| Product |
Publisher |
Size of Problem Solvable by this System |
| Largest Version |
| Rows |
Columns |
Non-
zeros |
Hardware required
|
| AIMMS |
Paragon Decision Technology B.V. |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
n/a |
PC with large memory |
| CONOPT |
ARKI Consulting & Development A/S |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Intel Petium, RS/6000, HP, Sun, SGI, Digital/Alpha |
| CONOPT for AMPL |
Compass Modeling Solutions |
1000+ |
1000+ |
— |
PC or UNIX workstation |
| DFNLP |
K. Schittkowski |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| DOC/DOT |
Vanderplants R&D Inc. |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
— |
| FANPAC/NLP |
Aptech Systems Inc. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| GRG2 |
Optimal Methods Inc. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| GRG2 for AMPL and AMPL Plus |
Compass Modeling Solutions |
200 |
400 |
— |
PC workstation |
| IMSL Libraries |
Visual Numetrics |
Depends on system |
Depends |
Depends |
— |
| INTPT |
Optimal Methods Inc. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| LANCELOT |
P. Toint |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| LGO, for Continuous Global Optimization |
Pinter Consulting Services |
hundreds |
hundreds |
— |
16 Mb RAM on PC's |
| LINGO |
LINDO Systems Inc. |
— |
— |
— |
Varies w/ platform |
| LSGRG for AMPL and AMPL Plus |
Compass Modeling Solutions |
100+ |
100+ |
— |
PC |
| LSGRG2 |
Optimal Methods Inc. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| LSSOL |
Stanford Business Software |
Hundreds |
Hundreds |
— |
Sufficient memory |
| Mathcad |
MathSoft Inc. |
250 |
500 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC |
| Microsoft Excel 97 - Solver |
Microsoft Corporation |
100 |
200 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC or Macintosh Power PC |
| MINOS for AMPL |
Compass Modeling Solutions |
1000+ |
1000+ |
— |
PC or UNIX workstation |
| MINOS 5.5 |
Stanford Business Software |
Thousands |
Thousands |
— |
Sufficient memory |
| NAG C Library |
Numerical Algorithms Group |
— |
— |
— |
Various |
| NAG Fortran Library |
Numerical Algorithms Group |
— |
— |
— |
Various |
| NLPQL |
K. Schittkowski |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| NPSOL 5.0 |
Stanford Business Software |
Hundreds |
Hundreds |
— |
— |
| Optimal EngineerĘ |
Transpower Corporation |
— |
— |
— |
One version only |
| Premium Solver Platform for Excel |
Frontline Systems Inc. |
1000 |
1000 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC |
| Premium Solver, Premium Solver Plus for Excel |
Frontline Systems Inc. |
200 |
400 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC |
| SAS Software |
SAS Institute Inc. |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
— |
| SCIENTIST for Windows |
MicroMath Research |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| SLP/GRG |
Optimal Methods Inc. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| SOCS and NLPSPR |
Boeing Co. |
500 K |
500 K |
100 Mil |
Workstation |
| Solver DLL V3.0, Solver DLL Plus |
Frontline Systems Inc. |
200 |
400 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC |
| Solver for Lotus 1-2-3 97/98 |
Frontline Systems Inc. |
100 |
200 |
Unlimited |
Standard Windows PC |
| SOPT-CP |
SAITECH Inc. |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
PC/UNIX workstation |
| SQP |
Optimal Methods Inc. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| What's Best! |
LINDO Systems Inc. |
— |
— |
— |
Problem dependent |
| XPRESS Barrier QP Solver |
Dash Associates Ltd. |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Size dependent on available hardware |
| X Solver 2.0 |
Exatech Corporation |
— |
— |
— |
— |
