News

* Beta-tester list is again open

* 27 April - DNA Baser for Mac OS X via CrossOver available for download

* 22 April - DNA Baser celebrates EARTH DAY

* New freeware tool available for download: ABI to FASTA converter

* New freeware tool available for download: Grid cell counter

* CubicDesign will change its name to HeracleSoftware

* New license type available. Find out more about the new SITE license here.

* RNA Baser project will be launched soon

* DNA Baser has started a cooperation with the SILVA project for joined future development

* DNA Baser version 2.11 is available now! Over 50 improvements and new features are waiting for you since v2.7. Here are listed only a few of them:

- New functionality: 'Chromatogram editor'
- New functionality: 'Convert from ABI to SCF'
- New functionality: 'Properties' menu added for chromatogram. You can get a detailed report about the current selected chromatogram.
- New functionality: Ruler
- New functionality: Edit bases anywhere in the contig window. The user can insert/delete/edit any single cell or column in the contig window.
- Trimmed ends of the chromatogram (low QV bases) are marked in gray, in chromatogram viewer.
- Auto scaling of peaks in chromatogram: peaks height will auto adjust the panel height.
- Support for chromatogram files containing non-standard bases (non-capitals letters like a c g t).
- New options for primer detection: 'Keep primer' or 'Remove primer' (available in 'Primers' window).
- New FASTA/SEQ editor.
- New auto-updater. DNA Baser can automatically download and install updates, without disturbing you.
- Better compatibility while running under accounts with non-administrator privileges.
- Un-official support for Windows Vista. We will add official support soon.
- Trial period can be extended (for free) at request.
- Trial period reset - this trial version will work again, even if you have used a previous trial version that expired.

 * New license type available. Find out more about the new STUDENT license here.

 * New feature: Batch assembly. Thousand of contigs can be assembled at once.

 * New feature: Assemble using a reference sequence.

 * New feature: Project map.

 * Due to a very high number of requests, DNA Baser can be downloaded as self-extracting package (installer) now.

 * Starting with version 2.2 DNA baser will also run in systems that use Unicode characters (Chinese, Japanese, Arabic...).

 * We are no longer supporting Windows 95. Soon we will drop support for Windows 98 also. Instead we will add better support for Windows Vista.