Maple 12.01 is now available. The Maple 12.01 update includes enhancements in a variety of areas, including:

• Differential equations and differential algebraic equations: Numerous enhancements to performance of numerical solvers
• MATLAB link: Extended to include support for MATLAB 2008b
• Language packs: Updates for Spanish, Brazilian-Portuguese, Greek, Japanese, and Chinese
• Plotting:
  • Improved behavior in plot3d when using numpoints and grid options
  • The plots[display] command now handles dual-axis plots inside array plots
• Graph Theory: Context-sensitive menus updated to include more graph theory commands
• Other improvements were made in:
  • Numeric integration
  • Physics package
  • SolveTools package
  • ArrayTools package
  • Debugger

In particular, the problem with ArrayTools, reported on MaplePrimes in www.mapleprimes.com/forum/addalongdimensionfloat8 has been corrected in Maple 12.01.

As usual, single-user customers will automatically be prompted to update to Maple 12.01 though Maple's automatic "check for updates" mechanism, while network users will be notified by email and directed to the download site. An update CD will be available soon for customers who cannot get the update electronically. More information can be found on the Maple 12.01 download page at http://www.maplesoft.com/support/downloads/m12_01update.aspx.