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For over four decades NAG has been the leading provider of expert numerical algorithms in the form of the NAG Library. Organisations from industries and academic areas as diverse as finance, business intelligence and business analytics, aerospace, astrophysics, engineering, life sciences, manufacturing and utilities (to name a few), rely on NAG routines to power their numerical capabilities.

NAG for Finance

• Morningstar use NAG Library routines to assist portfolio construction and optimization
• Global asset management company enhances portfolio construction tool with NAG routines
• Smartleaf offers daily tune-ups on personalized portfolios with the help of NAG routines
• Optimizing Omega - using NAG global optimization routines when the Omega function is used as a basis for portfolio selection

NAG for Business Intelligence & Business Analytics

• Rapidly develop an application for forecasting from NAG routines - CACI finds it easy
• NAG helps create competitive advantage for DemandTec
• ZS Associates use the NAG Library for data analysis when guiding hundreds of millions of dollars of marketing expenditure
• Using the NAG Library to underpin advanced Transport Planning and Optimization

NAG for HPC & HECToR

• Performance of Atmospheric Chemistry Simulations (GLOMAP/TOMCAT) Enhanced by HECToR dCSE Team
• Parallel algorithms at Queen's University, Ontario - Why the NAG Library for SMP & Multicore?
• NAG's HECToR dCSE Team Quadruple Performance of Quantum Monte-Carlo Application - CASINO
• HECToR dCSE Team Enhances Speed and I/O Performance of Oceanography Code - NEMO
• HECToR dCSE Team Quadruples Speed and Enhances Scalability of Key Materials Science Code - CASTEP

NAG for Utilities

• Powergen optimizes power plant performance using NAG algorithms
• Detonation Modelling for the Mining and Quarrying Industries: Use of the NAG Fortran Library

NAG for Science

• NAG Library Aids Spintronics in Magnetic Nanostructures at The University of Graz
• Using the NAG Library to assist with mathematics research into diabetes modelling
• Atmospheric Chemistry on the Web
• Understanding subsonic and supersonic nozzle flow using the NAG Library
• Oxford Professor uses NAG components to aid the design of new magnetic materials
• Using the NAG Fortran Library to model the economic impact of climate change

NAG for Manufacturing

• Air Products builds Complex Physical Models with the help of reliable NAG components
• Datacolor looks for development speed-ups
• WaferState Controls Inc. Eliminates debugging cycles using NAG code
• WCI streamlines production with NAG code

What's Your Story?

Has a NAG product helped you? Do you think it would make a good story? We are always interested in hearing how our customers are using NAG software and services. If you would like to participate in our Case Study Program, please contact us by email or give us a call, and we'll be happy to work with you.