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Affymetrix GeneChip® Software Platform

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What is the new Affymetrix GeneChip® Software Platform?

The new Affymetrix GeneChip® Software Platform provides high computational performance and seamless system integration to enable Affymetrix GeneChip System users to:

  • Automate and control multiple Affymetrix GeneChip Systems
  • Perform a large menu of gene expression, resequencing and mapping applications
  • Manage experiment information, data, and analysis results in desktop and client-server configurations

This new platform consists of:

  • Affymetrix GeneChip Operating Software (GCOS)
  • Affymetrix GeneChip Operating Software Server (GCOS Server)
  • Affymetrix GeneChip Genotyping Analysis Software (GTYPE)
  • Affymetrix GeneChip Sequence Analysis Software (GSEQ)
  • Affymetrix GeneChip Targeted Genotyping Analysis Software (GTGS)
  • Stratagene® Array Assist Lite