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Product Documentation
Support Available
Support available: none Online help and tutorials Online Chat / Instant Messenger Online community support (e.g. Forum, StackOverflow) Other features (e.g., software offers forecasting advice, software statistically validates the model etc.) Specify other support features
Analytic Solver Data Mining   y y y y Forecasting and data mining workflows in visual editor, created via recording or drag-and-drop, applied to new datasets with automated execution.
Analytica   y   y y Email tech support and consulting
Autobox   y   y    
Azure ML Package for Forecasting   y   y y  
DPL   y        
EViews   y   y    
Forecast Pro   y y y y Full technical support available including phone, email, WebEx, LinkedIn Group, Blog, YouTube channel, etc.
iqast forecast desktop & iqast forecast server   y     y  
Logility Voyager Solutions   y   y y Logility University
Optimal Scientist         y 458 page manual; free support by e-mail
OxMetrics Enterprise   y   y y  
RASON Data Mining   y y y    
RoadMap Global Planning Solution - 360   y   y    
SAS Forecast Server y y   y y Training at SAS facilities or at customer site.
Smart Inventory Planning and Optimization   y     y Dedicated implementation coach
SOLVENTURE LIFe - Leading indicator forecasting software   y     y  
Stata   y y y y Documentation talks about forecasting.
Statgraphics   y   y y StatAdvisor and StatWizard
Stratus   y     y StatAdvisor
Vanguard Forecast Server   y y y y Pop-up and hover-over user guides for features. Software automatically selects and optimizes methods.
XLMiner SDK   y y y    

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