Wolfram Releases webMathematica 3
 CHAMPAIGN, IL,
Sep 16, 2009 - Wolfram Research today announced the availability of
webMathematica 3, a powerful new version of its unrivaled technology for
adding dynamic content to the web. webMathematica 3 features innovative new
performance and development capabilities, which allow users to build and
deploy websites with interactive calculations and visualizations at a faster
pace and lower cost than ever before.
For the first time, webMathematica 3 integrates the revolutionary
capabilities of both Mathematica 6 and 7 with the latest web server
technology—making it the ultimate tool for creating websites where users can
compute and visualize results directly in a web browser.
"Just as Mathematica 6 introduced instant interactivity for Mathematica,
webMathematica 3 does the same for the web," said Tom Wickham-Jones,
Director of Kernel Technology at Wolfram Research. "We've just tunneled
through the energy barrier for making interactive sites in a way that no one
has before."
webMathematica 3 is the chosen deployment technology for Wolfram|Alpha,
the web's only computational knowledge engine. webMathematica 3 makes the
calculations performed by Wolfram|Alpha possible by allowing users to tap
into Mathematica's computational and graphic abilities without having
Mathematica experience or installing it locally.
"webMathematica 3 technology was the only way to develop and deploy
Wolfram|Alpha," said Wickham-Jones. "The mixture of development automation
and easy yet robust deployment is unique."
"If you needed proof that you can deploy high-traffic sites robustly with
webMathematica, look at Wolfram|Alpha," said Conrad Wolfram, Wolfram
Research Director of Strategic and International Development. "A cloud of
webMathematicas flew through the intense load from Wolfram|Alpha's launch
and would have taken more."
Breakthrough performance and development features of webMathematica 3
include the following:
- Expression language and custom tags - webMathematica 3 comes
with support for a more concise way to call to Mathematica from web
pages. It also contains a library with a number of useful tags which
provide valuable tools such as redirecting flow as web pages are
generated.
- Queuing system - webMathematica 3 allows long-running or
asynchronous computation jobs to be executed by a new queuing system.
- Support for Wolfram Workbench - Wolfram Workbench provides a
significant number of features that help to accelerate the development
of webMathematica content. webMathematica 3 integrates with Wolfram
Workbench so that Mathematica code can be debugged as it runs in the
server.
- Web services - webMathematica 3 enables users to write REST
and SOAP web services that use Mathematica.
- New logging system - A new, highly configurable logging
system helps to track different types of errors and to identify problems
so that they can be resolved easily.
- Improved kernel monitor - The kernel monitor has new code for
monitoring memory usage, run time, concurrent requests, and Java objects
which helps to improve the reliability of the server. It allows starting
and stopping of individual kernel pools, canceling individual
computations, and monitoring of queued jobs for progress and errors.
- Improved Kernel Interaction - webMathematica 3 launches
kernels as soon as the server starts and launches all kernels in
parallel helping to improve the startup time for the server. It also has
a number of new configuration tools, which limit the use of time and
memory by the kernel; this helps to improve the reliability of the
server. Kernels are automatically restarted in the background, so
service remains uninterrupted.
webMathematica is based on proven Java Servlet technology, making
installation simple and enabling seamless integration to standard server
applications.
In addition to Wolfram|Alpha, webMathematica is the deployment technology
for web-based education tools and online calculators and serves as the
publishing tool for interactive courseware and textbooks on the web. More
examples of websites powered by webMathematica are featured online.
For more information, see the webMathematica product pages, or take a
free online seminar on the technology and key features of webMathematica 3.
About Wolfram Research
Wolfram Research is a powerhouse in technical innovation and pursues a
long-term vision to develop the science, technology, and tools to make
computation an ever-more-potent force in today's and tomorrow's world. In its
recently released Mathematica 7, Wolfram Research delivered powerful new
capabilities, including image processing, parallel high-performance computing,
and new on-demand data--making the software more relevant than ever to everyone
from leading researchers to students and other users.
For more information, visit
www.wolfram.com.
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