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MOSEK Solver Engine  - Risk Solver Platform and Solver Platform SDK

MOSEK: A World-Class Linear, Quadratic, Conic, and Convex Nonlinear Solver

Solves Large-Scale LP, QP, QCP, SOCP and Convex problems. 

Frontline Systems is pleased to offer the MOSEK Solver Engine Version 9.0 for Microsoft Excel. The MOSEK 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 Platform SDK to develop applications in a programming language, for one license price! 

It extends the power of our Solver Platform products to solve linear (LP), quadratic (QP), quadratically constrained (QCP), second order cone programming (SOCP), and smooth convex nonlinear optimization problems, with no fixed limits on the number of variables and constraints.  And it supports integer variables and "alldifferent" constraints in both Platforms.

Fully Compatible

Risk 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 MOSEK Solver Engine -- just select the MOSEK Solver interactively or in your VBA code.

Solve Linear, Quadratic and New Conic Optimization Problems with Lightning Speed

You'll be able to solve linear, quadratic, quadratically constrained, second order cone programming, and smooth convex nonlinear optimization problems, hundreds to thousands of times larger than the standard Excel Solver -- up to 32,000 variables and 32,000 constraints in the Standard version, or with no fixed limits on variables and constraints in the Extended version of the MOSEK Solver Engine.

And you'll be amazed at the fast solution times you can obtain:  The MOSEK Solver usually matches the Large-Scale LP/QP Solver and other world-class LP Solvers on linear programming (LP) and linear mixed-integer programming (LP/MIP) problems, and it is widely regarded as the world's best Solver for quadratically constrained and second order cone programming problems.

The MOSEK Solver takes maximum advantage of the new Polymorphic Spreadsheet Interpreter in Risk Solver Platform and Premium Solver Platform to obtain second partial derivatives of the problem functions (the Hessian matrix) at each major iteration or Trial Solution.  On quadratic and SOCP problems, the Hessian matrices are constant -- once they are obtained, the MOSEK Solver is as lightning-fast on these problems as it is on linear programming problems!

New Options and Tolerances

The MOSEK Solver offers many new options and tolerances to improve speed and give you better control of the solution process, whether you are solving a linear or quadratic programming problem, an SOCP problem, or a convex nonlinear problem.  Options for Branch and Bound, Preprocessing and Probing, and Cut Generation methods help you speed the solution of mixed-integer problems.  The Bypass Solver Reports option allows you to save time on runs when you don't need to produce report information.

Comprehensive User Guide

In 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 MOSEK Solver.  This guide provides complete information on MOSEK Solver options, the various messages which the MOSEK Solver can return, how to diagnose problems, and how to control the MOSEK Solver from VBA in Excel, or from our Solver Platform SDK.

Order or Upgrade Today!

Prices.  The Standard version of the MOSEK Solver Engine V9.0 solves linear (LP), quadratic (QP), quadratically constrained (QCP), and second order cone programming (SOCP) problems of up to 32,000 variables and 32,000 constraints.  The Extended version of the MOSEK Solver Engine V9.0 solves all of these problems, plus smooth convex nonlinear programming problems with no fixed limits on variables and 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 MOSEK Solver Engine supports all recent versions of Excel (Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP and Excel 2000) on Windows NT / 2000 / XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista or Windows 7.  It comes with a comprehensive User Guide (covering several field-installable Solver engines) and extensive online Help.  You can order today with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Annual Support Contracts.  An Annual Support Contract for the MOSEK Solver V9.0 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:

  • A limited warranty for the functionality and performance of the software product 
  • All software upgrades for the product released during the contract term
  • Ability to trade in this product for an even more powerful Excel Solver product
  • Access to protected support pages of our Website
  • Technical support by phone and email during normal business hours
  • Up to 15 minutes of consulting assistance arising during the contract term

Evaluation Versions.  If you want to "try before you buy," simply register by filling out a simple form, then download and run the V9.0 EngineSetup program.  If you don't already own Risk Solver Platform or Premium Solver Platform (which is required in order to run the MOSEK Solver Engine), you can also download and run the V9.6 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 MOSEK Solver Engine 15 days, free of charge.  You can also download and run the V9.0 SDK Setup program, and use the Solver Platform SDK with the MOSEK Solver Engine for 15 days.

Product Upgrades.  If you own an older version of the Risk Solver Platform, Premium Solver Platform or Solver Platform SDK and the MOSEK Solver Engine, you'll receive an automatic upgrade to V9.0 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!

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