboard." And MathJournal rates in the Top 10! Author Steve Smith says MathJournal is, "...an amazing use of stylus technology that students, accountants, and engineers should covet." Although he is not a mathematician, Smith quickly saw the value of the pen-based math in MathJournal: ease of use. He comments, "Ever try to find the square root symbol on your keyboard? With MathJournal you just write it out and let the program do the rest."Link to article...
May 11, 2005: xThink connecting with customers
xThink found new ways to connect with customers in the first quarter of 2005. Company representatives attended shows, conferences, competitions, and expanded customer outreach and support programs.Read more...
September 27, 2004: The Tablet's Greatest Potential...
In the Technology & You section, Stephen H. Wildstrom wrote an article in Business Week magazine entitled "Waiting For More Smart Software". He says the following about MathJournal:THE TABLET'S GREATEST POTENTIAL lies in its ability to perform feats that cannot be done by typing on conventional laptops. For example, a major impediment to using computers for a lot of mathematical work has been the difficulty of entering math notation from a keyboard. MathJournal from xThink ($198, $98 for students) lets you write on the screen in conventional math notation. It parses the input and performs sophisticated calculations, including equation-solving, symbolic integration, and vector operations.
Read the entire article
July 28, 2004: MathJournal released.
The first version of MathJournal, a user-friendly, powerful math tool for the Tablet PC is ready in time for students who are headed back to school. Early users term MathJournal's ability to recognize handwritten equations, "simply amazing."Read more...
April 2, 2004: xThink Calculator wins Tablet PC award from TabletPCBuzz.
TabletPCBuzz, a web community that focuses on Tablet PC hardware and software, announced the winners of a contest to decide the best products in Tablet PC hardware and software. And xThink Calculator won an award !Read more... or read the official announcement.
March 30, 2004: xThink Calculator Version 1.1 released
xThink, Inc. today released Version 1.1 of xThink Calculator. The recognition technology that customers have found to be "amazing" is enhanced. The design and features that won the Innovation award at the Microsoft Tablet PC Challenge in Munich, Germany (see press release of February 26, 2004) are extended in Version 1.1.Read more...
February 26, 2004: xThink wins Innovation Award at German Tablet PC Challenge
xThink Calculator won the "Special Innovation Award" at the Microsoft® Tablet PC Challenge held in Munich, Germany. 70 software applications for the Tablet PC competed in the Challenge. The software competition coincided with CeBIT 2004 in Hanover, Germany, a world-renowned annual showcase for innovative technology products.Read more... or read the report at zdnet.de (German)
