January 23, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UCLA PHYSICS DEPARTMENT SELECTS PV-WAVE AS DATA VISUALIZATION SOLUTION

BOULDER, Colo. -- Visual Numerics, Inc., a developer of data visualization, numerical analysis and enterprise software solutions, today announced that the University of California at Los Angeles's (UCLA) Physics and Astronomy Department has selected PV-WAVE as its data visualization software. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.

UCLA researchers are using PV-WAVE to analyze and visualize data generated by the Large Plasma Device (LAPD), a unique tool for researching the fundamental properties of naturally occurring plasmas. This machine is the premier instrument in the world for the detailed study, under controlled conditions, of fundamental plasma processes that play a major role in the behavior of naturally occurring plasmas as are encountered in the neighborhood of the earth, the interplanetary medium, the sun and in astrophysical environments. The LAPD, which is 18 meters long, is instrumented with computerized data acquisition probes and advanced visualization computers that permit the study of complicated three-dimensional processes that presently constitute the frontier of space plasma research.

According to Principal Investigator Walter Gekelman, Ph.D., the LAPD utilizes a number of internally-written data analysis and data acquisition programs, but it also needed a commercially-available software solution that offered a strong combination of visualization techniques, numerical analysis routines, and flexibility. In their search for a data visualization solution, Dr. Gekelman and his colleagues selected PV-WAVE, the flagship product from Visual Numerics, Inc.

PV-WAVE is an open environment for developing and deploying Visual Data Analysis (VDA) applications that help customers turn raw data into meaningful information. These VDA applications let users visualize and manipulate complex or very large data sets to detect and display patterns, trends, anomalies, and other vital information.

PV-WAVE includes hundreds of mathematical and statistical analysis routines from Visual Numerics' IMSL Numerical Libraries, as well as image processing, signal processing, mapping, and general data manipulation features. Engineers, scientists, business analysts, and software developers access this robust and extensive set of functions through an array-oriented programming language. PV-WAVE also includes advanced graphical user interface development tools that facilitate the construction of intuitive front-ends, making the product's functionality easily accessible to others in an organization.

"We use PV-WAVE in our lab to filter and analyze experimental data. It does a great job of handling very large datasets, which are common in our experiments," Dr. Gekelman said. "Not only does it offer powerful visualization tools and ease-of-use, PV-WAVE's inclusion of the IMSL mathematical and statistical analysis routines allows us to do elaborate calculations, without changing environments. That's a huge benefit when both time and money are short."

Availability & Pricing
PV-WAVE is available for many popular operating systems: Windows 98, Windows 2000/NT, Unix (Sun, HP, SGI, Compaq & IBM), and Linux. Windows and Linux pricing starts at $1,795*. Unix pricing starts at $3,995*.

About Visual Numerics
Privately held Visual Numerics has provided technical software solutions for more than 30 years. The company's software products help users understand complex data from a wide variety of data sources. Visual Numerics provides its data visualization and numerical analysis software tools to major corporations, academic institutions, and research laboratories worldwide.

Typical users include scientists, researchers, engineers, and financial analysts at organizations such as Bear, Stearns & Company; Sandia National Laboratories; American Association of Railroads; Boeing Company; and Coleman Research Corp. This large and diverse customer base is supported through a direct sales force, wholly-owned international subsidiaries, and international distributors.

Visual Numerics' product line includes the IMSL Libraries for mathematical and statistical analysis; the PV-WAVE Development Environment for desktop visual data analysis applications; the PV-WAVE Web Development Environment for network-based visual data analysis applications; and PV-WAVE Applications and Toolkits for time-series data analysis, image processing, and signal processing.

About Visual Numerics
Privately held Visual Numerics has provided technical software solutions for more than 30 years. The company’s software products help users understand complex data from a wide variety of data sources. Visual Numerics provides its data visualization and numerical analysis software tools to major corporations, academic institutions, and research laboratories worldwide.

Typical users of Visual Numerics’ products include scientists, researchers, engineers, and financial analysts at organizations such as Bear, Stearns & Company; Sandia National Laboratories; American Association of Railroads; Boeing Company; and Coleman Research Corp. This large and diverse customer base is supported through a direct sales force, wholly-owned international subsidiaries, and international distributors.

Visual Numerics' product line includes the IMSL Libraries for mathematical and statistical analysis; the PV-WAVE Development Environment for desktop visual data analysis applications; the PV-WAVE Web Development Environment for network-based visual data analysis applications; and PV-WAVE Applications and Toolkits for time-series data analysis, image processing, and signal processing.

Editor’s Notes:
*All pricing is for the United States.
PV-WAVE and IMSL are registered trademarks and JWAVE is a trademark of Visual Numerics.
All other company, product or brand names are the property of their respective owners.