We are excited to be making our renowned optimization software, CPLEX Optimization Studio, available to academics through the IBM Academic Initiative. Right from the inception of the product, CPLEX has maintained a close relationship with the academic community, and IBM wants to continue cultivating this proximity by fulfilling the needs of academics who work on solving fundamental problems and who educate future generations of operations researchers. Full versions of the latest releases of the IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio are available at no-charge, along with professionally-developed courseware, to registered members of IBM Academic Initiative for teaching and non-commercial research.
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No-Charge Access to IBM ILOG Optimization Products
In an effort to better serve our Academic Community, IBM provides full-version IBM ILOG Optimization products via IBM's Academic Initiative program, which provides no-charge access to full-version software and professionally developed courseware for non-commercial research and teaching purposes. CPLEX Optimization Studio includes:
- Complete access to IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimizers, powerful mathematical programming solvers for linear, mixed-integer linear, quadratic and quadratically constrained programs, through the IDE, the ILOG Concert APIs in Java, C++, and .NET, or connectors to third party applications.
- Complete access to IBM ILOG CPLEX CP Optimizer, an outstanding and proven constraint programming solver as well, through the IDE or the ILOG Concert API.
- Create optimization models and extend optimization algorithms using the OPL modeling language, the ILOG Concert APIs, or numerous other interfaces and connectors.
By bringing sophisticated analytics from IBM Research, including Operations Research, together with market-leading software, like IBM ILOG Optimization, and business consulting expertise, IBM is helping its clients gain greater precision and predictability out of every decision they make.
Who can participate:
- Faculty members and academic research professionals at accredited institutions.
Benefits
- Access to IBM’s leading-edge software
- Course modules for teaching linear & integer programming
- Course modules for teaching constraint programming
- Discussion forums for product support
- Web-based support for all other issues
Currently Available OR Tools
- IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio Academic Research Edition
- IBM ILOG CP Academic Research Edition
Courseware
Product Training Tutorials, Instructor Workbooks, User’s Manuals, White Papers and more
Already a member?
- Registered members can access and search for IBM ILOG Optimization products in the Software Catalog and then should follow the Step by Step Process Start Guide to learn how to install the software and license keys for IBM ILOG Optimization products.
Not a member yet?
- First, register to become an IBM Academic Initiative member.
- Then access and search for IBM ILOG Optimization products in the Software Catalog and then should follow the Step by Step Process and Quick Start Guide to install the software and license keys for IBM ILOG Optimization products.
