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Madison, Wisconsin
March 10, 2009
DNASTAR, Inc., a leading bioinformatics software company,
today announced the released of its latest upgrade to its gene
expression analysis software. ArrayStar v3.0, brings users new
functionality in the areas of normalization, gene ontology and
data transformations that can be useful to advanced users. The
software also has an optional module, QSeq, that is designed to
accept sequence data from Next Generation platforms and use it
in digital gene expression and RNA-Seq applications. In keeping
with its initial strategy, the software continues to focus on
being easy for users to learn how to use and to use for their
projects.
ArrayStar v3.0 will continue the focus of providing users with
state-of-the-art visualization and statistical analysis tools to
permit researchers to rapidly and easily track changes in gene
expression levels and the association of genes during
experimental research. The addition of handling data generated
from NGS sequencing applications permits the quantitization of
gene expression data. Its ease of use and ability to work with
either microarrays or Next Generation sequence data from a
variety of sources greatly expands the utility of the new
software.
Bob Steinhauser, Director of Marketing, indicated that,
“ArrayStar has allowed DNASTAR to quickly penetrate the
microarray gene expression market. The addition of QSeq and its
capability to work with eukaryotic genomic data sets will
greatly expand our opportunities in this market. The novel
approach our developers have used in the design of the
algorithms and the software itself has permitted us to seek
patent protection. We are extremely excited about this product
and see growing acceptance from the market with these
additions.”
DNASTAR has been a long time participant in the molecular
biology software market. The company produces Lasergene, a
sequence analysis software suite; SeqMan NGen, an assembly tool
for handling Next Generation Sequence assemblies and GenVision,
a data visualization software application in addition to
ArrayStar. ArrayStar 2.0 was introduced in June 2007, with
version 2.1 being introduced in mid-2008. The introduction of
version 3.0 continues the company’s strategy of regularly
upgrading its software with new features to provide added value
for its users. |
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