
In October 2020, Minitab launched the first cloud-based version of its statistical software. Minitab, LLC also produces other software that can be used in conjunction with Minitab Minitab Connect helps businesses centralize and organize their data, Quality Trainer is an eLearning package that teaches statistical concepts, Minitab Workspace provides project planning and visualization tools, and Minitab Engage is a tool for Idea and Innovation Management, as well as managing Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing deployments. As of 2021, Minitab LLC had subsidiaries in the UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong, and Australia. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Minitab LLC requested and received between $5 million and $10 million under the Paycheck Protection Program to avoid having to let go 250 employees. Minitab is distributed by Minitab, LLC, a privately owned company headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania. The documentation for OMNITAB 80 was last published 1986, and there has been no significant development since then. It began as a light version of OMNITAB 80, a statistical analysis program by NIST, which was conceived by Joseph Hilsenrath in years 1962-1964 as OMNITAB program for IBM 7090. The project received funding from the Triola Statistics Company. Minitab is a statistics package developed at the Pennsylvania State University by researchers Barbara F. Minitab Workspace also integrates with the latest version of Minitab Statistical Software.This section needs expansion. With improved tools, additional forms and templates, all in one place, Minitab Workspace has even more functionality than Companion for Desktop. Minitab Workspace provides visual tools for better business productivity in an even easier to use interface. Companion Desktop Only AppĬompanion for Desktop has been upgraded to Minitab Workspace.

Your License Administrator has been notified of the update and they will manage the deployment at your organization. If you do not know who your license administrator is, please contact Minitab Technical Support. Please contact your organization’s Companion license administrator to access this update. Note: If the Check for Updates option cannot be selected, your organization may have disabled Minitab Software Updates. This update addresses a stability issue within the search area of the desktop application. Companion by Minitab version 5.5.1 is the latest free update.
