diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/traits.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/traits.hpp
index e08c517c..acfaa7ad 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/traits.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/traits.hpp
@@ -647,64 +647,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
     };
 
 
-    
-    template < class T, int M, int N > 
-    struct matrix_traits < T[M][N] > {
-        typedef T              matrix_type[M][N];
-
-        typedef std::size_t          size_type;
-        typedef std::ptrdiff_t       difference_type;
-
-        typedef row_major_tag  orientation_category;
-        typedef dense_tag      storage_category;
-  
-        typedef T            value_type;
-        typedef T            *reference;
-        typedef const T      *const_reference;
-  
-        // \todo { define correct wrapper }
-        typedef matrix_reference<matrix_type>                closure_type;
-        typedef const matrix_reference<const matrix_type>    const_closure_type;
-
-	// \todo { define appropriate iterators }
-    };
-
-    template < class T, int N  > 
-    struct vector_view_traits < T[N] > {
-        typedef T              vector_type[N];
-
-        typedef std::size_t          size_type;
-        typedef std::ptrdiff_t       difference_type;
-
-        typedef dense_tag      storage_category;
-  
-        typedef T            value_type;
-        typedef const T      *const_reference;
-  
-        // \todo { define correct wrapper }
-        typedef const vector_reference<const vector_type>    const_closure_type;
-
-	typedef const_reference const_iterator;
-
-	/// iterator pointing to the first element
-	static
-	const_iterator begin(const vector_type & v) {
-	    return & (v[0]);
-	}
-	/// iterator pointing behind the last element
-	static
-	const_iterator end(const vector_type & v) {
-	    return & (v[N]);
-	}
-    };
-
-    template < class T, int N  > 
-    struct mutable_vector_traits < T[N] >  {
-  
-        typedef T *reference;
-        typedef vector_reference< T[N] > closure_type;
-
-    };
+    // Note: specializations for T[N] and T[M][N] have been moved to traits/c_array.hpp
 
 }}}
 
diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/traits/c_array.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/traits/c_array.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c571fc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/traits/c_array.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/**
+ * -*- c++ -*-
+ *
+ * \file c_array.hpp
+ *
+ * \brief provides specializations of matrix and vector traits for c arrays and c matrices.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, Gunter Winkler
+ *
+ * Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+ * accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+ * http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+ *
+ * \author Gunter Winkler (guwi17 at gmx dot de)
+ */
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NUMERIC_UBLAS_TRAITS_C_ARRAY_HPP
+#define BOOST_NUMERIC_UBLAS_TRAITS_C_ARRAY_HPP
+
+
+#include <boost/numeric/ublas/traits.hpp>
+#include <boost/numeric/ublas/traits/const_iterator_type.hpp>
+#include <boost/numeric/ublas/traits/iterator_type.hpp>
+
+namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
+
+    namespace detail {
+
+    
+    
+    }
+
+
+    template < class T, int M, int N > 
+    struct matrix_view_traits < T[M][N] > {
+        typedef T              matrix_type[M][N];
+
+        typedef std::size_t          size_type;
+        typedef std::ptrdiff_t       difference_type;
+
+        typedef row_major_tag  orientation_category;
+        typedef dense_tag      storage_category;
+  
+        typedef T            value_type;
+        typedef const T      &const_reference;
+        typedef const T      *const_pointer;
+  
+        typedef const matrix_reference<const matrix_type>    const_closure_type;
+
+        typedef T row_type[N];
+
+        typedef const row_type *const_iterator1;
+        typedef const_pointer  const_iterator2;
+
+    };
+
+    template < class T, int M, int N > 
+    struct mutable_matrix_traits < T[M][N] > {
+        typedef T            matrix_type[M][N];
+
+        typedef T            *reference;
+  
+        typedef matrix_reference<matrix_type>                closure_type;
+
+    };
+
+    template < class T, int N  > 
+    struct vector_view_traits < T[N] > {
+        typedef T              vector_type[N];
+
+        typedef std::size_t          size_type;
+        typedef std::ptrdiff_t       difference_type;
+
+        typedef dense_tag      storage_category;
+  
+        typedef T            value_type;
+        typedef const T      &const_reference;
+        typedef const T      *const_pointer;
+  
+        typedef const vector_reference<const vector_type>    const_closure_type;
+
+        typedef const_pointer const_iterator;
+
+        /// iterator pointing to the first element
+        static
+        const_iterator begin(const vector_type & v) {
+            return & (v[0]);
+        }
+        /// iterator pointing behind the last element
+        static
+        const_iterator end(const vector_type & v) {
+            return & (v[N]);
+        }
+    };
+
+    template < class T, int N  > 
+    struct mutable_vector_traits < T[N] >  {
+  
+        typedef T &reference;
+        typedef T *pointer;
+        typedef vector_reference< T[N] > closure_type;
+
+    };
+
+
+
+
+}}} // Namespace boost::numeric::ublas
+
+#endif