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DIGITAL BRIEFS NEW SOFTWARE AND WEBSITES FOR THE CHEMICAL ENTERPRISE
Software TARGET DB is Oracle-based chromatographic data analysis and management software that supports multiple analytical techniques and data from a variety of vendors. Users can view raw data as well as final results and can visualize and manipulate data from gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, and mass spectrometry in meaningful groups. Easy-to-use protocols govern the archival, retrieval, and presentation of data sets for userdefined sample combinations. Comprehensive data processing and reporting are combined with active data visualization. These tools are delivered from an interface that is similar to Microsoft Windows Explorer. Target D B client/server is available for Windows N T and 2 0 0 0 . Thermo LabSystems, http://www.thermolabsys tems.com
the operating conditions the user specifies. It also can design mixtures when no single compound can be found to replace an existing chemical or formulation. As a result, "green" replacements for solvents currently in use can be designed in hours rather than weeks. Solvents designed by Paris II have a low impact on health, safety and the environment yet perform as well as or better than the chemicals currently in use. Technical Database Services, http://www.tds-tds.com
Online KIRK-0THMER ONLINE will not onlyprovide access to the content of the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia, but will also enable users to take advantage of search and navigation capabilities. Continually updated,
the online edition will include more than 200 new and revised articles annually A chemical thesaurus can be accessed from a pop-up menu to facilitate searching and locating information. An online table ^»«c•cn^^l») of contents and
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index are available CHEMICAL for browsing a n d TECHNOLOGY searching. Chemical properties appear in a pop-up window when the user clicks on the chemical name. Wiley InterScience, http://www.mter science.wiley.com The Web version of the ENVIRONMENTAL FATE DATA BASE covers physical properties; environmental degradation and transport studies; microbial toxicity data; experimental values relating to biodegradation; summary evaluation and reliability codes for different test methods; summaries for biodegradability under aerobic and anaerobic conditions; and ambient, effluent, food, and occupational monitoring data on more than 16,500 chemicals and 35,000 references. http://esc.syrres.com/efdb.htm
SOFTWARE FOR ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS SPECTRAL ID searching software is compatible with more than 750,000 spectra available in commercial libraries. It is capable of creating and searching libraries for a
number of analytical techniques, including IR, Raman, UVVis, and fluorescence spectroscopy and MS at full-spectrum search speeds of more than 5,000 compounds per second. Spectral I D can search complete GC/MS or GC/IR data sets and can display edit, and store molecular structures. The software can read nearly any instrument data file format and can automatically load spectra from hundreds of different file formats. Galactic, http://www.galactic.com PARIS 11 can rapidly design solvents for new processes or identify benign replacements for existing chemicals. This program creates a ranked list of solvents that will not compromise chemical performance under 1L
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UV PROBE is compatible with Shimadzu's UV1601,2401,2501,2101, and 3101 spectrophotometers and operates under Windows 95,98, and N T 4.0. The software allows users to perform unlimited custom equations and enzyme kinetic assays, as well as multiple Michaelis-Menten calculations. Multitasking capability enables users to set up methods, perform manipulations, and create and print reports while the system continues to acquire data. Shimadzu, http://www.shimadzu.com SAGIAN AUTOMATED ASSAY OPTIMIZATION (AAO) software reduces the time from months to days to develop robust, costeffective bioassays and transition them to high-throughput screening. This software works with the Biomek 2000 laboratory automation workstation from Beckman Coulter. AAO automatically maps an experiment set into randomized plate wells and facilitates the production of buffer either in intermediate labware or directly into the assay plates. Researchers control all pipetting parameters and the order of additions. Beckman Coulter, http://www.beckmancoulter.com Xcalibur software is a flexible Windows N T data system that provides instrument control and data analysis for the family of ThermoQuest mass spectrometers. It now includes Microchem BioResources' Magic 2 0 0 2 high-performance liquid chromatography system. Control of the H P L C and mass spectrometer is within a single platform for high-sensitivity and high-throughput applications. Michrom BioResources, http://www.michrom.com WINHG is a Windows-based software package that operates Leeman Labs' automated mercury analyzers. It features a graphical user interface and enhanced file maintenance capability Report generation helps organize data sets, which have a capacity ofup to 3,000 records. The quality control (QC) sequence feature validates analyzer performance before running samples and allows the user to customize Q C requirements. Leeman Labs, http://www.leemanlabs.com HTTP://PUBS.ACS.ORG/CEN
