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Events

MATLAB Academic Tour

HRS is visiting universities around New Zealand to showcase the versatility of MATLAB for research and teaching. Attend these free seminars at your institution to learn about the different toolboxes available for different applications and industries.

Recent Visits
University of Waikato – 10 November
Victoria University – 20 November
Massey University – 21 November

Upcoming visits
University of Canterbury – 4 December
Lincoln University – 4 December
University of Otago – 5 December

Visit www.hrs.co.nz/matlabacademictour or email bruce@hrs.co.nz for more info or to register.

Sponsoring a Visit
If you would like to organise a visit to your institution, please contact leon@hrs.co.nz about being a sponsor. A sponsor simply helps us organise the visit and publicises the event at their institution.

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Upcoming Conferences that HRS is Supporting

Here is a list of upcoming conferences supported by HRS. Click on the link to visit the conference web page.

IEEE Workshop – 30 Nov
ORSNZ Conference - 30 November to 1 December
NZ Maths Colloquium - 4-6 December
AAEE Conference - 10-13 December
ICARA Conference - 11-14 December

Email leon@hrs.co.nz if you would like to apply for sponsorship for your conference or if you would like to advertise your event on our website.

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Special Offers

Mathcad 13 Upgrade Amnesty Special Offer

Mathsoft are offering an amnesty upgrade for older versions to Mathcad 13. Offer expires on 14 December. Customers should make sure to upgrade their older copies of Mathcad to version 13 before the prices rise by 25% in the new year!

Email bruce@hrs.co.nz or call him on 0800 477 776 for details.

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Product News

InventBetter Suite 2007

InventBetter Suite 2007 in now available. – InventBetter Suite 2007 suite is a collection of robust programs including GrafiCalc 2007™, ToleranceCalc 4.0™, and SectionCalc 4.0™), that deliver answers to a wide range of design and engineering challenges with unprecedented ease, speed, and accuracy. Offering exceptional price-performance ratio and superior ease of use, InventBetter Suite was especially created for scientific and technical professionals to enable them to automate the engineering calculation process, which is typically disconnected, manual, and error-prone. Visit www.hrs.co.nz/inventbettersuite to find more information.

Email bruce@hrs.co.nz for more info.

14th The Merck Index Subscription Trial

The Merck Index has been THE go-to reference for generations of professionals looking for precise, comprehensive information on chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. This is the newest edition of the standard reference for chemists, biochemists, pharmacists, and related professionals. Get a two week trial subscription by clicking here.

Email bruce@hrs.co.nz for more info.

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Jaguar for Chem3D

CambridgeSoft recently held a Webinar outlining the integration of Chem3D with the Schroedinger's Jaguar application. Schroedinger's Jaguar application is a high-performance ab initio package for both gas and solution phase simulations, with particular strength in treating metal containing systems, making it the most practical quantum mechanical tool for solving real-world problems.

View the webinar which highlights some of Jaguar's key features and explains how it works in conjunction with CambridgeSoft's ground-breaking Chem 3D application trial at http://www.cambridgesoft.com/software/details/?ds=3&dsv=24.

Email bruce@hrs.co.nz for more info.

Chem3D Trial

If you have never used Chem3D, here is your chance to experience this powerful 3D modelling software package at no cost for two weeks. Simply click on the link below and download the fully functional demo, click here.

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STATISTICA Tip

When you copy a block of data that includes a header line from Excel (or a text file) you can use Edit/Paste with headers to tell STATISTICA to use the header to create variable names. You can also create case names in the same way. (This is only in version 7.1)

Email glen@hrs.co.nz for more info.

Mathcad Tips & Techniques

Mathsoft provide a range of articles online in their Advisor Newsletter Archive, which provides tips and techniques for Mathcad. One recent article is on “Mathcad as a Tool for Solving Water Chemistry Problems” by D.M. Griffin. To read the article online, visit www.mathcad.com/support/item/06nov_griffin.asp. You can visit the Advisor Newsletter Archive section on the Mathsoft website for more articles by visiting www.mathcad.com/resources/newsletter/default.asp?cID=121.

Email bruce@hrs.co.nz for more info.

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Mathcad Demos Online

You can now view Mathcad demos online. Visit the demo centre for an introduction to some of the features of Mathcad at www.mathsoft.com/solutions/democenter.aspx.

Email bruce@hrs.co.nz for more info.

CLC bio Product Updates Available

CLC bio have released an update to all CLC bio workbenches. Please visit the downloads section at www.clcbio.com where you can access the new trial copies, plus demos and other downloads.

Email bruce@hrs.co.nz for more info.

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CLC bio Developer Kit

CLC bio plan to release the CLC Developer Kit in December 2006, where you can create specialised and fully integrated plug-ins to your CLC Workbench, giving you the flexibility of creating exactly the bioinformatics solution you prefer. Best of all, the CLC Developer Kit is free of charge! Anybody with knowledge of Java can develop plug-ins.

If you like, you can choose to let CLC bio’s world class bioinformaticists and computer scientists help you in the process, or you can let CLC bio do all the development work, based on your specifications.

Click here to visit CLC bio’s brand new website dedicated only to their Developer Kit.

Email bruce@hrs.co.nz for more info.

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Gene Workbench makes laboratory work processes easier

The German life science company BioGlobe has recently equipped their lab with CLC Gene Workbench software for doing molecular diagnostics, DNA sequencing, SNP genotyping as well as qualitative and quantitative RNA analysis... Click here to read more of this article.

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Working with HRS

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New Staff Member

Glenn Tootill has graduated and is now working for the Maori Land Court. We are pleased to announce his replacement Joe Wu who is a national representative for badminton and studying for his computer science degree.

You can contact Joe via support@hrs.co.nz or by calling him on 0800 477 776.

HRS Break Hours & Support

HRS will be closing at 12.00pm on Friday 22 December and reopening for normal trading hours on Monday 8 January. For technical support over the break you can continue to send email to support@hrs.co.nz. In emergencies call 021 170 0713.

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User Stories

If you have any newsworthy user stories related to our products that you think our customers would be interested in reading, please contact Leon.

Advertising your events on the HRS Website

If we sponsor your event, or your delegates are likely to be using one of our products, contact Leon to place details of your conference on our website.

HRS Software Guide

If you or any of your colleagues would like a copy of our 64 page Software Guide sent to you, please contact Fiona or call 0800 477 776.

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Best regards

Leon Tepania
Marketing Manager
Hoare Research Software Ltd
Email: leon@hrs.co.nz

For all general enquiries
please phone us on 0800 477 776

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