Geneious Selected as Top Choice for National Science and Research Network
Posted on 26 Apr 2007 10:04
Biomatters Ltd, a New Zealand software company specializing in bioinformatics and molecular biology software, has learned their flagship application Geneious™ is the top choice for the New Zealand national science and research network. Biomatters, working with the Bioinformatics Institute at The University of Auckland will further develop Geneious™ to take advantage of the new high speed network, KAREN (Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network), to enhance the application for advanced bioinformatic analyses. This work is supported by a grant received from REANNZ (Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand Ltd).
The KAREN network is a world-leading information and communications technology providing high capacity, ultra high-speed connectivity for thousands of researchers and educators across New Zealand. Any member institution can use KAREN to connect to any other member or to collaborators on other advanced networks internationally.
Geneious™ will provide the individual student and researcher with a ‘world-first’ tool that overcomes the major limitations of current bioinformatics grid portals by coupling desktop data organization and grid-enhanced data analysis. This represents an innovative next-step in the development of Geneious™ as a grid-enabled software solution.
In the short time that Geneious™ has been publicly available it has generated huge interest with over 50,000 downloads worldwide, and has been ranked number-one science software on the Apple website. Geneious™ has been selected over other grid software offerings from major market players like Oracle, Sun Microsystems and IBM.
Candace Toner, CEO of Biomatters says, “This is a huge event for us. The KAREN network will truly be a totally kiwi innovation and we are very proud to have Geneious™ contributing to the success of the New Zealand science industry.”
Data can be transferred through KAREN at up to 10 gigabits a second (10,000 times the speed of a standard broadband connection). This will allow researchers to exchange large volumes of data quickly over long distances, and gain access to international scientific projects for collaboration.
KAREN will provide world-class technology to universities and science institutions helping them to attract and retain the best students and staff internationally and abroad. KAREN and Geneious have opened exciting new frontiers for New Zealand’s research, education and innovation sectors.
Biomatters plans to build on its achievements with Geneious for KAREN by pitching to other large science-grid networks internationally.
