Large-Scale GRG Solver EngineA Large-Scale Smooth Nonlinear Solver for Risk Solver Platform and Solver SDK PlatformFrontline Systems is pleased to offer the Large-Scale GRG Solver Engine Version 10.0, for use inside and outside Microsoft Excel. The Large-Scale GRG Solver is a new field-installable Solver Engine that "plugs into" Risk Solver Platform and Premium Solver Platform for Excel, and takes advantage of its new Polymorphic Spreadsheet Interpreter. You can also use it with our Solver SDK Platform to develop applications in a programming language, for one license price! It extends the power of our Solver Platform products to handle smooth nonlinear optimization problems of up to 4,000 variables and 4,000 constraints in its Standard version, or up to 12,000 variables and 12,000 constraints in its Extended version. It solves global optimization problems using the "multistart" or "clustering" methods available in the Solver Platform products. And it supports integer variables and "alldifferent" constraints in both Platforms.
Fully CompatibleRisk Solver Platform and Premium Solver Platform are 100% upwardly compatible from the standard Excel Solver. Your existing models can be solved with no changes, faster and more easily than before. And your VBA code designed to control the standard Solver will work as-is with Risk Solver Platform or Premium Solver Platform and the LSGRG Solver Engine -- just select the LSGRG Solver interactively or in your VBA code. Greater Speed and CapacityYou'll be able to solve smooth nonlinear optimization problems twenty to sixty times larger than the standard Excel Solver -- up to 4,000 variables and 4,000 constraints in the Standard version, or up to 12,000 variables and 12,000 constraints in the Extended version of the Large-Scale GRG Solver Engine. To handle such large problems, the Large-Scale GRG Solver Engine uses sparse matrix storage methods and advanced methods for maintaining numerical stability. The Large-Scale GRG Solver can use the new Polymorphic Spreadsheet Interpreter in Risk Solver Platform and Premium Solver Platform to obtain partial derivatives of the problem functions (the Jacobian matrix) at each major iteration or Trial Solution. This yields huge benefits in speed and accuracy -- up to ten times faster or more than without the Polymorphic Spreadsheet Interpreter! New Options and TolerancesThe Large-Scale GRG Solver offers several new options and tolerances to improve speed and give you better control of the solution process. The Recognize Linear Vars option allows the Large-Scale GRG Solver to take advantage of linearly occurring variables (often found in a large problem that is nonlinear overall), to save time in computing the Jacobian matrix. If you've ever had problems with trial solutions that included small violations of the bounds you place on variables (sometimes generated by the standard GRG Solver), you'll appreciate the ability to control this behavior with the Relax Bounds on Variables option in the Large-Scale GRG Solver. The Bypass Solver Reports option allows you to save time on runs when you don't need to produce report information. Other new options and tolerances control the multistart methods for global optimization. Comprehensive User GuideIn addition to the User Guide that comes with Risk Solver Platform, you'll receive our Solver Engine User Guide that describes several field-installable Solver engines, including the Large-Scale GRG Solver. This guide provides complete information on Large-Scale GRG Solver options, the various messages which the Large-Scale GRG Solver can return, how to diagnose problems, and how to control the Large-Scale GRG Solver from VBA in Excel, or from our Solver SDK Platform. Order or Upgrade Today!Prices. The Standard version of the Large-Scale GRG Solver Engine V10.0 solves smooth nonlinear problems of up to 4,000 variables and 4,000 constraints. The Extended version of the Large-Scale GRG Solver Engine V10.0 solves smooth nonlinear problems of up to 12,000 variables and 12,000 constraints. For pricing information, click on Excel Software and Support Prices. If you are ordering for several users, ask us about quantity discounts and Flexible Use Licenses. What's Included. The Large-Scale GRG Solver Engine supports Excel 2010 (32-bit and 64-bit), Excel 2007, and Excel 2003 on Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2008. It comes with a comprehensive User Guide and extensive online Help. And, like all Frontline Systems products, it includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. Annual Support Contracts. An Annual Support Contract for the Large-Scale GRG Solver V10.0 is required for the first year, and at all times in order to obtain software upgrades and technical support beyond basic installation assistance. An Annual Support Contract includes:
Evaluation Versions. If you want to "try before you buy," simply register by filling out a simple form, then download and run the V10.0 EngineSetup program. If you don't already own Risk Solver Platform or Premium Solver Platform (which is required in order to run the LSGRG Solver Engine), you can also download and run the V10.0 RSPSetup program. You'll receive an evaluation license code which will allow you to use a full featured, full capacity, full speed version of Risk Solver Platform and the LSGRG Solver Engine 15 days, free of charge. You can also download and run the V10.0 SDKSetup program, and use the Solver SDK Platform with the LSGRG Solver Engine for 15 days. Product Upgrades. If you own an older version of Risk Solver Platform, Premium Solver Platform or Solver SDK Platform and the Large-Scale GRG Solver Engine, you'll receive an automatic upgrade to V10.0 at no extra charge if you have a current Annual Support Contract (if you aren't current, see our instructions for "catching up" on annual support and paying the difference in price). Competitive Upgrades. If you own another "Solver" product for Microsoft Excel, click here for Competitive Upgrade Prices! Contact Us Today: Display or print our Order Form in PDF format, send us email at info@solver.com, call us at (775) 831-0300, or send a fax to (775) 831-0314. |