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OptWorks: Excel

1. What Operating Systems does OptWorks:Excel Support?

   OptWorks:Excel has been tested and is known to work on Windows 2000 and XP running Excel 2000. The Mac OS X version has been tested under Mac OS X 10.3.7 (Panther) using Excel: Mac X and Excel Mac 2004.

2. How does OptWorks: Excel compare to competitive products like Palisade's Evolver® or Excel's built-in Solver®?

   OptWorks: Excel offers several other algorithms in addition to just Genetic Algorithms. Our diverse suite of methods allows the user to select the best approach for the job at hand, even if it is a simple grid search with multi-level drilldown. Our product is priced significantly lower than Evolver.

   The algorithms in OptWorks: Excel are designed to be complementary with the SQP and LP techniques employed by Microsoft's Solver plug-in. Our drivers are particularly well-suited to problems with non-smooth variables or multiple local solutions (but a single global solution). OptWorks: Excel can therefore solve certain problems that Solver cannot.

3. Can I "try before I buy?"

   Yes. You may download a free demonstration version of OptWorks: Excel and evaluate it for 30 days. The most popular optimizers including Genetic Algorithms, Grid Search, and Coordinate Pattern Search are available in the demo.

4. Do I need admin priveleges on my machine to install OptWorks?

   You will need write access to your Program Files directory, Start Menu directory, and some sections of your Registry to get full functionality from OptWorks.

5. Do I need to change my Excel security settings?

   You will only need to change Excel's security settings to run the "Advanced Examples". Either the "Low" setting or "Medium" while allowing macros to run from the workbook are required to run the macro in the Advanced Examples workbook.

OptWorks: ModelCenter

1. What versions of Phoenix Integration's ModelCenter does OptWorks: ModelCenter Support?

   OptWorks: ModelCenter is actually served to users by ModelCenter's companion product, Analysis Server. We have successfully tested and used all OptWorks optimizers with versions 2.21, 3.0, and 4.0 of Analysis Server.

2. What host operating system is required?

   Since the OptWorks: ModelCenter drivers are written as Java (.jar files), the package should work on any platform that will run Analysis Server. We have tested all of the OptWorks optimizers on Analysis Servers running on Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and even Silicon Graphics IRIX.

3. Can I "try before I buy?"

   Yes. The latest version of ModelCenter includes a reduced functionality demo version of OptWorks.

ProbWorks: Excel

1. What Operating Systems does ProbWorks:Excel Support?

   ProbWorks:Excel has been tested and is known to work on Windows 2000 and XP running Excel 2000. The Mac OS X version has been tested under Mac OS X 10.3.7 (Panther) using Excel: Mac X and Excel Mac 2004.

2. Can I "try before I buy?"

   Yes. You may download a free demonstration version of ProbWorks:Excel and evaluate it for 30 days.

3. Do I need admin priveleges on my machine to install ProbWorks?

   You will need write access to your Program Files directory, Start Menu directory, and some sections of your Registry to get full functionality from OptWorks.

4. Do I need to change my Excel security settings?

   You will only need to change Excel's security settings to run the "Advanced Examples". Either the "Low" setting or "Medium" while allowing macros to run from the workbook are required to run the macro in the Advanced Examples workbook.

ProbWorks: ModelCenter

1. What versions of Phoenix Integration's ModelCenter does ProbWorks: ModelCenter Support?

   ProbWorks: ModelCenter is served to users by ModelCenter's companion product, Analysis Server. We have successfully tested and used all ProbWorks: ModelCenter optimizers with versions 2.21, 3.0, and 4.0 of Analysis Server.

2. What host operating system is required?

   Since the ProbWorks: ModelCenter drivers are written as Java (.jar files), the package should work on any platform that will run Analysis Server. We have tested all of the ProbWorks: ModelCenter components on Analysis Servers running on Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Silicon Graphics IRIX.

3. Can I "try before I buy?"

   Yes. The latest release of ModelCenter contains a reduced functionality demo version of ProbWorks.