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PerkinElmer markets three four suites with the word "Ultra" in their names. This may explain the (continued?) confusion by folks communicating or learning about their products! |
There are significant differences between “ChemBio3D Ultra” (what is currently being licensed by the Library- thank you!) and "ChemBioDraw Ultra", which is the product some folks (and web sites) at the Library keep stating they licensed (see forwarded announcement, below).
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- http://www.cambridgesoft.com/literature/pdf/ChemBioOffice_14_Product_Suites_Dots_Chart.pdf
- ChemIT's locally cached copy, as of 8/5/2014.
I the past, we referred to the PDF, "PerkinElmer Informatics Desktop Suites Comparison", for the comparison choices ChemIT selected using PerkinElmer's (as of Dec 2013) official comparison page:
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From left-to-right on the attached above cited PDF, we have:
(1) What the Library has communicated it has licensed (ChemBioDraw Ultra 13.0 Suite). This is the product we've had access to for many years, until recently.
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Hopefully the Library's information (on its blog and in its catalog records) will have the product name match the licensing to reduce confusion and prevent unpleasant surprises. (In winter 2013, at least, both locations currently state CUL has licensed ChemBioDraw Ultra, which is simply not correct.) The most recent communications from the Library (below) was initially very confusing to Oliver, and he thought that it may be confusing to others.
We in Chemistry remain very appreciative of the Library's efforts to help Chemistry researchers by investing in this software!
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From: Pat Hine
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 10:43 AM
To: CHEMGRAD-L; CHEMSTAFF-L; CHEMFAC-L
Cc: Jill Elizabeth Wilson
Subject: FW: ChemBioDraw Ultra - now available
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