AIMMS Integrations

Microsoft Excel, part of Microsoft 365, transforms the way individuals and organizations work with data. It’s a powerful platform for creating dynamic spreadsheets, conducting financial analysis, and uncovering insights through AI-enhanced tools. The new Copilot in Excel uses natural language prompts to generate formulas, analyze trends, and even automate complex data modeling—no coding required. Excel’s integration with Python allows professionals to perform advanced analytics directly within their spreadsheets, bridging the gap between data science and everyday productivity. With PivotTables, charts, and conditional formatting, users can visualize data patterns and make data-driven decisions with confidence. Cloud-based real-time collaboration makes teamwork seamless, letting multiple people coauthor spreadsheets simultaneously from anywhere. Excel’s security, supported by OneDrive and Microsoft Defender, ensures your data remains protected and recoverable. Whether for budgeting, forecasting, or business intelligence, Excel remains the trusted tool for clarity, collaboration, and confidence in every calculation.

Artelys Knitro stands out as a premier solver for extensive nonlinear optimization challenges, providing a comprehensive array of sophisticated algorithms and functionalities to tackle intricate issues across multiple sectors. It boasts four cutting-edge algorithms: two based on interior-point/barrier techniques and two utilizing active-set/sequential quadratic programming methods, which facilitate both efficient and reliable resolutions for diverse optimization scenarios. Furthermore, Knitro features three dedicated algorithms for mixed-integer nonlinear programming, leveraging heuristics, cutting planes, and branching rules to adeptly manage discrete variables. Among its notable capabilities, Knitro includes parallel multi-start functionalities for global optimization, automatic and parallel adjustments of option settings, and intelligent initialization approaches aimed at swiftly identifying infeasibility. The solver is compatible with various programming environments, offering object-oriented APIs for languages such as C++, C#, Java, and Python, thus ensuring versatility for developers. Additionally, its robust support for parallel computing enhances performance and scalability for large-scale applications.