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Visual Numerics, Inc., a leading provider of numerical analysis and visualization software, today announced that is has expanded its Knowledge in Motion education program to offer comprehensive mathematics and statistics coverage across multiple programming environments by including its IMSL C# and IMSL C Numerical Libraries; and for unprecedented visualization coverage, Visual Numerics also added PV-WAVE Advantage to the program. Through Knowledge in Motion, Visual Numerics offers instructors a free copy of the software for their personal use when they incorporate Visual Numerics' software in their curriculum development. The program encourages collaboration among instructors in comparable disciplines and provides affordable alternatives to software currently available for classroom use. Launched in September of 2003, Visual Numerics' Knowledge in Motion program was designed to encourage students to better understand the concepts of numerical analysis and statistical methods with Java, a broadly used, platform-independent language. The expanded program enables university professors to leverage different programming environments such as .NET, C/C++ and Java to develop classroom applications for a variety of computationally based disciplines such as engineering, mathematics, statistics, financial engineering, and life sciences. With the addition of PV-WAVE, professors can now include the most powerful visualization techniques available. Professor Gary Richardson of Central Washington University is the expanded program's charter member. He will use the IMSL C# Numerical Library for his corporate finance course that focuses on topics such as time value of money, security valuation, financial forecasting, and working capital management. "As a professor of finance, I need the ability to integrate old Fortran libraries into Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or Visual Basic.NET quickly and accurately without writing separate wrapper programs for compatibility. The IMSL C# Numerical Library is the only program that allows me to do this," said Richardson. "I proudly became a member of Visual Numerics' Knowledge in Motion Program because the company gives the academic world access to some of the most advanced and reputable mathematical and statistical routines available." "We are committed to furthering the use of numerical analysis on Java, .NET and other platforms in the classroom," said Maura McGinnity, vice president of market strategy and corporate development for Visual Numerics. "We've gone to great lengths to modify education licensing policies to make it easier for professors to use the highest quality numerical analysis and visualization software possible, collaborate with their peers to raise the bar in teaching analytics, and help their students grow to become the best researchers, scientists, professors and analysts in the world." Visual Numerics' Knowledge in Motion program has been highly successful with professors from prominent academic institutions such as Hong Kong University, Brigham Young University, York University, the University of Colorado and the University of Texas, where they currently use the JMSL Numerical Library to develop new applications and instructional aids for their course curriculum. For more information about the Knowledge in Motion program, and to apply as a member, or to learn about special student discount pricing, visit its Website.