GeneChip Operating Software (GCOS)

Affymetrix has recently released a new software for the aquisition, management, and analysis of gene expression data. The new GeneChip Operating Software (GCOS) platform enables researchers to perform gene expression, SNP mapping and resequencing analysis with integrated data management and scalable client server configurations.

http://www.affymetrix.com/products/software/specific/gcos.affx

Features:

• Compatible with additional Affymetrix analysis software such as Data Mining Tool (DMT) and GeneChip DNA Analysis Software (GDAS)
• Supports Gene Expression, Resequencing and Genotyping Applications
• Baseline Comparison Analysis

Input:

Affymetrix .DAT file

Output:

Affymetrix files (.CEL, .CHP, .RPT, .EXP, .TXT)

Availability:

The Core Facility has a copy of GCOS, as well as an older version of the Affymetrix software, Microarray Suite (MAS), available for use upon request.

Figure 1: GCOS screenshot