Sage-N Research Announces Sorcerer(TM) Online on the Internet, Offers Free Proteomics Analysis Accounts
Sage-N Research, Inc. announces the launch of Sorcerer Online, a web-based service for easy-to-use, high-throughput protein identification. Sage-N Research is immediately offering free trial sign-ups to proteomics researchers who need more convenience and throughput in their searches, but are not ready to install the Sorcerer appliance in their laboratory.
“The Sorcerer appliance for proteomics research is known for its ease of use and its power,” said David Chiang, C.E.O. and Chairman of Sage-N Research. “Now, with Sorcerer functionality hosted on the Web, there’s no setup at all, and the databases are ready to go. This is perfect for people whose analysis needs are more ad-hoc, yet still need to get significant work done.”
Version 1.0 of Sorcerer Online offers searches of up to 10,000 MS-MS spectra against a variety of databases with options for mass settings and other parameters. The user can apply variable post-translational modifications broadly, since Sorcerer is particularly effective with several selected. Reporting of results with confidence assessment is provided in alternative styles according to what researchers are familiar with. These include the original Sequest format, the PeptideProphet(TM) and ProteinProphet(TM) tools of the Trans-Proteomic Pipeline of the Institute of Systems Biology, with a peptide summary report (similar to the output of Mascot(R)) to be added shortly.
The full Sorcerer Online feature set is available through registration at www.SorcererOnline.com , which also assures privacy of a user’s data. The system will also be previewed at the ABRF ’06 meeting in Long Beach, CA from February 12-14, 2006. Users who try the service by registering online or by trying it at the ABRF meeting will be entered into a drawing for Apple(R) iPod(R) devices (see www.SorcererOnline.com for full details).
The Sorcerer Online service is powered by a multi-Sorcerer installation managed by Sage-N Research. Each unit is an integrated data appliance that uses patent-pending Pattern Match Accelerator(TM) hardware and systems technology to provide processing throughput for protein identification that otherwise might require hundreds of compute nodes. The Sorcerer appliance currently supports the SEQUEST(R) algorithm, with additional scoring modules under development.
About Sage-N Research, Inc.:
Sage-N Research, Inc. is a privately held corporation headquartered in San Jose, California and incorporated in the state of Delaware. Sage-N Research is an industry leader in developing high-throughput, easy-to-use integrated data appliances, including the Sequest Sorcerer protein identification system. The company has developed proprietary technology based on novel software methods and hardware-optimized pattern matching algorithms. Through strategic collaborations with leading scientists, Sage-N Research advances the state of the art in ease-of-use, applications, and technology to enable world-changing discoveries in biology and medicine. For more information, please visit http://www.SageNResearch.com .
Sorcerer(TM) and Pattern Match Accelerator(TM) are trademarks of Sage-N Research, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
