| Product |
Publisher |
Operating Systems |
Size of Problem Solvable by this System |
| Smallest Version |
| Rows |
Columns |
Non-
zeros |
Hardware required
|
| AIMMS |
Paragon Decision Technology B.V. |
Windows (3.x, 95, 97, NT) |
500 |
500 |
n/a |
PC 16Mb |
| CONOPT |
ARKI Consulting & Development A/S |
MS-DOS, Win (95/NT), most Unix versions (AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Irix, OSF) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| CONOPT for AMPL |
Compass Modeling Solutions |
Win (NT/95) and UNIX |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| DFNLP |
K. Schittkowski |
Any OS (PC to mainframe) with Fortran compiler |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| DOC/DOT |
Vanderplants R&D Inc. |
Any |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| FANPAC/NLP |
Aptech Systems Inc. |
NT/Windows 95/UNIX |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| GRG2 |
Optimal Methods Inc. |
Any with a Fortran or C compiler |
200 |
5000 |
106 |
PC or higher |
| GRG2 for AMPL and AMPL Plus |
Compass Modeling Solutions |
Windows (NT/95) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| IMSL Libraries |
Visual Numetrics |
Most UNIX, open VMS, Windows 95/NT |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| INTPT |
Optimal Methods Inc. |
Any with a Fortran compiler |
2000 |
5000 |
10 (sixth |
PC or higher |
| LANCELOT |
P. Toint |
UNIX |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| LGO, for Continuous Global Optimization |
Pinter Consulting Services |
Windows (3.1*/95/NT, including DOS) |
Call vendor. |
Call vendor. |
Call vendor. |
— |
| LINGO |
LINDO Systems Inc. |
Windows (95, NT, 3.x), Solaris, OSF/1, IRIX, AIX, Linux, DOS, etc. |
100 |
200 |
Unlimited |
486 DX with 8 Mb of RAM |
| LSGRG for AMPL and AMPL Plus |
Compass Modeling Solutions |
Windows (NT/95) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| LSGRG2 |
Optimal Methods Inc. |
Any with a Fortran or C compiler |
5000 |
10000 |
10(sixth |
PC or higher |
| LSSOL |
Stanford Business Software |
All scientific machines with a Fortran compiler |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Mathcad |
MathSoft Inc. |
Windows NT, Windows 95/98 |
50 |
50 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC |
| Microsoft Excel 97 - Solver |
Microsoft Corporation |
Windows (NT, 95/98), Macintosh OS |
100 |
200 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC or Macintosh Power PC |
| MINOS for AMPL |
Compass Modeling Solutions |
Windows (NT/95), UNIX |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| MINOS 5.5 |
Stanford Business Software |
All scientific machines with a Fortran 77 compiler |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| NAG C Library |
Numerical Algorithms Group |
UNIX (various), Windows NT/95, VMS |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Various |
| NAG Fortran Library |
Numerical Algorithms Group |
UNIX (various), Windows NT/95, VMS |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Various |
| NLPQL |
K. Schittkowski |
Any OS (PC to mainframe) with Fortran compiler |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| NPSOL 5.0 |
Stanford Business Software |
All scientific machines with a Fortran 77 compiler |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Optimal EngineerĘ |
Transpower Corporation |
PC/MS DOS (Can run under Windows 3.+ and 95/NT) |
Unlimited |
— |
— |
Requires extended memory |
| Premium Solver Platform for Excel |
Frontline Systems Inc. |
Windows (NT, 95/98) |
1000 |
1000 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC |
| Premium Solver, Premium Solver Plus for Excel |
Frontline Systems Inc. |
Windows (NT, 95/98, 3.1) |
200 |
400 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC |
| SAS Software |
SAS Institute Inc. |
All major PC, UNIX and mainframe operating systems |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Any major platform |
| SCIENTIST for Windows |
MicroMath Research |
Windows (3.1, 95) |
8000 |
8 |
n/a |
386/387 |
| SLP/GRG |
Optimal Methods Inc. |
Any with a Fortran compiler |
20,000 |
100,000 |
10 (eighth |
PC or higher |
| SOCS and NLPSPR |
Boeing Co. |
All major systems |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Solver DLL V3.0, Solver DLL Plus |
Frontline Systems Inc. |
Windows (NT 95/98, 3.1) |
200 |
400 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC |
| Solver for Lotus 1-2-3 97/98 |
Frontline Systems Inc. |
Windows (NT, 95/98) |
100 |
200 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC |
| SOPT-CP |
SAITECH Inc. |
Windows 95/NT, UNIX |
1 |
1 |
1 |
PC/UNIX workstation |
| SQP |
Optimal Methods Inc. |
Any with a Fortran compiler |
2000 |
5000 |
10 (sixth |
PC or higher |
| What's Best! |
LINDO Systems Inc. |
Windows (95, NT, 3.x) |
100 |
200 |
Unlimited |
486 with 8 Mb of RAM |
| XPRESS Barrier QP Solver |
Dash Associates Ltd. |
Windows (95, NT), most Unix platforms |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| X Solver 2.0 |
Exatech Corporation |
Windows (95, NT) |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
986 or Pentium PC/Problem size is function of system resources. |
