Bioinformatics Newsletter

Edition 2.1

The PEAKS Online team has reported that our cluster software runs very fast on IBM's eServers. With 6 nodes, auto de novo sequencing was computed at 15 spectra per second. With 24 nodes, software performed at 46 spectra per second. The PEAKS Online team would like to thank IBM for the use of their cluster facility.

For more information about PEAKS Online visit our
PEAKS Online page .

PEAKS Q Beta Test

BSI’s newest addition to the PEAKS family is going through beta testing with some of our clients. PEAKS Q is quantification software that analyzes protein isotope labeling from ICAT and SILAC data. If you would like to be part of the beta test please contact us at 519-885-8288 and select "3".

For more information about PEAKS Q visit the PEAKS Q page .

RAPTOR 4.0 on the way

The RAPTOR team is busy giving a new face to the structural protein prediction software. This GUI will make RAPTOR user-friendlier. RAPTOR will be easier to configure settings for individual jobs and return more readable results for faster data interpretations. This flexible new design will allow easy integration of addition modules into the RAPTOR toolbox. This new release is set for late summer.

To learn more about the RAPTOR, the 3D structure prediction software, visit our RAPTOR site .

PatternHunter set for release

The PatternHunter GUI is almost complete. Below are some screen shots of the work being done in our Beijing office. As mentioned in our last newsletter the new version of PatternHunter will be available this summer.


To find out more about PatternHunter visit our PatternHunter site .