October 21, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Visual Numerics®and Hearne Scientific Software Team Up To Deliver the
IMSL® Numerical Libraries and PV-WAVE® in Australia and New Zealand
San Ramon, CA- October 21, 2003 - Visual Numerics Inc., a leading provider of numerical analysis and visualization
software, and Hearne Scientific Software, a leading distributor of scientific software, announced a partnership to provide
scientific, engineering and business users with numerical analysis tools and capabilities. Under this agreement, Hearne
will be the exclusive distributor of Visual Numerics' IMSL Libraries and PV-WAVE products in Australia and New Zealand
across all industries, with a particularly strong presence in the education and government sectors.
"This partnership is truly exciting for Hearne. The uses for the IMSL Libraries and the PV-WAVE products span our entire
customer spectrum of researchers, engineers, software developers and business people," said Dr. James Hearne, General
Manager. "We can now provide them with the most advanced numerical analysis tools available on the market."
About the IMSL Numerical Libraries and PV-WAVE
The IMSL™ Numerical Libraries are a comprehensive set of mathematical and statistical algorithms that programmers can
embed into their C, Java and Fortran software applications. IMSL provides the expertise needed to develop and execute
robust numerical analysis applications; and PV-WAVE® delivers an array-based fourth-generation (4GL) programming language
used by scientists, researchers, engineers, and business analysts to build and deploy Visual Data Analysis applications.
These applications allow engineers, scientists and researchers to manipulate and visualize simple to extremely complex
datasets to detect and display patterns, trends, anomalies and other vital information that would otherwise be overlooked
in their data.
"We partnered with Hearne because they are one of the most established and well respected scientific software
distributors in Australia and New Zealand, and their product portfolio and customer base closely matches our own," said
Phil Fraher, COO of Visual Numerics. "Hearne also provides us with broader access to the Asia-Pacific market, where we're
seeing tremendous demand for numerical analysis software from a variety of data-intensive markets such as educational
research, government, life sciences, and financial services."
About the IMSL Numerical Libraries and PV-WAVE
The IMSL™ Numerical Libraries are a comprehensive set of mathematical and statistical algorithms that programmers can embed
into their C, Java and Fortran software applications. IMSL provides the expertise needed to develop and execute robust
numerical analysis applications; and PV-WAVE® delivers an array-based fourth-generation (4GL) programming language used
by scientists, researchers, engineers, and business analysts to build and deploy Visual Data Analysis applications. These
applications allow engineers, scientists and researchers to manipulate and visualize simple to extremely complex datasets
to detect and display patterns, trends, anomalies and other vital information that would otherwise be overlooked in their
data.
"This partnership is truly exciting for Hearne. The uses for the IMSL Libraries and the PV-WAVE products span our entire
customer spectrum of researchers, engineers, software developers and business people," said Dr. James Hearne, General
Manager. "We can now provide them with the most advanced numerical analysis tools available on the market."
About Hearne Scientific Software Pty Ltd.
Hearne Scientific Software Pty Ltd is a leading distributor of scientific software. The Hearne business was established in
1981 and it has grown steadily each year since then. It operates mainly in Australia and New Zealand and it has a
controlling interest in the Irish company, Datamation Limited, which was established to market Australian and New Zealand
software in the European Union. In New Zealand, Hearne owns and operates SPSS New Zealand. Hearne is a quality assured
business, an Australian federal government endorsed supplier, a Queensland government GITC partner and an approved United
Nations supplier. Additional information can be found at http://www.hearne.com.au.
About Visual Numerics, Inc.
Visual Numerics has provided technical software solutions for numerical analysis and visualization for over 30 years.
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; Priceline.com; The Dow Chemical
Company; Sandia National Laboratories; Boeing Company; Risk Management Solutions; and Coleman Research Corp. 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:
PV-WAVE is a registered trademark, and IMSL, JMSL, TS-WAVE and JWAVE are trademarks of Visual Numerics, Inc. All other company, product or brand names are the property of their respective owners.
