Axiom is a general purpose Computer Algebra system. It is useful for research and development of mathematical algorithms. It defines a strongly typed, mathematically correct type hierarchy. It has a programming language and a built-in compiler. Axiom has been in development since 1973 and was sold as a commercial product. Tim Daly was given permission to release it as open source and is now one of the principle developers of AXIOM. Efforts are underway to extend this software to

1. develop a better user interface
   
2. make it useful as a teaching tool
   
3. develop an algebra server protocol
   
4. integrate additional mathematics
   
5. rebuild the algebra in a literate programming style
   
6. integrate logic programming
   
7. develop an Axiom Journal with referreed submissions.