New Products Available at the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo

NEEDHAM, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 27, 2007 -- Cambridge Healthtech Institute announces the new products that will be showcased at the 5th Anniversary Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, taking place next week at the World Trade Center in Boston.

Since its debut in 2002, Bio-IT World Conference & Expo has established itself as the premier event showcasing the myriad applications of IT and informatics to biomedical research and the drug discovery enterprise. Now managed by Cambridge Healthtech Institute, the 2007 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo will continue to provide an unparalleled opportunity to witness cutting-edge technologies and strategies for improving the efficiency of the drug discovery enterprise.

Spanning three days, the meeting includes parallel conference tracks dedicated to IT Infrastructure, Discovery Informatics, Computational Biology & Data Analysis, Cheminformatics, and e-Clinical Research & Translation Medicine. More information about the event visit www.Bio-ITWorldExpo.com.

New Products include:

Akaza Research (www.openclinica.org)

Akaza Research announces the release of OpenClinica version 2.0.1 , the leading open source EDC system for clinical trials. Key improvements have been made in the areas of installation, eCRF creation, audit reporting, and repurposing assets across studies. The product is available for free download at www.OpenClinica.org.

GenoLogics (www.genologics.com)

Geneus

The Geneus™ lab and data management solution is built for genomics, and allows researchers to capture, store, and access data from end-to-end gene expression and genotyping experiments. This open architecture, configurable solution provides out-of-the-box value, and labs will derive an immediate benefit from genomics-purposed modules and integrations to leading-edge instrumentation.

Proteus-Analytics

Proteus-Analytics™, a new lab and data management solution with protein identification validation and visualization, combines GenoLogics' Proteus™ with Proteome Software's ScaffoldBatch Analysis System. Proteus-Analytics is an end-to-end solution that enables researchers to manage and store experimental, clinical, and project data, and confidently validate protein identifications from tandem mass spec data.

Sun Microsystems (www.sun.com)

Sun Grid Rack Systems for Scalable Storage

Sun Grid Rack Systems for Scalable Storage is a high-performance file, storage and archive solution for scientific computing. Designed to plug into your Life Sciences cluster, the integrated system starts at 24TB and 1 GB/sec in only 4U and scales bandwidth and capacity by adding building blocks.

Sun Grid Compute Utility

Network.com is a simple to use, simple to access data center-on-demand. It delivers enterprise computing power and resources over the Internet, enabling developers, researchers, scientists and businesses to optimize performance, speed time to results, and accelerate innovation without investment in IT infrastructure.

About Cambridge Healthtech Institute (www.chicorporate.com)

Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) is the industry leader offering the preeminent source of information to the leading researchers and business experts from top pharmaceutical, biotech and academic organizations. Delivering an assortment of resources such as events, reports, publications and e-newsletters, CHI portfolio of products includes Cambridge Healthtech Institute Events, Pharmaceutical Strategy Series, Insight Pharma Reports, Marketing Services, Bio-IT World Magazine and Cambridge Healthtech Institute Media Group, which delivers numerous research area specific e-newsletters.

Founded in 1992, Cambridge Healthtech Institute strives to develop quality information sources that provide valuable new insights and competing points of view while offering balanced coverage of the latest developments. Basic research related to commercial implications is covered, with heavy emphasis placed on end-user insights into new products and technology as well as coverage on the strategy behind the business.

Contact Information: Contact: Lisa Scimemi Cambridge Healthtech Institute Ph. 781-972-5419 Email Contact