Introduction

If you are looking to do a better job with greater accuracy, you will find news items on software that may help you achieve this.

Come along to our seminars to learn how to handle your data, decisions, surveys, maths and physical systems quicker and easier.

Make better decisions with the new @RISK 5, optimise your use of resources with the new LINGO 11, and learn more about other product releases by using the table of contents links below.

Act quickly to take advantage of two time limited special offers for @RISK and Mathcad.

Please forward this information to your colleagues so they too can take advantage of what's on offer.

Call Bruce or Glen on 0800 477 776 if you need help to find the best tools for your current research or technical challenges.

Best wishes,

The HRS Team

Table of Contents

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Special Offers

Purchase the New @RISK 5 before 31 March and receive a complimentary Financial Models Book

Introducing a New Standard in Risk Analysis

All-new @RISK 5.0 is here! @RISK 5.0 has been redesigned from the ground up with total Excel integration, stunning new graphics, unprecedented model sharing, and more robust analyses — including new Six Sigma and insurance functions. Plus, it works with previous versions and non-@RISK users. @RISK 5.0 Industrial adds new RISKOptimizer 5.0, which features a streamlined interface, improved entry of constraints, and much more. Click here for to learn more about the benefits of @RISK 5.

Special Offer for Purchasing @RISK 5

Buy or Upgrade before 31 March 2008 and get a complimentary Financial Models Book with over 100 Example Models FREE when you purchase.

UPGRADE from ANY PREVIOUS VERSION of the same class of @RISK at special prices for a limited time:

• Upgrade to @RISK 5.0 Industrial — NZ$2300 + GST (save $1150)
• Upgrade to @RISK 5.0 Professional — NZ$1800 + GST (save $900)
• Upgrade to @RISK 5.0 Standard — NZ$1450 + GST (save $700)

BUY NEW for only:

• @RISK 5.0 Industrial — NZ$3450 + GST
• @RISK 5.0 Professional — NZ$2700 + GST
• @RISK 5.0 Standard — NZ$2150 + GST

All prices include a full year of maintenance.
All prices are in NZ$, exclude GST and include shipping.

What you receive from HRS when you purchase:

• Free Technical Support for 12 months. Technical Support is available for software installation, resolving software errors, assisting with software operation, and model de-bugging.
• Unlimited number of incidents for 12 months.
• We are here to assist if you have questions about model building, but we do not consult or train over the phone.

Maintenance Plan Holders:

• Please note that maintenance holders can upgrade to @RISK 5.0 for FREE.
• Contact Glen about your upgrade if you haven’t obtained it already.

Benefits of your maintenance include:

• Free full version upgrades.
• Free software maintenance updates and patches, including bug fixes and Windows/Office compatibility updates.
• PLEASE NOTE: You will not get access to updates and patches without maintenance. This is different from previous versions.

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to contact Glen about this Time Limited Special Offer for purchasing @RISK 5

Purchase a Mathcad Single-User Licence before 15 March and receive the Data Analysis Extension Pack as a Bonus!

Upgrade or Purchase a New Single-User (SU) Copy of Mathcad 14 before 15 March 2008 and receive the Data Analysis Extension Pack (Valued at NZ$585) as a bonus.

1. Purchase a new copy of Mathcad 14 SU for NZ$1,730 + GST
2. Upgrade to Mathcad 14 SU from 2000 through to Mathcad 13 for NZ$335 + GST.

You'll not only save on the purchase price - up to 47% discount off the standard upgrade rate - but you'll also save valuable calculations time, energy, effort and brainpower!

...and get a powerful extension pack that lets you analyse engineering data patterns
and relationships with greater accuracy - at no additional cost.

Note: The SU version is not recommended for purchase by corporations.

to contact Bruce if you wish to find out more about the data analysis packs or to discuss this offer.

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Events

HRS Public Seminars

Using the right software can help you work smarter and faster – see how, by attending one or more of six different 90-minute public seminars presented over two days in each of the following cities, or either of two online webinars:

City Schedule

Wellington - 26 & 27 February
Christchurch - 28 & 29 February
Auckland - 5 & 6 March
Hamilton - 12 & 14 March

Day One Seminars

10.00am - Easy, auditable calculations with Mathcad 14
01.00pm - Simulating Physical Systems with MATLAB
03.00pm - Mathematics with Maple 11

Day Two Seminars

09.00am - Monte Carlo analysis with the NEW @RISK 5 lets you make the best decision, easily!
11.00am - Make the most of your data with STATISTICA 8
01.30pm - Survey your Stakeholders

HRS Public Webinars

Online on 26 March

10.00am - Data Analysis – STATISTICA or Excel?
02.00pm - Design Calculations and Documentation with Mathcad

Registration

for more details and to register.

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Academic Visits

University of Auckland on 3 April

01.00pm - MATLAB for Research and Teaching
02.00pm - Mathematica for Research and Teaching

University of Waikato on 18 April

11.00am - MATLAB for Research and Teaching

Please check our website for more details about these presentations when they become available in week or so.

for more details and to register.

Sponsors for Other Academic Visits

We are looking for academics to sponsor a visit to their institution. If you, your colleagues, or department are interested in a presentation on MATLAB or any of our products, please contact leon@hrs.co.nz.

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Upcoming Conferences

HRS is supporting the following upcoming conferences. Click on the links if you wish to find out more about each conference. HRS will be exhibiting, so if you can, do visit the HRS exhibition stand to talk to HRS staff about the products that we supply. If you live in a city where HRS will be exhibiting and you would like to meet with Ray, send an email to ray@hrs.co.nz to arrange a place and time.

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Product News

CADCALCS Suite 2008

CADCALCS Suite 2008 is a collection of three powerful applications that enable CAD users to perform day-to-day design and engineering calculations with unprecedented ease, speed, and accuracy.

CADCALCS Suite 2008 includes the following three applications:

GrafiCalc 2008 software allows users to work with geometry in the same way as spreadsheets work with numbers.  For solving day-to-day design and engineering challenges where geometry and numerical factors are inseparable - GrafiCalc 2008 is the tool of choice.

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ToleranceCalc 5.0 is a breakthrough wizard that makes Worst-Case and Monte Carlo statistical tolerance analysis of parts and assemblies designed in any popular CAD application as easy as spell checking. Quick, accurate, and timely information from ToleranceCalc 5.0 helps users to prevent costly redesigns.  For companies designing for six-sigma, ToleranceCalc 5.0 enables every member of the design team to participate in achieving total product quality goals.

SectionCalc 4.0 wizard allows users to simultaneously calculate 14 vital section properties of any imaginable cross-section defined in any popular CAD application in one step.  SectionCalc 4.0 is a must have tool for all users who need section-properties.

to contact Bruce to learn more about the CADCALC tools

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HumuSoft Boards included in The MathWorks Connections Program

HumuSoft data acquisition boards have now been included in The MathWorks Connections Program. More information can be found on the following Connections pages at www.hrs.co.nz/matlab-humusoft-connections.aspx.

to contact Bruce if you wish to find out more about Humusoft Boards

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New, Fast LINGO 11 Released

LINDO Systems has released a faster new LINGO 11. The new release includes significant speed and reliability improvements to all the major solvers as well as a number of other enhancements as noted below.

• Large linear models solve an average of 80% faster using the newly enhanced Dual and Primal Simplex solvers. Relative to earlier releases, the Simplex solvers provide improved handling of numerically difficult problems.
• The Barrier method solves large scale models an average of 20% faster. Enhancements have boosted performance on linear and quadratic problems and improved handling of numerically difficult models.
• The Integer solver is an average of 40% faster on a wide range of integer models. Good solutions to difficult integer programs are found more quickly.
• The general Nonlinear Solver is an average of 25% faster on highly nonlinear and complex models.
• The Global solver includes a number of enhancements for solving nonconvex nonlinear models to global optimality. Additional enhancements improve performance on nonlinear problems with integer variables and/or non-smooth functions.
• The new release can take advantage of multi-core machines to determine the best solver for linear programming models. Users can assign different cores to run different solvers in parallel, and LINGO will return the solution from the first solver to finish.
• A new feature allows LINGO to return a list of the best solutions to integer models. The user can scroll through the solutions, examine them, and select the one of most interest based on the value of a tradeoff variable.
• Support has been added for semi-continuous variables and Special Ordered Sets (SOS). Semi-continuous variables can take a value of 0 or lie within some non-negative range. SOS are sets of binary variables that are of type SOS1 (at most one nonzero), SOS2 (at most two nonzero and adjacent) and SOS3 (variables must sum to 1).

to contact Glen about Lingo 11.

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MathType 6

MathType 6 for Windows is available now and is a major upgrade that includes:

• Support for Microsoft Office 2007, adding a MathType Ribbon and new features to Word/PowerPoint 2007 (Office 2003, XP and 2000 are also supported)
• TeX input mode
• Copy equations to/from Wikipedia
• Windows Vista compatibility (Windows XP and 2000 are also supported)
• And much more...

MathType 6 equations are compatible with MathType 5 equations so you can continue to work with others even if they haven't upgraded yet. MathType 6 will also retain any changes you've made in your current version of MathType to keyboard shortcuts, toolbars, preferences, etc.

to contact Bruce about MathType 6.

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MATLAB 2008a Activation

If you will be upgrading to the next MATLAB release of 2008a, you can learn about the new activation requirements at:

www.mathworks.com/support/activation/activating_software.html.

  to contact Bruce if you have any questions about activation with the MATLAB 2008a release.

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NetZoom 6

NetZoom 6 is the perfect add-on software solution for Microsoft Visio, AutoCAD and other applications, when you want to create superior network, rack and data centre design, diagrams, and documentation the simple way. At its core is the world's largest library of manufacturer-specific equipment shapes and Visio stencils for physical and logical network diagrams, along with this revolutionary set of features:

• RackBuilder: Diagram front and rear rack views simultaneously
• Data Centre Wizard: Diagram data centre floors and racks with ease
• Fast Search: Find shapes and Visio stencils fast, from over 3,000 manufacturers like Cisco, Dell, HP, Chatsworth, APC and more.
• NetZoom LiveSearch: Drag shapes directly from the NetZoom Shape Server to your network diagram.
• Smart Update: Download the latest equipment updates from your favourite manufacturers and product lines within NetZoom
• Device Property Manager: Manage custom device properties across projects.
• Microsoft Office Research Services: Access the latest NetZoom shapes wherever you are with NetZoom’s new web services in Microsoft Office Research.
• With dozens of new features, NetZoom 6 has your network diagramming needs covered.

Who Uses NetZoom and Why? - "If you have a network you need NetZoom"

• Network Administrators
• Storage Networks
• Technical Writers
• Power Networks
• Equipment Manufacturers
• Resellers and Distributors
• Data Centres/Infrastructure
• Financial Networks
• Pre Sales, Help Desk
• LAN/WAN Networks
• Network Consultants
• Wireless Networks
• IP Networks
• Campus Networks
• Training Centres
• Residential Networks
• Network Integrators and Installers
• Security Networks
• A/V Networks
• Web Developers

to contact Glen about a trial or pricing for NetZoom 6.

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New What'sBest! 9.0

What'sBest! 9.0, a new release of the LINDO Systems Solver add-in for Excel, is faster and more powerful and adds support for Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Vista.

What’sBest! 9.0 is an average of 80% faster at solving linear models due to enhancements to the Dual and Primal Simplex solvers. The Barrier solver is an average of 20% faster on large scale linear and quadratic models. Enhancements to the Simplex and Barrier solvers also improve handling of numerically difficult problems.

The Integer solver is an average of 40% faster on a wide range of integer models. It also includes a number of enhancements to more quickly find and improve integer solutions and to better exploit a wider range of problem structures.

The general Nonlinear Solver is an average of 25% faster on highly nonlinear and complex models. The Global solver includes a number of enhancements for improving robustness on solving nonconvex nonlinear models to global optimality.

Release 9.0 has expanded support to include the recently released Microsoft Office Excel 2007 in addition to support for Excel 2003.

Function support has been greatly expanded with the new release. The new release adds support for all native Excel functions as well as user defined functions in Excel. Also new is the support of functions using text strings as arguments.

to contact Glen for more details or to ask questions

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STATISTICA 8

If you haven't heard about STATISTICA 8 yet, you may want to contact Glen to get an evaluation copy. It has many new features and one of the more notable ones that may interest you is the Resume Analysis / Rerun Analysis as shown in image to the right.

You can quickly and conveniently pick up a stopped project or perform the same analysis using different data sets with the recorded analysis macro for all workbook output, saving you time on setting up new analysis projects.

to contact Glen about STATISTICA 8

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General News & Working with HRS

HRS Sponsorship

HRS sponsored many association and society events during 2007 and we will continue to do this for events where delegates have a strong need for our products.

If you or an associate are organising a conference where the delegates could benefit from using the many mathematics based products sold and supported by HRS, please contact Leon by emailing leon@hrs.co.nz or by calling him on 0800 477 776.

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User Stories

If you have any newsworthy user stories related to our products that you think our customers would be interested in reading, please contact Leon.

to email Leon or call him on 0800 477 776 to supply us with your product news.

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Advertising your events on the HRS Website

If we sponsor your event, or your delegates are likely to be using one of our products, contact Leon to place details of your conference on our website.

to email Leon or call him on 0800 477 776 to advertise your event.

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HRS Software Guide

If you or any of your colleagues would like a copy of our 64 page Software Guide sent to you, please contact Fiona.

to email Fiona or call her on 0800 477 776 to request a guide.

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Best regards,

Leon Tepania
Marketing Manager
Hoare Research Software Ltd
Email: leon@hrs.co.nz

For all general enquiries
please phone us on 0800 477 776