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Ohio Supercomputer Center Licenses LabBook’s XML-Life Sciences Solution For the State Of OhioMcLEAN, VA, and Columbus, Ohio – May 3, 2001 - LabBook, Inc., and OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) announced today that they have entered into an agreement that will provide LabBook’s XML-Life Sciences Solution to Ohio’s academic community. Terms and financing of the agreement were not disclosed. The LabBook technology allows academic users direct access to The Ohio State University (OSU) Human Genome Database using LabBook’s proprietary Genome Query Engine and Genomic XML Browser™. The OSU Human Genome Database is a fully integrated and annotated resource offered exclusively by LabBook at www.labbook.com "It is a privilege to have Ohio as the first state to license our informatics solutions," commented Dr. Adel Mikhail, vice-president for LabBook. Academic scientists in Ohio will use LabBook’s Genomic XML Browser™ and Query search engine to mine the Human Genome database. According to Al Stutz, director of OSC’s High Performance Computing division, "The opportunities created by OSC’s agreement with LabBook, Inc. will be extremely important for Ohio’s academic and research community. This collaboration will help foster the use of high-quality, time-saving bioinformatics software for our higher education institutions." About eLabBook, XML-Genomic Browser, and OSU Human Genome Database Genomic XML Browser™ is a powerful graphic interface for visualizing and accessing genomic information in meaningful and interactive ways. It is built around the industry standard XML data format (BSML) developed by LabBook. Combining BSML with an interactive, easy-to-use Browser creates the ideal "front end’ for bioinformatics. This solution enables dynamic integration and annotation of diverse data. The Genomic XML Browser™ is part of LabBook’s information layer for discovery that includes XML-aware tools for management, analysis, and communication of research data in the life sciences. The OSU Human Genome Database is based on the compilation and integration of multiple independent maps including UniGene, dbEST, and the draft human genome sequence. The gene index is based on assembled and mapped transcripts rather than gene prediction. This accurate map is coupled with LabBook’s Query Engine, an hypothesis-driven interface that allows users to query the richly annotated database in a meaningful fashion and deliver results in an interactive visual environment. About OSC About LabBook, Inc. Certain statements contained in this release may be forward-looking statements and are thus prospective. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied. -Written by Kathryn Kelley, External Relations Coordinator |
