September 28, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Visual Numerics® Announces Availability of
the IMSL® C# Numerical Library for
Microsoft .NET Framework-Based Applications
Leading Analytics Provider Offers Industry's First Powerful
Mathematical and Statistical Tool for the .NET Framework
San Ramon, CA - September 28, 2004 -- Visual Numerics Inc., a leading provider of numerical
analysis and visualization software, today announced the immediate availability of the IMSL
C# Numerical Library, the only mathematical and statistical libraries written in 100% Microsoft
Visual C# .NET for complete compatibility and scalability with the Microsoft .NET Framework.
With the IMSL C# Library, developers using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 can create
advanced business analytics applications to help organizations gain valuable insight into
business data, including previously undetected trends and relationships. Based on more than
three decades of Visual Numerics' technical computing and algorithm development experience,
the highly reliable mathematical and statistical algorithms found in the IMSL C# Library
deliver to developers using Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Visual Basic .NET a level of analysis
previously found only in high-performance computing environments.
Visual Numerics has achieved this increased performance by taking Visual C# .NET to a new
level and building on the mathematical framework of the language, significantly increasing the
high-performance analytics capabilities available for the .NET Framework. For the first time,
developers using Microsoft .NET have the ability to build advanced analytics into applications
without having to wrangle with the inefficiencies and difficulties of wrapped code or deal with
versioning or component registration challenges.
"Microsoft is pleased that this new offering is available for the .NET Framework. The IMSL C#
Library meets the growing need for advanced analytics for business users in a broadly accessible
environment," said Dan Fernandez, Visual C# .NET product manager in the .NET Developer Product
Management Group at Microsoft Corp. "By building on Visual C# .NET to accommodate mathematics for
high-end analytics, developers can now build even more sophisticated analytics applications with
the level of accuracy and reliability that high-performance computing programmers have had for decades."
Today's business managers are increasingly called upon to be able to more accurately predict
and forecast business performance. To meet this challenge, they are utilizing business analytics
applications, specifically those capable of performing high-level data analysis. The IMSL C#
Library enables developers using Visual C# .NET or Visual Basic .NET to meet these needs using
proven code that they can quickly and easily embed into applications. Key benefits of the IMSL C#
Library include the following:
- Written in 100% Visual C# .NET, the IMSL C# Library requires a minimal learning curve. Developers
can write an application in Visual C# .NET or Visual Basic .NET and seamlessly use the IMSL C# Library
as the analysis engine
- The algorithms in the IMSL C# Library interact easily with a broad range of charting and
visualization packages, including Excel, .NET Framework utilities and third party vendors
- The IMSL C# Library, which includes user-friendly nomenclature of descriptive function names,
significantly shortens development time and promotes standardization
"The scale and sophistication of our .NET Framework-based applications are increasing rapidly,"
said Professor W.K. Li, Chair Professor in Statistics of The University of Hong Kong. "Visual Numerics'
IMSL C# Library has reduced our development time by providing fully tested and supported analysis tools
that expand our advanced analytics capabilities within our Visual Studio .NET development environment.
With the IMSL C# Library we will be able to make world-class numerical analysis applications available
to business users who need insight into critical information in areas such as marketing, finance,
manufacturing and online services, just to name a few."
"We are committed to staying ahead of the industry and offering our customers the highest quality,
most sophisticated numerical analysis solutions for every mainstream platform," said Phil Fraher, COO
of Visual Numerics. "Visual Numerics is proud to be the first company to bring such strong analytics
to business users on the .NET Framework, one of today's most accessible development environments."
About the IMSL C# Numerical Library - Advanced Analytics for Microsoft .NET Framework-based Applications
Visual C# .NET and Visual Basic .NET, combined with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, are designed to make
programming easier and faster. The IMSL C# Library is written in 100% Visual C# .NET -- it provides
fully managed code, and ensures that programs written today will stay in compliance and remain compatible
with future applications. Managed code provides interoperability and deployment flexibility for Microsoft
.NET-connected applications. For example, a developer can write an application in Visual C# .NET, Visual
Basic .NET or any language that is compliant with the .NET Framework and seamlessly use the IMSL C# Library
as the analysis engine without having to go through the hassles of wrapping algorithms in unmanaged code.
Due to the extreme portability of the .NET Framework, the IMSL C# Library can be shared via the Web while
also giving developers the most powerful and comprehensive mathematical, statistical, and finance
algorithms available.
Availability
The IMSL C# Library is available for immediate use. Pricing begins at $1,695 USD for a single end-user
development seat. Special introductory pricing is available for a limited period. Please contact Visual
Numerics for details.
About the IMSL Numerical Library Family of Products
The IMSL Numerical Libraries have been the cornerstone of high-performance and deep computing as well as
predictive analytics applications in science, technical and business environments for nearly three decades.
These embeddable mathematical and statistical algorithms, written in C, C#, Java and Fortran, are used in a
broad range of applications -- from programs that help airplanes fly to allowing people to predict the weather,
to those that enable innovative ways to study the human genome as well as applications that predict stock market
behavior and provide risk management and portfolio optimization. The IMSL Libraries are regarded as the most
sophisticated, flexible, scalable and highly accessible technology available for numerical analysis in the most
important mainstream programming environments in use today.
About Visual Numerics
Visual Numerics has provided technical software solutions for numerical analysis and visualization for more
than three decades. The company's software products help users understand complex data from a variety of sources
and build business-critical applications. Visual Numerics offers two product lines: the IMSL Numerical Libraries
for powerful mathematical and statistical analysis and the PV-WAVE® visual data analysis development environment.
Visual Numerics also offers customized consulting services for applications that involve mathematical,
statistical, or visual data analysis to meet today's business analytical needs.
Major corporations, academic institutions, and research laboratories worldwide use Visual Numerics' software
tools, including such high profile companies as: Bear, Stearns & Company; Barclays Global Investors;
Priceline.com; The Dow Chemical Company; Humana, Sandia National Laboratories; and Boeing Company. This large
and diverse customer base is supported through a direct sales force, wholly owned international subsidiaries,
and international distributors. For more information about Visual Numerics, please visit www.vni.com.
Editor's Notes:
Visual Numerics and PV-WAVE are registered trademarks of Visual Numerics, Inc. in the US and other countries.
IMSL, JMSL™, JWAVE™, TS-WAVE™ and Knowledge in Motion™ are trademarks of Visual Numerics, Inc. All other company,
product or brand names are the property of their respective owners.
