To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (7954 ) 10/13/2000 12:49:32 PM From: Jim Oravetz Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 8116 Oct. 12- Shared Database Option to Vector NTI(R) Suite Enables Real-Time Collaboration Among Multiple Researchers in a Secure Environment InforMax, Inc., a leading global provider of bioinformatics software solutions for accelerated drug discovery, today announced the release of Vector NTI Enterprise(TM), a shared database option to the Vector NTI(R) Suite 6.0 of desktop applications designed for scientists engaged in genomic and proteomic research. Vector NTI Enterprise(TM) incorporates a shared Oracle(TM) database into a network of Vector NTI Suite applications designed to enable real-time collaboration among multiple researchers in a secure environment. Data can be transferred freely between the desktop database and the shared database. The Vector NTI Enterprise database can save all data types found in the Vector NTI Suite desktop database, as well as new data types such as BLAST results and ENTREZ searches. Vector NTI Enterprise supports shared multi-user access and provides a new database Explorer to view the contents. "Biotech and pharmaceutical research is increasingly multi-disciplinary," said Alex Titomirov, InforMax President and Chief Executive Officer. "Researchers seeking to unlock the value of genomic and proteomic information must be able to collaborate on a real-time basis to optimize creativity and arrive at the desired research objective as quickly as possible. For Vector users, Vector NTI Enterprise makes it easy for multiple researchers to share and access a wide variety of data types in a straightforward manner." The Vector NTI Suite consists of four major application programs, including: Vector NTI(R) for mapping and illustration, primer design and analysis, and strategic recombinant design; BioPlot(TM) for protein and nucleic acid sequence analysis; AlignX(TM)for multiple sequence alignment; ContigExpress(TM) for sequencing project management and fragment assembly; and 3D-Mol for structure analysis and visualization.