New Release of Accord for Microsoft Access Supports Reactions

January 29, 1996 -- Synopsys Scientific Systems Ltd. today announced the
release of Version 1.1 of Accord for Access, it's best-selling desktop
chemical/relational database system. This new, improved version provides
full support for the storage, searching and display of reactions, plus a
host of other exciting enhancements. 

With Accord for Access, databases containing tens of thousands of chemical
structures or reactions can be typically searched by substructure in
seconds on a standard desktop PC. State-of-the-art indexing techniques
allow Accord's chemical search engine, which is fully integrated into
Access, to process queries in record time. What's more, atom-lo-atom
correspondences can be used to define the reaction transformation of
interest. This means that users can indicate precisely the information
they want to be returned from reaction substructure searches. 

Accord for Access provides full support for reaction information. Reactions
and associated data can be imported and exported to and from relational
tables in a number of standard formats, including RD and SMD. Hierarchical
data can be mapped to a series of relational tables in Access, making
import of existing databases quick and easy. Users can perform exact,
substructure or similarity searches, then transfer data sets of interest
to Accord for Excel, for further spreadsheet analysis - all at the push of
a button. Similarly, reactions can be transferred via the clipboard or via
files in a variety of formats, including MDL Rxnfile and ISIS Sketchfile,
for editing purposes or further processing as required. 

In addition to support for reactions, Accord for Access 1.1 provides users
with a host of other new, exciting capabilities. Users now have the option
of creating native Access Chemistry Tables. This option means that
distributing finished applications to end-users is quick and easy, as
there is only one database file to ship. New query functions have been
introduced to support Access Basic developers. The new version of the
software also features performance gains, improved localised installation
and a number of enhancements suggested by users. 

Dr. Keith Harrington, US Sales & Marketing Manager at Synopsys, commented:
"Version 1.1 of Accord for Access offers considerable additional benefits
to users. With unified handling of molecules and reactions, full SQL
support allowing both chemical and non-chemical data to be search in a
single query, genuine multi-user access and fast response times, the
product sets a new standard for desktop chemical database software. 

Compatibility

Accord for Access is compatible with Microsoft Access 2.0 or higher and
Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher. Standard chemical editors, such as
ChemDraw, ChemWindow and ISIS/Draw, can be used to enter and modify
structures, reactions and queries. Accord for Access is fully compatible
with Accord for Microsoft Excel, Accord Visual Objects and the Accord
Software Development Kit. 

Accord for Access - Availability & Pricing

Version 1.1 of Accord for Access is priced at $695UK ($995 in the USA); a
40% discount is available to academics and students. 

Background Information

Accord for Access is chemical, relational, multi-user and fast, making it
the ideal tool for stand-alone and project-level chemical database
applications alike. Because Accord enables Access to understand chemistry
the way chemists do - using the language of structural diagrams - its
intuitive and easy to use. Based on an open systems, component software
architecture and utilising OLE 2.0 integration standards, Accord for
Access provides a radical, new approach to meeting the chemical data
handling needs of chemists and IT professionals. 

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. 

For further press information, please contact Dr. Glen Hopkinson or Dr.
Keith Harrington at Synopsys.

Tel: +44 (0) 113 245 3339
Fax: +44 (0) 113 243 8733

Synopsys Scientific Systems Ltd
175 Woodhouse Lane
Leeds LS2 3AR
United Kingdom
Sales@synopsys.co.uk
 
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