A report on the analysis of database (SWISS-PROT) search performance, using a set of query protein sequences, by the three implementations of Smith-Waterman search algorithms (namely, Bioccelerator, Fast Data Finder - FDF, and MasPar).

This article introduces a wrapper to the EMBL Sequence Database, which has been developed by the EBI in support of a Europe-wide effort to make remote sources of biological information interoperate using an open industry standard CORBA.

The Industry Affiliates Initiative is specifically designed to benefit small-to-medium enterprises in the biotechnology industry. Through this initiative, the EBI helps affiliate partners recognise and adopt new technologies in bioinformatics and computational molecular biology, making them more competitive in today's marketplace.