Technology Overview

BC|GENE and BC|SNP Suite applications run on an SQL database server typically located at the customer institute. In addition to the data management software from Biocomputing Platforms Ltd, the system consists of the following components:

• An intranet or internet database and application server setup with one or more servers
• RED HAT® Enterprise Linux® operating system
• IBM® DB2® Universal Database^TM relational database software

BC|GENE and BC|SNP Suite solutions can be used with Windows®, Mac® and Unix® workstations. The connection to the server is SSL encrypted.

Biocomputing Platforms Ltd is an IBM® Advanced Business Partner^TM , an Affymetrix GeneChip-compatible^TM company and belongs to the Illumina® Connect^TM partnership program.

One server setup can typically support multiple studies or research groups each with their own separate databases.

IBM, DB2, DB2 Universal Database and IBM Business Partner are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
RED HAT and RED HAT Enterprise Linux are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries
Mac is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.
Affymetrix, GeneChip and GeneChip-compatible are trademarks or registered trademarks of Affymetrix, Inc.
The Illumina and Illumina Connect are trademarks or registered trademarks of Illumina Inc. in the United States and certain other countries.