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To download a free Evaluation Version of the Premium Solver product family, click here to sign up (free of charge) for Frontline's Private Web for Solver Users. Then click on Download, scroll to the bottom and follow the link to Download Evaluation Version of Premium Solver Platform.
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The Premium Solver products are all upward compatible extensions of the standard Microsoft Excel Solver, with much greater problem solving capacity, much greater speed, many new diagnostic and user interface aids, and the ability to solve entirely new kinds of problems -- including global optimization, non-smooth optimization, and constraint satisfaction problems. Your spreadsheet models and VBA macros designed for the standard Excel Solver with work with any member of the Premium Solver product family, with no changes.
The Premium Solver Plus is upward compatible from the Premium Solver. The Premium Solver Platform is upward compatible from both the Premium Solver and Premium Solver Plus -- and it supports field-installable Solver engines for unlimited expansion potential. The table below compares the capacity, speed, features and price of the Premium Solver products.
| FEATURES AND PERFORMANCE | Standard Excel Solver | Premium Solver | Premium Solver Plus | Premium Solver Platform |
| ENGINES: | ||||
| Simplex Linear Solver | LP Only | LP Only | LP/Quadratic | LP/Quadratic |
| GRG Nonlinear Solver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (faster) |
| Mixed-Integer Solver | Yes | Yes (fast) | Yes (faster) | Yes (fastest) |
| Evolutionary Solver | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (fastest) |
| Field-Installable Solver Engines | No | No | No | Yes |
| CAPACITY: | ||||
| Linear Variables x Constraints | 200 x 200 | 1000 x 8000 | 2000 x 8000 | 2000 x 8000 |
| Nonlinear Variables x Constraints | 200 x 100 | 400 x 200 | 400 x 200 | 500 x 250 |
| Non-Smooth Variables x Constraints | N/A | 400 x 200 | 400 x 200 | 500 x 250 |
| Solver Engine Variables x Constraints | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unlim. x Unlim |
| SPEED: | ||||
| Problem Setup | 1X | 1-50X | 1-50X | 1-50X |
| Linear Problems | 1X | 3X | 3X | 3X |
| Nonlinear Problems | 1X | 1X | 1-1.5X | 1-1.5X |
| Mixed-Integer Problems | 1X | 10-20X | 10-30X | 10-50X |
| Non-Smooth Problems | N/A | 1X | 1X | 1-10X |
| Solver Engines (On Various Problems) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10-1000X |
| GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION: | ||||
| Non-Smooth Problems (Evolutionary) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nonlinear Problems (Multistart) | No | No | No | Yes |
| Solver Engines (Several Approaches) | No | No | No | Yes |
| CONSTRAINT PROGRAMMING: | ||||
| Built-In Engines (alldifferent constraint) | No | No | No | Yes |
| Solver Engines (alldifferent constraint) | No | No | No | Yes |
| REPORTS: | ||||
| Answer Report | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sensitivity Report | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Limits Report | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linearity Report | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Feasibility Report | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Population Report | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Report Outlining | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Solver Engine Custom Reports | No | No | No | Yes |
| PRICE: | In Excel | $495 | $750 | $995 |
If you already own the Premium Solver or Premium Solver Plus, contact us about upgrading to the Premium Solver Platform. If you own a competitive Solver product for Excel, contact us about special competitive upgrade prices.
CONTACT US TODAY: Send us email, call us at (775) 831-0300, or send a fax to (775) 831-0314.
