Equalis has announced that it has appointed SciWorks as its partner for France, Belgium and French speaking Switzerland. SciWorks, headed by industry veterans, has strong experience in providing Scilab training and consulting services to French research and manufacturing organizations. Through this partnership, Equalis' open source Scilab math community will have direct access to a local dedicated team of applications specialists to solve challenges fast.

Equalis is driving the most vibrant and far reaching on-line math-centric community. It enables the free flow of ideas, cutting-edge research, open source technology, problem solving, and job opportunities for individuals and organizations with a common interest in math and math-centric endeavors. Equalis is a member of the Scilab Consortium, and offers a range of Scilab support programs, including; advanced user documentation, email support, video tutorials, priority bug fixes, and real-time support via chat, phone, and desktop connect.

SciWorks Technologies, also a Scilab Consortium member, has developed and implemented a comprehensive program for supporting Scilab users, as well as migrating Matlab users to Scilab. These programs are supported by a range of training, technical support and consulting around the Scilab platform.

"We are delighted to expand our coverage for our French customers though this partnership with SciWorks Technologies," said Neil Mitchell, COO and co-founder, Equalis. "We look to accelerate the adoption of Scilab together".

"We are excited to join the Equalis team and support their global operations," said Jim Pioche, CTO of SciWorks Technologies. "We look forward to bringing our expertise to bear in supporting more customer Scilab programs".