[Biojava-dev] LifeFormulae ASN.1 ReaderToolSet (LARTS)

[Pamela Culpepper]

                LifeFormulae ASN.1 ReaderToolSet (LARTS)
                                                                                                                   
The LifeFormulae ASN.1 Reader Tool Set (LARTS) presents a new approach
to the data mining of binary ASN.1 genomic data.
                                                                                                                   
 - NCBI ASN.1 binary data converted to XML data stream
 - Complete Conversion of All ASN.1 data fields
 - XML Schema Provided for Converted Data
 - 100% Java - runs on any platform
 - Uses standard Java XMLFilterInterface to emit SAX events
 - Bundled XML Data Stream Filter Set Includes --
           - Sequence Conversion
           - Fasta-Formatted Sequences
           - GenBank-type data reports
                                                                                                                   
LARTS is intended to read binary ASN.l data files from the National
Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and convert this data into
an XML data stream.  An XML schema is created to describe it. There
is no need to write any code or use the NCBI ASN.1 programming toolkit.
It uses the standard Java XMLFilter interface emitting SAX events and
decodes that part of the ASN.1 standard that is needed to support the
NCBI ASN.1 types.
                                                                                                                   
LARTS takes the NCBI ASN.1 grammar and presents it, so that freely
available software such as  Java and XSLT can process and present
genomics data in a manner consistent with extensive data mining efforts.
                                                                                                                   
LARTS permits filtering of this XML stream providing further data
enhancements such as sequence conversion. Bundled filters produce
Fasta-formatted sequences and GenBank data reports. LARTS enables XML
filter chaining allowing unparalleled access to NCBI genomics data for
manipulation.
                                                                                                                   
LARTS was developed by William J. Eaton (wje at lifeformulae.com) and
Pamela A.Culpepper (pac at lifeformulae.com) at Lifeformulae,L.L.C.,
2476 Bolsover #524, Houston, TX 77005. URL: http://www.lifeformulae.com.
281-431-2351.

LifeFormulae is currently accepting applications for three beta test
sites. Please forward contact information to one of the above company
representatives. Deadline for submissions is April 8, 2005.