21.03.2012/dreger: MATLAB has been upgraded to version 7.14 (R2012a) on all Linux hosts. You can start it by typing matlab into a terminal window. You can still use older releases of MATLAB by typing matlab2011a or matlab2011b.

>> ver
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MATLAB Version: 7.14.0.739 (R2012a)
MATLAB License Number: 538676
Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 #1 SMP Wed Jan 25 00:15:47 UTC 2012 x86_64
Java Version: Java 1.6.0_17-b04 with Sun Microsystems Inc. Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode
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MATLAB                                                Version 7.14       (R2012a)
Optimization Toolbox                                  Version 6.2        (R2012a)
Statistics Toolbox                                    Version 8.0        (R2012a)

20.03.2012/dreger: The reference manager software Mendeley has been installed on all Linux hosts. You can start it by typing mendeleydesktop into a terminal window. Please see Wikipedia or the Mendeley-Homepage for further information.