STN Express, Version 8.2, is now available for the Windows operating system. The new version includes several important updates. Plus, the software is now free to all STN users, regardless of which version you currently use or if you are new to STN Express.
Software enhancements for STN Viewer
Full-text patent documents from patent searches in STN Express can now be managed and evaluated in STN Viewer, a new web-based workflow productivity tool for patent information users. STN Express, Version 8.2, includes several options to launch STN Viewer:
- Click a patent number within a displayed record, an L-number, or the Discover! button and select Evaluate with STN Viewer
- In the Select Discover! Wizard window, select an L-number and click Evaluate with STN Viewer
If you have existing patent projects in STN Viewer, they may be accessed from STN Express by clicking the STN Viewer toolbar button or by selecting Logon > STN Viewer.
No-cost software licensing
STN Express software for Windows is now free to all STN users. Current software licensing has been modified to remove single and shared use license designations. Authorized use of STN Express software by all users at all sites within an organization is now covered under a new software license agreement.
Software maintenance fixes
- New types of spectra added to the "Get spectra" option in the STN Chemical Name Search Wizard
- Improved compatibility with Derwent World Patents Index (DWPISM) and INPADOCDB databases
Upgrading to Version 8.2
To upgrade to the new version from any previous version of STN Express:
- Launch STN Express.
- Select Web from the toolbar.
- Select the appropriate STN Service Center.
- Select Free Maintenance Upgrades.
For customers with an STN login ID and password, STN Express, Version 8.2, is also available via the STN Software License and Download web site. To obtain the software on CD-ROM, visit STN Express Software Licensing.
Updated: 1/2/2008 4:22:11 PM
