FICO™ Xpress Optimization Suitedecision management tools
FICOTM Xpress Optimization
Suite is the premiermathematical modeling andoptimization software suitein the world, with the best
tools available to aid in thedevelopment and deployment
of optimization applications
that solve complex, real-world
challenges.

IVE Development Environment

The Xpress Optimization Suite helps
organizations solve bigger problems,
design applications faster and makeeven better decisions in virtually any
business scenario.

FICOTM Xpress Optimization Suite enables operations research professionals, analysts and consultants
to quickly find the mathematically best solution for a wide range of industry problems.

FICO™ Xpress Optimization Suite is a set ofmathematical modeling and optimization
tools used to solve linear, integer, quadratic andnon-linear problems. The Xpress Optimization
Suite includes two sets of tools: model building
and development tools, and solver engines.

»» Model building anddevelopment tools

Xpress-Mosel is an algebraic modeling andprocedural programming language specificallydesigned to be an easy-to-learn, robust way
to interact with Xpress solver engines. It isa fully functional, compiled programming
language that lets users formulate and solve
problems using one or several of the Xpress
solver engines, and analyze solutions. XpressMosel now features support for parallel anddistributed modeling and optimization tofacilitate multiple cores and computers acrossthe network. It also features multiple problems
within one model file for easier implementationof more advanced solution algorithms.
Xpress-Mosel models can be developed
within IVE, our visual development studio for
Xpress-Mosel using Windows. IVE is a complete
visual development environment for XpressMosel which incorporates a Mosel program
editor, compiler and execution environment,
debugger and profiler. It features development
and deployment wizards, visualizations of thesolve progress and results, and a full dragand-drop editor for authorizing XAD GUIinterfaces. With IVE and XAD, developers havethe tools for complete optimization application
development from the mathematicalrepresentation of the problem to developmentof the graphical user interface. This complete
tool set provides faster prototyping anddeployment along with visualization tools for
greater insight into customer problems.

»» Solver engines
Xpress-Optimizer features optimization
algorithms that enable customers to solve
their most difficult business problems. It solves
linear programming (LP) problems, mixed
integer programming (MIP) problems, quadraticprogramming (QP) problems, mixed integer
quadratic programming (MIQP), quadraticallyconstrained quadratic programming (QCQP)
and mixed integer quadratically constrained
quadratic programming (MIQCQP) problems.
Xpress-Optimizer offers multi-threaded parallel
processing out-of-the box, exploiting multiple
CPU cores to solve clients’ most difficult MIP
problems. Xpress-Optimizer includes Builder
Component Library (BCL), an object-oriented
API for building, solving and analyzing
problems, and C, C++, VB, .NET and Java API
support.

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Xpress-SLP is a solver for non-linear programming(NLP) problems and mixed integer non-linear
programming (MINLP) problems. It uses
successive linear approximation, that has beendeveloped from techniques used in the processindustries and it is capable of solving large
problems with many thousands of variables.
Xpress-Kalis is Constraint Programming
software based on the Kalis solver by Artelys.
It specializes in discrete combinatorial problems
as they frequently occur, for instance, inscheduling and planning problems.

»» The competitive advantageof Xpress

FICO is committed to investing heavily in theXpress Optimization Suite to maintain it as
the leading optimization technology, and toproviding friendly, high-quality support.
With FICO™ Xpress Optimization Suite, youcan expect:• A state-of-the-art optimization engine thatis robust, reliable and faster than competingsolutions.
• Special features for large scale optimization
including ability to solve ultra-large problems(true64bit capabilities) and support for
distributed modeling and optimization.

with the model for rapid prototyping anddeployment.
• An easy-to-learn, powerful modeling andprogramming language, Xpress-Mosel, now
including support for N-best solutions.
• A partner committed to solving all of yourmost difficult optimization problems.

»» FICO and the Xpress Suite
The Xpress Optimization Suite is embeddedin FICO™ Decision Optimizer, the software
component of FICO™ Custom Decision
Optimization. Custom Decision Optimization
uses Decision Optimizer software alongwith a precise, data-guided methodology
to solve custom decision problems for ourfinancial services clients in such areas as credit
line management, pricing and market offer
optimization. These complex decisioning
strategies can incorporate any number ofpredictive models while balancing multiple
business objectives (including competing
objectives from various departments) andresource constraints, even accounting forranges of uncertainty.

• The premier visual development
environment, IVE, for developing
mathematical models, now featuring
an intuitive drag-and-drop editor for
creating GUIs that seamlessly integrate

FICO works in close partnership with its
clients and partners, enabling them to get thebest possible performance from the Xpress
Optimization Suite. The suite is embedded inmany software products and solutions as acomponent, making leading-edge optimization
accessible to a wide range of clients andapplications. Through expertise in the productand its application, excellent client support

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and fast-track product development, FICO
continues to maintain the Xpress Optimization
Suite at the cutting edge.

»» About FICO
FICO combines trusted advice, world-classanalytics and innovative applications tohelp businesses make smarter decisions.
Our solutions and technologies for Decision
Management give organizations the power toautomate more decisions, improve the qualityof their decisions and connect decisions acrosstheir business.
Clients in 80 countries work with FICO toincrease customer loyalty and profitability,
cut fraud losses, manage credit risk, meet
regulatory and competitive demands andrapidly build market share. For more than 50years, we have helped thousands of clients
control risk and accelerate business growththrough analytics and decision technology.
Our innovative applications integrate analytics,optimization, business rules management andother technologies to help businesses makesmarter decisions.
For more information and to request
an evaluation copy of the FICOTM Xpress
Optimization Suite, go to www.fico.com.

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