FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



INCOGEN Releases Version 3.1 of VIBE™ Data Pipelining Software for Bioinformatics;
Several Key Milestones Including VIBE-ED Beta Deployment and Broader OS Coverage


Williamsburg, VA.  April 28, 2005

INCOGEN has announced the April release of Version 3.1 of the award-winning and industry-leading Visual Integrated Bioinformatics Environment: VIBE™.

Version 3.1 continues the deployment of enhancements and new features for the client-server bioinformatics environment from INCOGEN. VIBE has pioneered the use of cross-platform technology and a "drag and drop" user interface to greatly accelerate the creation and deployment of analysis workflows. Key elements of the 3.1 release include:

A long term Sun Partner, INCOGEN has extended support to the Solaris 10 SPARC™ operating system.

In 2004, INCOGEN announced the SBIR Grant award that helped fund the development of VIBE-Ed. The new software will address the lack of educational tools in bioinformatics and the resulting shortage of trained personnel with necessary skills to extract knowledge and derive benefits from data generated in life science research experiments. The Beta release is being evaluated by institutions that are leading the way in Bioinformatics Education.

More information on VIBE-Ed can be found at: http://www.incogen.com/index.php?type=General&param=vibeed 

About INCOGEN:

INCOGEN, Inc. provides state-of-the-art software and industry-leading professional services to scientists involved in pharmaceutical, agricultural and biotechnology research. The suite of INCOGEN tools includes GenePort®, a web-browser-based information mining and management portal; VIBE™, an extensible bioinformatics visual programming and workflow management platform; and HDFR™ and Magelan™, two image analysis software packages. INCOGEN Professional Services provide scientists with industry-leading technological expertise to assist researchers with every phase of design, development and implementation of their informatics infrastructures. The company is committed to supplying the research community with tools to optimize the analysis, mining, and management of life science data.