What is an online calculator? Electronic calculators have been around since the early 1960s. Early models were designed to handle basic mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Over time, they were developed to perform more...
Approximately two years ago, we published an article comparing the performance of SpreadsheetWeb (5.3) with Google Sheets and Microsoft Office 365 Excel APIs. Since then we have significantly improved the performance of SpreadsheetWeb’s calculation engine and...
Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) is a term that is used to describe software solutions that aid companies in effectively and accurately quoting costs for complex products. For example, a computer server has numerous components that contribute to the pricing model, such...
Wikipedia defines financial modeling as “the task of building an abstract representation (a model) of a real world financial situation.” Many of these financial models are built in Excel. In this article, I will outline the basic principles of financial modeling in...
Microsoft Excel is an invaluable tool in the hands of entrepreneurs. They can model and program an entire business process in Excel. Those proprietary models can extend from financial applications, like business valuation tools, to engineering calculators. Many...
It is important to track the usage of your SpreadsheetWeb applications. You can use the built-in Analytics feature in the Control Panel. You can also use Google Analytics which is one of the most popular website tracking and reporting tool in the market.Note that this...
Life Insurance Quoting Software development is challenging because of two main reasons. First, most life insurance quoting calculations are difficult and depend on many factors. Incorporating many factors and tying them to various databases can be a daunting task for...
Most actuaries are experts in Excel and love the tool. Actuarial model one of the most common usages of the software, since it makes it a breeze to build complex mathematical models and test them under various conditions. In this article, I will walk you through...
Insurance operations often rely heavily on complex business logic. For example, actuaries analyze large amounts of internal and external data in order to estimate base rates and various factors for their insurance products. They develop rating and quoting algorithms...
