December 2, 2003
   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Visual Numerics Executive Named to Industry Advisory Committee for Scientific Computing & Instrumentation magazine

Sean Fitzgerald to Serve As A Resource for Magazine's Editorial Team

Visual Numerics Vice President of Technology and Consulting, Sean Fitzgerald, has accepted an invitation to become a member of the Industry Advisory Committee of Scientific Computing & Instrumentation magazine.

As a member of the Advisory Committee, he will serve as a resource to the magazine's editorial team and provide comments and industry perspectives on topics to be featured in the magazine. He will also be asked to share unique experiences and viewpoints with the magazine's readership.

"We are pleased with the contribution that Sean has made while working at Visual Numerics," said Phil Fraher, COO, Visual Numerics. "We are proud of the industry recognition this invitation brings to Visual Numerics as a company and its executives as thought leaders within the industry."

About Sean Fitzgerald
Sean, as Vice President of Technology and Consulting at Visual Numerics, is responsible for leading the development and implementation of strategy and vision for current and emerging technologies and services. Prior to joining Visual Numerics, Sean was the Vice President of Product Development at the Masters Institute. At Masters, he was instrumental in designing and delivering an online education solution leading to a $100 million dollar valuation of the company. Sean's business development and technology experience spans more than 20 years in areas of healthcare, education, geophysics, power engineering, network design, systems integration, and consulting. Sean has worked with many technology partners such as Microsoft, Novell, and Cisco.

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 companies as: Bear, Stearns & Company; Deutsche Bank; 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 and Visual Numerics are registered trademarks, 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.