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The '''MathWorks, Inc.''' (branded as simply '''MathWorks''') is an American privately held [[corporation]] that specializes in mathematical computing [[computer software|software]]. Its major products include [[MATLAB]] and [[Simulink]], which support data analysis and simulation. As of June 2016, it employed over
==History==
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[[Image:Main campus, MathWorks, Natick MA.jpg|thumb|right|250px|<center>Main campus in [[Natick, Massachusetts|Natick]]</center>]]
In 1986, MathWorks relocated to Massachusetts moving into its current headquarters, the Apple Hill campus, in Natick in July 1999. In 2018, MathWorks expanded its presence in Massachusetts with the opening of its new Lakeside Campus. With the two properties, MathWorks now has about 1.2 million square feet of office space in Natick. <ref>{{cite web|title=MathWorks expansion could bring up to 2,000 new jobs to Natick in the next five years|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/06/18/mathworks-expansion-could-bring-new-jobs-natick-next-five-years/kkuDtuCS0ykAJXkNf4tM7N/story.html|accessdate=24 September 2018|work=The Boston Globe|date=18 June 2018}}</ref>.
In 2007, MathWorks acquired Polyspace Technologies<ref>{{cite web|title=Press release: The MathWorks Acquires PolySpace Technologies, Leading Developer of Embedded System Code Verification Tools|url=http://www.mathworks.com/company/newsroom/The-MathWorks-Acquires-PolySpace-Technologies-Leading-Developer-of-Embedded-System-Code-Verification-Tools.html|publisher=MathWorks|accessdate=18 January 2013}}</ref> and started including the [[Polyspace]] products in their MATLAB releases in 2008. In 2008, MathWorks acquired SciFace Software GmbH & Co. KG, makers of [[MuPAD]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Press release: SciFace Software and MuPAD Pro Acquired by The MathWorks|url=http://www.mackichan.com/whatsnew/pastannouncements.html|publisher=MacKichan Software Inc.|accessdate=18 January 2013}}</ref> and started including MuPAD in their Symbolic Math Toolbox, replacing the existing [[Maple (software)|Maple]] engine.<ref>{{cite news|title=Is it possible to use Maple functions using the Symbolic Math Toolbox in MATLAB 7.7 (R2008b)?|url=https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/94009-is-it-possible-to-use-maple-functions-using-the-symbolic-math-toolbox-in-matlab-7-7-r2008b?|accessdate=25 September 2017|work=MATLAB Answers|publisher=MathWorks|date=14 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Love|first1=Tim|title=Matlab - the Symbolic Toolbox based on Maple|url=http://www-h.eng.cam.ac.uk/help/tpl/programs/Matlab/maplesymbolic.html|website=University of Cambridge Department of Engineering|accessdate=25 September 2017}}</ref> In 2013, MathWorks acquired Steepest Ascent, makers of LTE Toolbox.<ref>{{cite web|title=MathWorks (Steepest Ascent Ltd)|url=http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/directory/orgprofile/default.aspx?objid=39558|website=Cambridge Wireless|accessdate=25 September 2017}}</ref> MathWorks expanded its main campus in Massachusetts with the purchase of further buildings in 2008-2009<ref>{{cite web | title = MathWorks buys Natick building to create campus
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==Products==
[[MATLAB]] provides an environment for programmers to analyze and visualize data and develop algorithms. [[Simulink]] is a graphical and simulation environment for a [[Model-based design|Model-Based Design]] of dynamic systems.<ref>{{cite news|title=Matlab edges closer to electronic design automation world|url=http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1151422|accessdate=17 July 2017|work=EE Times|date=4 October 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ogewell|first1=Verdi|title=MathWorks: Product Digitization is a Boost for Smart Algorithms and Simulation|url=http://www.engineering.com/PLMERP/ArticleID/11942/MathWorks-Product-Digitization-is-a-Boost-for-Smart-Algorithms-and-Simulation.aspx|accessdate=4 August 2017|work=Engineering.com|date=25 April 2016}}</ref> MATLAB and Simulink are used in aerospace, automotive, software and other fields.<ref name="WBJO">{{cite news|last1=Welker|first1=Grant|title=MathWorks now in more than 180 countries|url=http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20170529/PRINTEDITION/305269996/mathworks-now-in-more-than-180-countries|accessdate=27 July 2017|work=Worcester Business Journal Online|date=29 May 2017}}</ref> The company also produces nearly 100 other products,<ref>{{cite web|title=MathWorks Product Overview|url=https://www.mathworks.com/products/pfo.html|website=MathWorks|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref> including [[Polyspace]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pele|first1=AnneFrancoise|title=The Mathworks acquires PolySpace Technologies|url=http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1247242|accessdate=17 July 2017|work=EE Times|date=25 April 2007}}</ref> [[SimEvents]], [[Stateflow]] and Simulink Real-Time (formerly xPC Target).<ref>{{cite web|title=Products and Services|url=https://www.mathworks.com/products.html|website=MathWorks|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref> MathWorks products are available in over 180 countries. <ref>{{cite web|title=MathWorks now in more than 180 countries|url=http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20170529/PRINTEDITION/305269996/mathworks-now-in-more-than-180-countries|accessdate=24 September 2018|work=Worcester Business Journal|date=19 May 2017}}</ref>.
==Offices==
MathWorks corporate headquarters, known as the Apple Hill campus, is located at 1 Apple Hill Drive in Natick, Massachusetts. MathWorks initially purchased two buildings in the Apple Hill Drive complex. In July 2008, the company received approval from Natick officials to build an additional 150,000-square-foot office building on the Apple Hill Drive complex. In December 2009, the company closed on the purchase of a 170,000-square-foot building from Atlantic Philadelphia Realty for $30.8 million. <ref>{{cite web|title=MathWorks buys Natick building to create campus|url=https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20091230/NEWS/312309919|accessdate=24 September 2018|work=The MetroWest Daily News|date=30 December 2009}}</ref> The overall campus now spans 4 buildings covering 675,000 square feet on 35 acres of land. In 2018, MathWorks nearly doubled its office space in Natick with the opening of its new Lakeside campus. The new 513,000 square-foot complex is set on 31 acres of land where Boston Scientific’s old headquarters once stood. <ref>{{cite web|title=MathWorks expansion could bring up to 2,000 new jobs to Natick in the next five years|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/06/18/mathworks-expansion-could-bring-new-jobs-natick-next-five-years/kkuDtuCS0ykAJXkNf4tM7N/story.html|accessdate=24 September 2018|work=The Boston Globe|date=18 June 2018}}</ref>.
In addition to its presence in Natick, the company has locations in Australia, China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Scotland, South Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and, in the United States, in Torrance, Calif. and Novi, Mich. <ref>{{cite web|title=MathWorks now in more than 180 countries|url=http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20170529/PRINTEDITION/305269996/mathworks-now-in-more-than-180-countries|accessdate=24 September 2018|work=Worcester Business Journal|date=19 May 2017}}</ref>.
==Corporate affairs==
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In 2012 the European Commission opened an [[antitrust]] investigation into MathWorks after competitors alleged that Mathworks refused to grant licenses to its intellectual property that would allow people to create software with [[interoperability]] with its products.<ref>{{cite news|title=Commission opens interoperability proceedings against MathWorks|url=http://kwm.com/en/uk/knowledge/insights/commission-opens-interoperability-proceedings-against-mathworks-20120302|work=King & Wood Mallesons|date=2012|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Opening of Proceedings|url=http://ec.europa.eu/competition/antitrust/cases/dec_docs/39840/39840_1005_4.pdf|publisher=European Commission|date=29 February 2012}}</ref> The case was closed in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Closing of Proceedings |url=http://ec.europa.eu/competition/antitrust/cases/dec_docs/39840/39840_1248_3.pdf|publisher=European Commission|quote=''The Commission decided, as a result of the formal investigation, to close the antitrust proceedings initiated on 29 February 2012 against MathWorks in case AT.39840.''|date=2 September 2014}}</ref>
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===Student Competitions===
The company annually sponsors a number of student engineering competitions, including [[EcoCAR]], an advanced vehicle technology competition created by the [[United States Department of Energy]] (DOE) and [[General Motors]] (GM).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lulka|first1=Jess|title=EcoCAR3 and MathWorks Partner for Advanced Vehicle Technology|url=http://www.digitaleng.news/de/ecocar-3-and-mathworks-partner-for-advanced-vehicle-technology/|accessdate=17 July 2017|work=Digital Engineering|date=14 October 2015}}</ref> MathWorks sponsors museums and science learning centers such as the [[Museum of Science (Boston)|Boston Museum of Science]] (since 1991),<ref>{{cite web|title=Boston Museum of Science: Corporate Sponsors|url=http://www.mos.org/corporate-sponsors|publisher=Boston Museum of Science|accessdate=3 January 2015}}</ref> the [http://www.bostonkids.org/ Boston's Children Museum], the [[New England Aquarium]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathworks.com/company/aboutus/soc_mission/education.html|title=MathWorks - Social Mission - Investments in Education|website=www.mathworks.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-17}}</ref>, and the mathematics exhibit at London's [[Science Museum, London|Science Museum]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Booth|first1=Nick|title=MathWorks - the proof is in the Science Museum|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/450409914/MathWorks-the-proof-is-in-the-Science-Museum|accessdate=17 July 2017|work=Computer Weekly|issue=22 December 2016}}</ref> MathWorks also partners with several online education resources, such as [[MIT OpenCourseWare|MIT Open CourseWare]] and the [http://www.jmooc.jp/en/about/ Japan Massive Open Online Courses]<ref name=":0" />. It also is a supporter of public broadcasting, including [[National Public Radio]] (NPR)'s ''[[Here and Now (Boston)|Here and Now]]'' program.<ref>{{cite web▼
The company annually sponsors a number of student engineering competitions, including [[EcoCAR]], an advanced vehicle technology competition created by the [[United States Department of Energy]] (DOE) and [[General Motors]] (GM).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lulka|first1=Jess|title=EcoCAR3 and MathWorks Partner for Advanced Vehicle Technology|url=http://www.digitaleng.news/de/ecocar-3-and-mathworks-partner-for-advanced-vehicle-technology/|accessdate=17 July 2017|work=Digital Engineering|date=14 October 2015}}</ref>
===Corporate Philanthropy===
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}}</ref> In 2018, the company gifted $3m to the humanitarian organization CARE, building on the over $6m raised since 2005. <ref>{{cite web|title=Natick-based MathWorks donates $3m to antipoverty group CARE|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/07/17/natick-based-mathworks-donates-3m-to-antipoverty.html|accessdate=24 September 2018|work=Boston Business Journal|date=17 July 2018}}</ref>.
===User Community===
In the coding community, MathWorks hosts MATLAB Central, an online exchange where users ask and answer questions and share code. MATLAB Central currently houses more than 145,000 questions in its MATLAB Answers database.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Waterman|first1=Pamela J.|title=Mainstreaming Math Tools for Engineers|url=http://www.digitaleng.news/de/mainstreaming-math-tools/|accessdate=17 July 2017|work=Digital Engineering|date=1 June 2015}}</ref> The company actively supports numerous academic institutions to advance [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] education, including funding to MIT Open Courseware and MITx.<ref>{{cite news|title=MathWorks supports MIT with $2M funding|url=http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20140321/METROWEST01/140329985/mathworks-supports-mit-with-2m-funding|accessdate=17 July 2017|work=Worcester Business Journal Online|date=21 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=MathWorks Sponsors Boston STEM Week|url=http://www.digitaleng.news/de/mathworks-sponsors-boston-stem-week/|accessdate=17 July 2017|work=Digital Engineering|date=10 October 2016}}</ref>
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