CambridgeSoft and Schroedinger announce Chem3D with Jaguar for Windows, which represents a major development collaboration between the two companies
The new offering pairs the strengths of the two industry leaders in computational and enterprise solutions for life scientists and chemists.
Jaguar, a high-performance program for ab initio calculations from Schroedinger, was previously available primarily for Unix environments.
"We are pleased to be working with Schroedinger to bring their leading-edge technology to the desks of our customers," says CambridgeSoft's CEO, Michael Tomasic.
"Chem3D is an established product with a great reputation; we're excited about the prospect of reaching many more users through its strong user base," adds Dale Braden, Schroeinger's Jaguar product manager.
Jaguar is known throughout the industry as providing unparalleled performance and accuracy in electronic structure theory calculations.
Chem3D with Jaguar for Windows brings together the ease of use of Chem3D and the sophisticated levels of theory within Jaguar.
The resulting product delivers the 'best of both worlds' in a single package for Windows users.
Chem3D allows the user to construct molecular models and to set up Jaguar calculations easily through the intuitive interface.
User may choose among a wide range of wavefunctions, including Hartree-Fock, DFT, and correlated methods.
The Chem3D interface reports real-time progress of the calculations, as well as providing visualisation of computed properties, such as electrostatic potential surfaces, molecular orbitals, IR spectra, and more.
CambridgeSoft develops and markets life science enterprise solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical companies and academic research organisations.
Software products include enterprise, workgroup, and desktop versions of Chem and Bio Office, including Chem and Bio Draw, with knowledge management, chemical and biological informatics, and scientific database solutions.
Websites include Chemfinder and Chembionews for indexed database content and news, and Scistore for e-commerce.
Schroedinger's products range from general molecular modeling programs to a full-featured suite of drug design software including both ligand and structure based methods.
Founded in 1990, Schroedinger has operations in New York, Oregon, and California, as well as in Germany and England.
