Re: New sequence analysis software - Commercial

just as a question, how does this do something that is different or
unique compared to freeware programs like

bio edit
http://www.mbio.ncsu.edu/BioEdit/bioedit.html

protein sequence analysis
http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/soft/molbio/ibmpc/psa33.zip
http://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/soft/molbio/ibmpc/psa33.readme

and oligoanalyzer and explorer
http://molbiol-tools.ca/OASetup102.exe
http://molbiol-tools.ca/OES-OAS_ReadMe.txt
http://molbiol-tools.ca/OESetup111.exe
http://molbiol-tools.ca/OES-OAS_ReadMe.txt

Check out the following link.
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pedro/research_tools.html
http://molbiol-tools.ca/molecular_biology_freeware.htm

it provides links to free online services and softwares that have been
indispensible for many people over the years.

How does paying 750 USD for your company's program make my research
easier?
ONly thing that seems to be seminally unique is the idea of neural
networks and relational datase which aren't entirely new to begin
with.  Do these two features warrant expenditures of this magnitude of
tax money?

regards. 

sean 


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> We are pleased to announce release of Genchek, LIMS based, Nucleotide
> and Polypeptide Sequence Analysis Tool with a backend Relational
> Database and Client-Server architecture from Ocimum Biosolutions.
> 
> Key features: 
> 1. Easy sequence retrieval 
> 2. Multiple sequence alignment 
> 3. Add and view sequence annotations 
> 4. Create and export publication quality graphics 
> 5. Import/export and modify chromatograms 
> 6. BLAST searches and search dbSNP 
> 7. Perform Contig assembly 
> 8. Design Primers 
> 9. Simulate Restriction Site analysis 
> 10. Gene finding using proprietary Neural Network algorithms 
> 11. Six Frame analysis and ORF search 
> 12. Generate Hydrophobicity plots for Polypeptide Sequences 
> 13. Manages information among different users with different
> privileges on a backend relational database.
> 
> For details, please lookup:
> http://ocimumbio.com/products/products_gc.htm 
> 
> For academic users the software is available at a special price of $
> 750 USD.
> 
> To request a trial version: 
> http://ocimumbio.com/products/product_infgc.htm