MathStatica (http://www.mathStatica.com), an app that helps solve algebraic/symbolic problems — has been updated to version 2.5. It features mathStatica’s new Parallel Processing Engine, support for piecewise statistical distributions, and a 60% increase to the core code base.

MathStatica is available for Mac OS X 10.5 and Mathematica 8. Academic upgrades are available from US$45, and new versions from $97.