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<DIV><SPAN class=713535823-31072004><FONT size=2>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=713535823-31072004><FONT size=2>Did anyone come across
performance comparisons of available commercial / free solvers in solving MIP
problems from, say, MIPLIB ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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