ILOG JSolver

ILOG JSolver, the latest in the ILOG line of constraint-based optimization tools for programmers, is a Java optimization engine that provides developers with efficient problem solving functions for resource optimization. Utilizing the ILOG JSolver engine, Java programmers can define the constraints of their application environments using simple Java objects and expressions, and needn't resort to non-Java code engines and/or custom developed Java search routines. Because the engine itself provides the problem solving and searching algorithms; the program needn't be completely re-written with a change of business processes - only the high-level constraints themselves need be defined.

Constraint Programming represents a method of computer problem solving wherein individual problems are defined not with specific concrete variable values, but rather with constraining relationships between variables; such as multiple individuals, all of whom have their own time schedules, but all of which must be present at a meeting. As you might expect, constraint-based programming is typically applied to applications that govern the efficient use of resources; such as scheduling, timetables, configuration, or Web self-service applications where customers themselves would provide the individual constraints required in order to properly retrieve an answer.

ILOG JSolver incorporates the vendor's own ILOG Concert Technology, which combines both constraint programming and math programming algorithms and allows developers to utilize both methods as appropriate without requiring the developer to master the specifics of each. Domain reduction algorithms increase the speed with which correct solutions are found by efficiently removing problem "infeasabilities."

ILOG JSolver is available now. Pricing is set at $15,000 per development license and $7,500 per deployment license. Contact ILOG for further information.