Synopsys Makes Its Accord Chemistry Viewer Available Free On The Internet

January 8, 1996 -- Synopsys Scientific Systems Ltd., a leading provider of
chemical information software and database solutions, today announced the
availability of its Accord Chemistry Viewer free on the Internet World
Wide Web for personal, academic and registered corporate use. 

The Accord Chemistry Viewer can be installed as a helper application within
Web Browsers, such as NetScape or Mosaic, to retrieve and depict chemical
structures and reactions from Web servers stored in a host of chemical
formats, including SMILES strings, ChemDraw files, MDL Molfiles and
Rxnfiles. The Accord Chemistry Viewer also makes it possible to visualise
chemistry stored as MIME attachments in Internet Mail Messages. 

Because Accord enables Web Browsers to understand chemistry the way
chemists do - using the language of structural diagrams - it's intuitive
and very easy to use. The Accord Chemistry Viewer provides a new, flexible
approach to visualising chemical data on the Internet. In addition,
publication-quality chemical diagrams produced by the Accord Chemistry
Viewer can be transferred via the clipboard to other desktop applications
quickly and easily for inclusion in internal reports, etc. 

Applications of the full Accord Chemistry Viewer extend beyond the
Internet. Ian Buchan, Project Manager at Synopsys, commented: "Accord's
open, component architecture means that the Chemistry Viewer is an
indispensable tool for visualising chemistry on the desktop. This
technology is an important component of commercial Accord-based solutions
based on OLE, such as Accord for Microsoft Access and the Accord VBX. By
making the basic Accord Chemistry Viewer free on the Internet, we hope
scientists and information professionals will be better able to
communicate good chemistry and, at the same time, tune into the benefits
of the Accord component software approach." 

Compatibility

The Accord Chemistry Viewer is compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.1 or
higher. A Macintosh version is scheduled for release in March 1996. 

Availability

Version 1.0 of the Accord Chemistry Viewer is available free of charge and
can be downloaded from Synopsys' Home Page at http://www.synopsys.co.uk/.
Instructions for installation and use are provided. A stand-alone
installation disk and more information on the Accord chemical software
suite (Accord for Microsoft Access, Accord for Microsoft Excel, Accord
Visual Objects and the Accord Software Development Kit) can be obtained by
sending e-mail to sales@synopsys.co.uk 

About Synopsys...

Synopsys Scientific Systems is a leading provider of computerised
scientific information products and services to the Fine Chemical and
Pharmaceutical Industry. Synopsys' flagship Accord software range is used
worldwide by scientists to transform raw chemical data into useful
information. Synopsys has offices in Europe and the USA, with marketing
partners in Japan and Korea. 

Synopsys Scientific Systems Ltd
175 Woodhouse Lane
Leeds LS2 3AR
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44(0)113 245 3339
Facsimile: +44(0)113 243 8733
Internet: sales@synopsys.co.uk
 
 =========================================================
 From the 'New Product News' Electronic News Service on...
 AOL (Keyword = New Products) and Delphi (GO COMP PROD)
 =========================================================
 This information was processed from data provided by the
 company/author mentioned. For additional details, please
 contact them directly at the address/phone# indicated.
 Trademarks are the property of their respective owners!
 =========================================================
 All submissions for this service should be addressed to:
 BAKER ENTERPRISES,  20 Ferro Dr,  Sewell, NJ  08080  USA
 Email:   rbakerpc@delphi.com   --or--   rbakerpc@aol.com
 =========================================================
