Hi all,

I just wanted to take this opportunity to highlight the fact that the latest release of our free Discovery Studio Visualizer software, version 3.0, is available for download at:

http://accelrys.com/products/discovery-studio/visualization-download.php

With Discovery Studio (DS) Visualizer, the following features are available for free:

• Visualization:

o   Advanced, flexible molecular visualization tools

o   Publication quality molecular images

o   Hardware acceleration and stereo support

• Ligand-based design:

o   Sketching and fragment building tools

o   Manual pharmacophore generation

• Macromolecule design:

o   View and edit molecular sequences

o   Superimpose and edit protein structures

• Web ActiveX Control (New update coming soon!):

o   Visualize and interact with molecules in Microsoft Office® documents and Internet Explorer

New with version 3.0:

• Advanced graphics rendering:

o   On supported graphics cards we can now offer depth cue, depth-blur and shading effects

• 2D Diagram:

o   Create 2D ligand-receptor interaction diagrams directly in the free Visualizer.

• New ‘Storyboard’ mode:

o   Capture key scenes in the Molecule Window and save them to share with colleagues.

• Sequence window:

o   Handle and align sequences with multiple chains (e.g., Antibodies).

o   In ‘Chain view’, you can swap chain order and align independently.

All this is available for free!

To learn more about the visualization capabilities in DS Visualizer 3.0 visit our updated Visualization page at:

http://accelrys.com/products/discovery-studio/visualization.html

Or download our Visualization data sheet:

http://accelrys.com/products/datasheets/discovery-studio-visualizer-30.pdf

Download DS Visualizer 3.0 today at:

http://accelrys.com/products/discovery-studio/visualization-download.php

Best regards,

Adrian Stevens.

Product Marketing Manager, Discovery Studio.