StatSoft Announces selection of STATISTICA QC Miner for use by the University of Tennessee Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
StatSoft (Tulsa, Oklahoma), May 19, 2006
TULSA, Okla. – STATSOFT, Inc. (www.statsoft.com.au) announces that it has been selected to provide
STATISTICA QC Miner and STATISTICA Text Miner to the University of Tennessee, Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, through 2007. The pharmaceutical department has used STATISTICA
software to predict drug dissolution profiles using Machine Learning algorithms. The department is
planning to present their findings at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
meeting to be held in November 2006 in San Antonio.
Gerald Rajan, University of Tennessee, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has stated that "This
problem (predicting dissolution profiles with near infrared spectral data) had been haunting this
industry since 1992. We are the first group to successfully complete this task. Core of this success is
powerful, state-of-art STATISTICA data mining algorithms....."
Dr. Gary Miner of StatSoft has noted that “StatSoft is pleased to be working with the University of
Tennessee to help support this ground-breaking work, and we look forward to extending the
relationship into the future. QC Miner is an ideal fit for developing better drug delivery methods due to
its comprehensiveness, open architecture, and use of Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning
algorithms uniquely combined with quality control methods.”
About the University of Tennessee, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
The 55-acre UT Health Science Center (UTHSC) campus is an integral part of one of the largest
medical centers in the United States. Institutions affiliated with UTHSC include two of the world's
largest private hospitals, Baptist Memorial Hospital and Methodist Hospitals of Memphis. The
Department offers Ph.D. degrees through the College of Graduate Health Sciences. Graduates of the
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences are prepared to assume positions of responsibility in
academia, government, pharmaceutical industry, and other health-related organizations and
institutions.
About STATISTICA
The STATISTICA Suite of Data Analysis Applications provides the most comprehensive collection of
graphics and advanced analytical tools. The application offers quick integration with virtually all
database platforms, and it is built upon an open architecture with simple interfaces for macros, Visual
Basic scripting, and report templates.
About StatSoft, Inc.
StatSoft, Inc. (www.statsoft.com.au), founded in 1984, is one of the largest producers of enterprise and
desktop software for Data Analysis, Data Mining, Quality Control/Six Sigma, and Web-based Analytics.
Its products are used worldwide at most major universities, corporations, and government agencies
and are supported with training and consulting services by a worldwide network of StatSoft
subsidiaries on all continents. STATISTICA has received the highest rating in EVERY comparative
review in which it has been featured since its first release in 1993.
For more information, please contact:
Shawn Sicking
Marketing Director (North America)
StatSoft, Inc.
918-749-1119
ssicking@statsoft.com
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