Occupation AtlasOperations Research Analysts

O*NET · 15-2031.00

Operations Research Analysts

Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decisionmaking, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, services, or products. May develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks for program evaluation, review, or implementation.

Also called Advanced Analytics Associate · Analytical Strategist · Analytics Consultant · Business Analyst · Business Operations Analyst · Business Process Analyst · Continuous Improvement Specialist · Decision Analyst
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Job Zone 5 — Extensive Preparation NeededHolland code ICE35 skills on file

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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed

Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

ICEInvestigative · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order

  • I Investigative6.26
  • C Conventional5.76
  • E Enterprising3.14
  • A Artistic2.18
  • S Social2.02
  • R Realistic1.90

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Bachelor's Degree33%
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate10%
  • Master's Degree43%
  • Doctoral Degree14%
Related work experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (30%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (29%)
On-the-job training
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (33%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • MathematicsbasicImportance 4.5Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
  • Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.1Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • SpeakingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • WritingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.9Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Systems EvaluationImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
  • Active LearningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Systems AnalysisImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
  • Operations AnalysisImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Suggest changes in software to make a system more user friendly
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  • SciencebasicImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
  • CoordinationImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Time ManagementImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
  • InstructingImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
  • Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
  • MonitoringbasicImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • PersuasionImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
  • Service OrientationImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • ProgrammingImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
  • Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • NegotiationImportance 2.1Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Management of Material ResourcesImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Operations MonitoringImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Technology DesignImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • TroubleshootingImportance 1.3Level —
  • Operation and ControlImportance 1.1Level —
  • Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
  • Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
  • InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
  • RepairingImportance 1.0Level —

Tasks

17 core

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Define data requirements, and gather and validate information, applying judgment and statistical tests.Importance 4.6
  2. Present the results of mathematical modeling and data analysis to management or other end users.Importance 4.6
  3. Perform validation and testing of models to ensure adequacy, and reformulate models, as necessary.Importance 4.5
  4. Prepare management reports defining and evaluating problems and recommending solutions.Importance 4.5
  5. Formulate mathematical or simulation models of problems, relating constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters.Importance 4.4
  6. Collaborate with others in the organization to ensure successful implementation of chosen problem solutions.Importance 4.4
  7. Observe the current system in operation, and gather and analyze information about each of the component problems, using a variety of sources.Importance 4.4
  8. Analyze information obtained from management to conceptualize and define operational problems.Importance 4.3
  9. Collaborate with senior managers and decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives.Importance 4.3
  10. Study and analyze information about alternative courses of action to determine which plan will offer the best outcomes.Importance 4.3
  11. Specify manipulative or computational methods to be applied to models.Importance 4.1
  12. Design, conduct, and evaluate experimental operational models in cases where models cannot be developed from existing data.Importance 4.0
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  1. Develop and apply time and cost networks to plan, control, and review large projects.Importance 3.8
  2. Break systems into their components, assign numerical values to each component, and examine the mathematical relationships between them.Importance 3.7
  3. Educate staff in the use of mathematical models.Importance 3.7
  4. Develop business methods and procedures, including accounting systems, file systems, office systems, logistics systems, and production schedules.Importance 3.6
  5. Review research literature.Importance 3.5

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • MathematicsImportance 4.7Level 6.4Level 7 looks like: Derive a complex mathematical equation
  • Computers and ElectronicsImportance 4.1Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Engineering and TechnologyImportance 4.0Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
  • Production and ProcessingImportance 3.7Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
  • English LanguageImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • DesignImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
  • Education and TrainingImportance 3.1Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Administration and ManagementImportance 2.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
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  • Economics and AccountingImportance 2.6Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
  • Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 2.5Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.3Level 2.8
  • Communications and MediaImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Law and GovernmentImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • TransportationImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.0Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Sales and MarketingImportance 2.0Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.9Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • PhysicsImportance 1.8Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • PsychologyImportance 1.8Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • GeographyImportance 1.7Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • TelecommunicationsImportance 1.7Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • AdministrativeImportance 1.6Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Direct phone calls to the appropriate staff member
  • MechanicalImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • ChemistryImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Foreign LanguageImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Building and ConstructionImportance 1.3Level —
  • Food ProductionImportance 1.3Level —
  • BiologyImportance 1.2Level —
  • History and ArcheologyImportance 1.2Level —
  • Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.2Level —
  • Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.2Level —
  • Fine ArtsImportance 1.1Level —
  • Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.0Level —

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Mathematical ReasoningImportance 4.5Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
  • Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.1Level 4.5Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.1Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Number FacilityImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 5 looks like: Compute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment
  • Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Problem SensitivityImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
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  • Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Information OrderingImportance 3.9Level 4.1
  • Near VisionImportance 3.8Level 3.8
  • Category FlexibilityImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • OriginalityImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Speech ClarityImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
  • Speech RecognitionImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Recognize the voice of a coworker
  • Selective AttentionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • MemorizationImportance 2.9Level 2.8
  • Far VisionImportance 2.8Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.8Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Speed of ClosureImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • VisualizationImportance 2.1Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Time SharingImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Auditory AttentionImportance 1.8Level 0.8
  • Trunk StrengthImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.6Level 0.8
  • Finger DexterityImportance 1.4Level 0.4
  • Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.4Level 0.4
  • Depth PerceptionImportance 1.3Level —
  • Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.0Level —
  • Control PrecisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
  • Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
  • Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
  • Manual DexterityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
  • Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
  • Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
  • StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
  • Static StrengthImportance 1.0Level —

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Getting InformationImportance 4.8Level 5.6
  • Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.7Level 6.2Level 7 looks like: Analyze the cost of medical care services for all hospitals in the country
  • Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.7Level 5.9
  • Working with ComputersImportance 4.7Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Processing InformationImportance 4.5Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Compile data for a complex scientific report
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.3Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.2Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.2Level 5.7
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  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.1Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Thinking CreativelyImportance 4.1Level 5.8
  • Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.9Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.8Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.8Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.7Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.5Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.5Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.4Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 3.4Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.0Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
  • Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 2.8Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.5Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 2.3Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Complete routine paperwork
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.5Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.4Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
  • Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.9
  • E-Mail4.8
  • Spend Time Sitting4.4
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.3
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.3
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.2
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.1
  • Telephone Conversations4.1
  • Freedom to Make Decisions3.8
  • Level of Competition3.7

Technology

114 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (9)

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft Power BIhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Pythonhot
  • Salesforce softwarehot
  • Structured query language SQLhot
  • Tableauhot

Hot (37; 9 more marked hot above)

  • Amazon Redshift
  • Apache Hadoop
  • Apache Hive
  • Apple macOS
  • Bash
  • C
  • C++
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • GitHub
  • Google Docs
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Linux
  • Marketo Marketing Automation
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
  • Microsoft Word
  • MySQL
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  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • Perl
  • R
  • SAP software
  • SAS
  • Scala
  • Shell script
  • Splunk Enterprise
  • Swift
  • Teradata Database
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • UNIX
  • UNIX Shell
Other tools (68)
  • A mathematical programming language AMPL
  • Apache Pig
  • Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
  • Business Forecast Systems Forecast Pro
  • Cisco IOS
  • Citrix cloud computing software
  • Claritas PRIZM NE
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Data entry software
  • Database software
  • Eko
  • ESRI ArcExplorer
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Fund accounting software
  • General algebraic modeling system GAMS
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Google Drive
  • Google Slides
  • Hewlett Packard HP-UX
  • Human resource management software HRMS
  • Hyperion Solutions Hyperion Intelligence
  • IBM Cognos Impromptu
  • IBM Domino
  • IBM Notes
  • IBM Power Systems software
  • iGrafx
  • ILOG OPL-CPLEX Development System
  • Imagine That Extend OR
  • Insightful S-PLUS
  • Job control language JCL
  • Jupyter Notebook
  • LexisNexis
  • LINDO Systems LINGO
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • MathWorks Simulink
  • McAfee
  • Mesquite Software CSIM
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft MapPoint
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
  • MicroStrategy
  • Minitab
  • Mixed integer optimizer MINTO
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • NetSuite ERP
  • Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
  • Oracle Eloqua
  • Oracle Hyperion
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • Oracle Solaris
  • Oracle Taleo
  • ProModel
  • Qlik Tech QlikView
  • Rockwell Automation Arena
  • SAP Business Objects
  • SAP Crystal Reports
  • SAP PowerBuilder
  • Stanford Business Software MINOS
  • Stanford Business Software SNOPT
  • StataCorp Stata
  • Strategic Reporting Systems ReportSmith
  • Sun Microsystems Java
  • Telelogic System Architect
  • Veritas NetBackup
  • Wireshark
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica

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