Mathematica 7 released: parallel computing and enhanced image processing
WOW! This new release contains tons of new features such as:
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industrial-strength image processing;
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new automatic parallel computing technology to take advantage of the latest multicore processors;
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new graphics primitives, automated charting graphics, vector & fields visualization, spline support;
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great mathematics and algorithms improvements;
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integrated computable for Genomic & Protein, Astronomical, Weather, Chemical, Geodesy & GIS data;
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enhanced data manipulation for Statistical model analysis, Automatic Histogram generation;
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integrated programmatic e-mail & secure Website & Network connectivity;
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enhanced interface & User Experience including speech output.
Read these and more details on the Wolfram Research site.



November 20th, 2008 at 22:33
What I’m most looking forward to is trying out the GIS features. (I had a pre-release copy, but not the instructions to go with the new features.)
February 6th, 2009 at 14:44
[...] The interesting news is that Mathematica Home Edition contains the full functionality of the recently released Mathematica 7. [...]