New Spotfire DecisionSite Delivers on Functionality, Flexibility and Deployment.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SOMERVILLE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2004 DecisionSite for Functional Genomics Noun 1. functional genomics - the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products genomics - the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences) and Lead Discovery provide new Ontology ontology: see metaphysics. ontology Theory of being as such. It was originally called “first philosophy” by Aristotle. In the 18th century Christian Wolff contrasted ontology, or general metaphysics, with special metaphysical theories Browser and enhanced support for chemical intelligence Spotfire Inc., a leading provider of Guided Analytic(TM) applications and services, today unveiled a new version of DecisionSite(TM) with increased research applications functionality, user flexibility and extended deployment support for Sun Java(TM) System Portal Server (1) A network server that deploys portal services to a public Web site or internal intranet. See portal. (2) An application that is used to develop, deliver and maintain a Web portal. , Java System Directory Server and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Websphere. The new release of DecisionSite - including DecisionSite for Functional Genomics, DecisionSite for Lead Discovery, DecisionSite Posters and DecisionSite Statistics - demonstrates DecisionSite's flexibility and ease of deploying guided analytic applications Analytic Applications are a type of business application software, used to measure and improve the performance of business operations. More specifically, Analytic Applications are a type of Business Intelligence solution. across a range of research processes while fostering collaboration among scientific disciplines. The software provides a common, interactive, visual analytic platform for researchers in chemistry, pharmacology, genomics, toxicology and other groups distributed across multiple locations. "Our life sciences customers have asked us for more functionality, more flexibility and an increased number of deployment options," said David Butler, vice president of product strategy and marketing. "This new release delivers on all those dimensions and further extends the value of Spotfire DecisionSite applications as the industry's most powerful and also easiest to use." Exploring Gene Ontologies in DecisionSite for Functional Genomics DecisionSite for Functional Genomics enables research groups to quickly find and categorize important genes and gene expression patterns by combining visual analysis and statistical methods. The application offers advanced data access, dynamic visualization, statistical filtering, guided analysis, extensive developer resources, and links to key partner products to support current and future needs in genomic research. The application also features a newly integrated Ontology Browser that enables genomics researchers to visualize genes within the gene ontology hierarchy (molecular, biological, and cellular function) making it easier to go from a cluster of genes that behave similarly in an experiment to understanding where this group of genes is found--in a statistically significant way--in pathways or cellular locations. Until now, it has been difficult for microarray researchers to connect gene sets with interesting expression patterns to their associated annotation information. "The Ontology Browser is the most powerful tool I've used to enhance analyst of gene data and results," said Christopher Schaab at GPC Biotech GPC Biotech (also referred to as GPCbiotech and GPC-Biotech) is a German biopharmaceutical company. The company's mission statement reads "... to discover, develop and commercialize new anticancer drugs. , a leading biotechnology corporation dedicated to discovering and developing new anticancer drugs Anticancer Drugs Definition Anticancer, or antineoplastic, drugs are used to treat malignancies, or cancerous growths. Drug therapy may be used alone, or in combination with other treatments such as surgery or radiation therapy. through innovative discovery technologies and development approaches. "One of the benefits of the improved functionality within DecisionSite 7.3 comes from the integration of the Go Browser," added Steve Marshall  This article or section is an autobiography, or has been extensively edited by the subject, and may not conform to Wikipedia's NPOV policy.Please see the relevant discussion on the . , a bioinformatician at Caprion Pharmaceuticals. "This tool facilitates the organization and interpretation of data by incorporating biologically relevant information, thus enabling scientists to focus their attention on genes or proteins of interest." Mining Chemical Properties in DecisionSite for Lead Discovery DecisionSite for Lead Discovery provides easy access to a variety of chemical compound data repositories. It incorporates high-impact visualization capabilities that let researchers simultaneously explore the chemical structure and biological dimensions of their data. New tools in this application release include a capability for searching chemical structures by a range of parameters, including exact match, isomer isomer (ī`səmər), in chemistry, one of two or more compounds having the same molecular formula but different structures (arrangements of atoms in the molecule). Isomerism is the occurrence of such compounds. , tautomer tautomer (tô`təmər), one of two or more structural isomers that exist in equilibrium and are readily converted from one isomeric form to another. Of the various types of tautomerism that are possible, two are commonly observed. , parent, R-group and flexmatch. Users can also save structural information, actual and virtual, and their associated data in the SD file format, as well as import a SD file for exploring other structures. The conclusions drawn from the new searching capabilities and the associated chemical structures can be shared with other researchers using DecisionSite Posters. Sharing Data and Analysis Results in DecisionSite Posters Spotfire DecisionSite Posters provides R&D project teams with an efficient way to broadcast a snapshot of the analysis or data to other project team members, partners, and managers. Posters also include new pie chart A graphical representation of information in which each unit of data is represented as a pie-shaped piece of a circle. See business graphics. visualizations as well as one-click export of DecisionSite data into a Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. (TM) spreadsheet, and Poster-to-Poster linking. For R&D IT organizations building portal-based applications, DecisionSite Posters can now be deployed by the Sun Java System Portal Server The Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 is a component of the Sun Java Platform, Enterprise Edition, a software system that supports a wide range of enterprise computing needs. . Configuring New R&D Analytics in DecisionSite The new DecisionSite Analysis Builder, which enables users to configure and deploy their own guided analytic applications, now supports server deployments on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT and 2003, Sun Microsystems' Solaris(TM) Operating System and new support for the IBM AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. and Intel based-servers funning IBM's Websphere application platform. DecisionSite has also been enhanced by further opening the DecisionSite interface to users, adding interactive user-prompts, and providing one-click interfaces to add new information sources to DecisionSite Guides. The Analysis Builder includes a new partner tool integration interface to enable direct launching of any external tool required by a guided application. Availability and pricing The DecisionSite 7.3 release is available immediately to all DecisionSite customers under maintenance agreements with no additional license fee. About Spotfire Spotfire(R) Inc. provides Guided Analytic(TM) applications and services that empower extended enterprises and their end users to make faster, more effective decisions. More than 700 global 2000 customers and over 20,000 users work with Spotfire products worldwide. The company maintains U.S. headquarters in Somerville, Mass., and European headquarters in Goteborg, Sweden. Additional information can be found at www.spotfire.com. |
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