Solver Platform SDK - Optimization and Simulation Software OverviewAll-In-One Optimization and Simulation for C#, VB.NET, C++, Visual Basic, Java, and MATLABSolver Platform SDK is a powerful, comprehensive Software Development Kit that enables you to develop and deploy custom applications using optimization and Monte Carlo simulation, with today's most popular platforms and languages: Microsoft COM and .NET, Java and MATLAB, as well as C/C++, Visual Basic and other languages. It's available for 64-bit and 32-bit Windows and 64-bit and 32-bit Linux. For the latest SDK enhancements, see What's New in Version 7.2. If you want to know “Will I be able to solve my problem?” with Frontline Systems software, our Quick Problem Review can give you an answer, and acquaint you with our expert consulting services, at very modest cost. Our flexible runtime licensing programs for independent software developers and for corporate / in-house developers make it easy to incorporate the Solver Platform SDK and our Solver Engines into your application, whether it's distributed to desktops, run on an Intranet or Web server, or made available as a Web service. For full details, click the "Platform Capabilities" links on the right. But the best way to decide whether Solver Platform SDK is for you is to try it out! If you register below (it's easy and free), you can:
Develop It Now -- Integrate It EasilyOnce your company decides they want an optimization or simulation capability in an application, they want it now -- so, how long will it take you to develop it? You can be the bottleneck, or you can be a hero -- with the right tools. Build desktop, server, and Web service applications easily and quickly, with tools like Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio .NET 2003, Visual C++ 6.0 and Visual Basic 6.0. Visual Studio Wizards help you get started right away, and IntelliSense helps you write correct code quickly instead of searching through manuals. You can read and write problems in standard MPS format, LP format, and new XML-based OSiL format files. Unlike other optimization callable libraries that offer only a procedural API, the Solver Platform SDK offers a high-level object-oriented API that allows you to implicitly call upon the SDK's capabilities by simply defining your model, using the objects and properties provided by the SDK. It reports errors by raising application-defined exceptions, so you don't have to write code to check every API call return value. Greater Speed and CapacityThe Solver Platform SDK combines Frontline Systems' latest performance improvements in Solver engines with the speed of compiled programs (versus interpreted Excel formulas). Speed gains are especially notable for nonlinear and nonsmooth optimization problems -- solutions are often found 10 to 100 times faster. Compared to the standard Excel Solver, you'll be able to solve linear programming problems with 40 times the number of variables and constraints, integer programming problems with 10 times the number of variables, and general nonlinear problems with 2.5 times the number of variables. Compared to simulation add-ins for Excel, you'll be able to run Monte Carlo simulations hundreds to thousands of times faster! Solve New Kinds of ProblemsSolver Platform SDK does more than just high-performance linear programming and nonlinear optimization. Its SOCP Barrier Solver -- one of the first and only commercial Solvers of its kind -- enables you to solve new second order cone programming (SOCP) problems -- the natural generalization of linear and quadratic programming -- to obtain robust solutions to problems in finance and engineering design. And it also solves quadratically constrained (QCP) problems that go beyond conventional quadratic programming (QP). The hybrid Evolutionary Solver in the Solver Platform SDK -- a unique combination of genetic algorithms and classical nonlinear optimization methods -- enables you to optimize models with any computations -- even table lookups -- for the objective and constraints. This Solver outperforms other optimizers based on genetic algorithms, yet it is easier to use and fully compatible with existing models defined with the Solver Platform SDK. The powerful Monte Carlo simulation engine in the Solver Platform SDK provides everything you need to define and solve risk analysis problems, with more than 35 probability distributions and more than 15 statistics and risk measures, plus percentiles. With the SDK's Solvers for optimization plus its Monte Carlo simulation engine, you can easily define and solve simulation optimization problems with speeds far exceeding alternative software! Supports Multiple Users ConcurrentlyThe Solver Platform SDK is fully reentrant and suitable for multi-threaded applications, such as those on Intranet, Web server, or Web service applications that are designed to serve multiple users concurrently. What's more, you can start by simply running a Microsoft-supplied Wizard in Visual Studio to create a Server or Web service application, then run a Solver Platform SDK Wizard to embed a working skeleton optimization or simulation model in that application! Upward Compatible from Solver DLLIn addition to its new Object-Oriented API and matching Procedural API, the Solver Platform SDK includes a Legacy API that is fully upward compatible with the API supported by Frontline's former Solver DLL and Solver DLL Platform products. Just link your Solver DLL application with the Solver Platform SDK's import library, and run with SolverSDK.dll instead of FrontDLL.dll or Frontmip.dll. That's all it takes! Contact us for details about the new, more flexible runtime licensing options available with the Solver Platform SDK. Download a Free Trial Right NowWhy wait? You can download and run the SDKSetup program that installs the full-power Solver Platform SDK with a free 15-day trial license. You can use every feature of the software, examine and solve 35 working examples -- in your favorite programming language -- illustrating various features of the SDK, solve real problems, examine the full User Guide and Help, and get expert technical support -- all without any obligation. Just enter your name and email address, and optionally your company and phone, pick the closest "User Type," and click the Register for Download button. You can download immediately after registering, or return later anytime -- just login with your email address. Ready to order, or just want to know more about prices, upgrades from previous versions, competitive upgrades, and annual support? Click here for more information. |
Platform Capabilities What's New in Version 7.2 Language/OS Support Monte Carlo Simulation Plug-in Solver Engines Our Premium Solver Platform works with existing Excel Solver models, solves much larger problems up to hundreds of times faster, and solves new kinds of problems via Evolutionary Solver. Solver Engines plug into the Premium Solver Platform. Solver Platform SDK makes it easy to solve any type or size of optimization problem in your Visual Basic, VB.NET, C/C++, C#, Java, or MATLAB program. And it's easy to deploy your application with our flexible licensing for software vendors and corporate developers. Risk Solver is the easiest, fastest, most powerful tool you can buy for risk analysis of your Excel models, using Monte Carlo simulation. Evaluate thousands of scenarios in seconds, and see instantly updated charts and statistics, each time you ask "what if". |
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