CrossFire Newsletter
Newsletter #6 | April 2009

Welcome
to the sixth edition of the CrossFire newsletter. Alongside the usual feature articles, you can also read about the prestigious and highly valued Advisory Board and how their support and advice helps to shape the databases.

Discover what like-minded chemists have to say about CrossFire and Reaxys, learn exactly how Reaxys expands on existing features and functionality available in the CrossFire database suite and find what Reaxys has which CrossFire doesn't and how this will help move your research forwards.

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What's New?
Reaxys Advisory Board meets in Montreux, Switzerland 20-22 April 2009

Following discussions during the Beilstein Advisory Board meeting in New Orleans in April 2008, the decision was taken to rename the board and refocus its remit to reflect better the strategic direction taken by Elsevier for its chemistry database portfolio.

As a result, the Reaxys Advisory Board, co-chaired by Dr Graeme Robertson, SienaBiotech, Siena, Italy and Phil Mestecky, Elsevier Properties SA, Neuchâtel, Switzerland met to discuss in detail the latest developments on Reaxys and the future strategic direction of the CrossFire portfolio as a whole.

Read more here

Exporting reaction, substance and citation data just got easier

CrossFire users will already be aware of the export capabilities within the CrossFire database suite. Results can be exported to various targets, including SD and RD Files. Clicking Export Hits in the button bar in CrossFire opens a menu with different export settings depending on the hitset context. With Reaxys, this process becomes easier.

>>Learn how here
CrossFire and Reaxys at ACS Spring - your reactions

Last month's ACS Spring National Meeting provided a valuable opportunity for CrossFire users to see and use Reaxys for themselves. Andreas Kling, medicinal chemist, had this to say about Reaxys "Considering I am an 'old' CrossFire user, my impression is that Reaxys is easy to use and is constructed in a 'thought-through' way."  >>read on here
Major customer movements
Reaxys webinars available

If you are familiar with CrossFire but are not sure how Reaxys compares then check out the Reaxys webinar schedule and sign up for the free introductory Reaxys webinar. This introduces you to Reaxys' basic functionality, features, menus and how to search for reactions and structures. >>Register here
 
Try Reaxys for yourself
You've heard what Reaxys is and what it contains, but have you and your colleagues seen what it could do for your research? Sign up for a free trial today.

>>Request a free trial
What does Reaxys have which CrossFire doesn't?

As well as building on and enhancing features from the CrossFire Databases, Reaxys contains many aspects designed to improve output and minimize work overload. One such a feature is the popular synthesis planner. >>Discover more
 
Where to find us
As ever you can meet with the product experts at a variety of conferences and events around the globe. Learn more about Reaxys at CPhI Japan, SLA 2009 Washington DC or visit us in Paris in June at the 10th Tetrahedron Symposium. >>Check out the schedule here
 

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