AIMMS 3.5 Platform Availability

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The Windows 64-bit and Linux platform versions of AIMMS that are released with launch of the AIMMS 3.5, have some restrictions and/or adjusted functionality with regards to the standard AIMMS version for Windows 32-bit platform. In the table below a summary of major differences is given. 

Windows 32  

 

Windows 64-IA64  

AIMMS 3.5 or higher

Linux x86 (SUSE/Red Hat) 

AIMMS 3.5 or higher

SOLVERS

 Solver &

Solver Link

Solver Link

Only 

Solver &

Solver Link 

Solver Link

Only

Solver &

Solver Link

Solver Link

Only

XA            
CONOPT          √  
CPLEX      √  √  √  
XPRESS            
PATH            
SNOPT       √  √  √  √
MINOS            
MOSEK            
BARON            

Windows 32  

 

Windows 64-IA64  

AIMMS 3.5 or higher

Linux x86 (SUSE/Red Hat) 

AIMMS 3.5 or higher

FUNCTIONALITY      
Developer Version   √   √   n.a.
End User Version      √   n.a.
Component Version   √   √   √
Active-X objects   √      n.a.
Office XP-style menus/ IDE   √      n.a.
XML Schema Mapping dialog   √      n.a.
ODBC linkage   √   √*   √
OLE DB linkage   √   √*   
Excel linkage   √      
Proxy/Stub solver   √   n.a.   
Unicode support   √      
Nodelock licensing   √   √   √
Dongle support   √      
License server   √   √   

                 √* Microsoft does not support JET drivers for Access/Excel under Win64
   n.a. Not applicable 

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Scott Bury, The DOW Chemical Company, Freeport, TX, USA - Senior Engineering Specialist