I probably should have mentioned that they provide access to GCG
tools since you specifically mentioned SeqWeb/GCG. I'd be interested
in your opinions if you decide to evaluate it.
-James
At 8:47 AM -0500 3/19/01, James VanEe wrote:
>You may want to investigate an ASP service like bionavigator
>(http://www.bionavigator.com/). I do not have experience with it
>beyond their free demo account but I did have a very long and useful
>conversation with their sales rep today so it was on my mind. I
>think they have a lot to offer, but mine is hardly an informed
>opinion at this point. In the future you may see me heartily
>recommending or possibly even panning it. Does anyone have more
>experience with them?
>-James
>
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>>Susan,
>>
>>I use (definitely like and heartily recommend) InforMax's software (see
>>www.informaxinc.com). They offer free demos, and distributed a demo CD in
>>the genome issue of Science. VectorNT runs on a Mac or PC. Their higher
>>end package, GenoMax, is a client-server deal, but it's absolutely
>>phenomenal! Especially for a biologist who's not really (yet) a
>>bioinformatician.
>>
>>Mark
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Susan S. Newman [mailto:snewman@mail.vetmed.lsu.edu]
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 12:58 PM
>>To: Recipients of ABRF List
>>Subject: Bioinformatics Software
>>
>>Hi everyone,
>>
>>I am interested in purchasing a bioinformatics software package such as
>>SeqWeb/GCG or equivalent. My small core laboratory currently uses
>>MacVector and Sequencher. I have been unable to find a comparison of
>>software packages or much discussion of user preferences for specific
>>packages. If you have an opinion, I would like to hear it.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Susan Newman
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