MathSoft was founded in 1984 by Allen Razdow and David Blohm to provide mathematical programs to students, teachers, and professionals. The company is best known for its

Mathcad Mathcad is computer software for the verification, validation, documentation and re-use of mathematical calculations in engineering and science, notably mechanical, chemical, electrical, and civil engineering. Released in 1986 on DOS, it introduc ...

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, an application for solving and visualizing mathematical problems. The company also created the StudyWorks series of math and science education packages aimed at interactively teaching those subjects to middle school and high school students. Mathsoft Engineering and Education, Inc., the company that sells these products was one division of the former MathSoft. In 2001, MathSoft sold its Engineering & Education Products Division to the division managers as a privately held company. One of the former MathSoft divisions, FreeScholarships.com, was shut down, and MathSoft renamed itself ''Insightful''. Insightful develops custom math programs for businesses and also sells a data analysis package called StatServer. Mathsoft Engineering & Education continued to develop and sell its flagship Mathcad product as well as the Mathcad Calculation Server, an enterprise server for sharing technical calculations. Mathsoft Engineering & Education, Inc. promoted the term ''calculation management'' which included designing, documenting, and managing technical calculations and intellectual property. In April 2006, Mathsoft was acquired by

Parametric Technology Corporation PTC Inc. (formerly Parametric Technology Corporation) is an American computer software and services company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The global technology company has over 6,000 employees across 80 offices in ...

for $62 million. At the time it had an annual income of $20 million with 130 employees in seven countries, including the UK,

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

and Japan.PTC buys Mathsoft for $63m : April 2006

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