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Crystal Ball 7.3 Professional Edition Features & Benefits

The Professional Edition of Crystal Ball is the most comprehensive suite of risk analysis and forecasting tools available. By combining risk analysis and optimization, Crystal Ball Professional Edition helps not only to understand risk, but also guides users to make the right decisions.

The Professional Edition includes all the features and benefits of the Standard Edition and adds additional power to help users make better decisions. Since the program is a fully integrated Microsoft add-in, it seamlessly extends the power of Excel spreadsheet models.

FEATURE	BENEFIT
OptQuest^®	Does: Global optimization software that searches for optimal choice for a given business decision.
	The step-by-step OptQuest wizard guides the process of defining constraints, specifying the objective of the outcome, and setting the requirements. OptQuest automatically performs the calculations based on those specifications and pinpoints the best, or optimal, solution. OptQuest then transfers the best solution into the user's spreadsheet model.
	Benefits: Easily determines the optimal choice; Assists in making the best decisions; Saves time and effort.
CB Predictor™	Does: Incorporate advanced methods of time-series forecasting by analyzing historical data to predict future outcomes. CB Predictor also allows users to easily create regression models that use multiple data series to create predictions.
	CB Predictor will move your forecasting from guesswork to rigorous analysis in seconds.
	Benefits: Provides the most accurate future performance predictions; integrates seamlessly with Crystal Ball to let users understand the uncertainty of the prediction in their analyses; completely wizard driven and extremely easy to use.
Developer Kit	Does: Bring complete automation and control to simulations and forecasts from within a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) program or any other language outside of Excel that supports OLE 2 automation.
	Developer Kits provided for both Crystal Ball and CB Predictor.
	Create turnkey applications that integrate the software into your workflow Automatically run multiple simulations to test different sets of assumptions Automatically run forecasts on multiple sets of data Integrate Crystal Ball and CB Predictor with other software tools Build custom reports and automate post-simulation analysis
Crystal Ball Standard Edition	Does: Easy-to-use Excel add-in that performs Monte Carlo analysis on your new or existing spreadsheet models.
	Features include correlation, distribution fitting, distribution gallery, forecast charts, sensitivity and tornado analyses, precision control, Latin Hypercube sampling, and more.
	Benefits: Simulates real-world situations to better understand probable outcomes; Charts and reports allow users to make sound decisions quickly by illustrating the various assumptions and forecasts.
Crystal Ball Tools	Does: A set of advanced plug-ins created through the same macros as in the Developer Kit. These tools add extra functionality to Crystal Ball by automating model-building tasks and adding methods that help you analyze your modeling results.
	Batch Fit - Automated distribution fitting for multiple data sets.
	Tornado Chart - Helps you determine which variables should become assumptions.
	Correlation Matrix - Lets you rapidly define and change your assumption correlations.
	Bootstrap - Assesses the reliability and accuracy of your forecasts.
	Decision Table - Lets you quickly evaluate the effects of a range of decisions on your forecast variable.
	Scenario Analysis - Allows you to see which assumption values (inputs) produced a specific forecast result.
	2D Simulation - Independently addresses uncertainty and variability in your simulation model to enhance your analysis.
Extreme Speed	Does: Runs simulations up to 100 times faster than normal speed.
	Large simulation models and complex optimizations demand exteme performance. Run your simulations upt to 100 times faster then normal with Extreme Speed, powered by PSI Technology^TM.
	Benefits: Run simulations up to 100 times faster.
Immediate Benefits
Most Crystal Ball users will be proficient in under 30 minutes if they are familiar with Microsoft^® Excel. Plus, the award-winning documentation makes it easy for users to begin seeing the benefits almost instantly. Since these programs area fully integrated Microsoft add-ins, the functionality of Crystal Ball is just a few clicks away.

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