Improved software and computational techniques in thermal analysis have allowed for quicker, more powerful, and a more precise analysis than has previously been possible. This has taken place in three ways. First, new instrumentation and software have been developed that take advantage of greater computational abilities of modern computers to perform complicated and precise experiments. Second. data manipulation techniques have been developed to more easily determine physical properties and more accurately interpolate/extrapolate data. Finally, system software has become easier to use and better networked, allowing researchers to more easily use instruments and exchange data.