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We enjoyed meeting so many delegates, both at our exhibition stand, and informally. 27 Mar Exhibition at Materials Research Society We exhibited at the Materials Research Society's 2007 Spring Meeting in San Francisco, CA. 23 Mar Apple "Inside the Image" with CrystalMaker CrystalMaker features on the Apple website in an illustrated article about the crystal structure of the zeolite mineral "faujasite". Read more about the visualization capabilities of CrystalMaker-for-Mac... 22 Feb Welcome to Vista! We are pleased to announce that all CrystalMaker Software products now run on Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system! 26 Jan CrystalMaker Supports UK Crystallography We are pleased to continue our sponsorship of the British Crystallographic Assocation, as a 2007 Corporate Member. 02 Jan SingleCrystal for Windows Our Windows lineup is now complete as SingleCrystal 1.0 rolls off the production line, hand-in-hand with its sister product, SingleCrystal 1.3 for Mac OS X (Universal Binary). 2006 11 Dec CrystalMaker Birthday Update Major new versions of CrystalMaker for Mac and Windows are released, with free updates available to licensed users. 23 Nov Happy Birthday CrystalMaker! CrystalMaker recently celebrated its 12th birthday and we take the opportunity to look back at the past twelve years... 18 Sep CrystalMaker in San Francisco! We exhibited at the American Chemical Society's Fall meeting, in San Francisco, CA - as special guests of Apple Computer, Inc. 21 Aug SingleCrystal 1.2 A major new version of our single-crystal diffraction program lets you compare simulated patterns with observed images with drag-and-drop ease! The stereogram can now show symmetry-relations, with display of planes and zone axes, plus much more. 17 Jul We Accept Euros! Ordering CrystalMaker products is now easier, with a choice of three major currencies for payment: U.S. Dollars, British Pounds Sterling and now Euros. 17 Jul New Address We have moved to new offices on the Oxford University Begbroke Science Park. Our telephone and fax numbers have also changed. 23 Jun Building Cage Structures with CrystalMaker An illustrated tutorial, demonstrating the use of CrystalMaker's Make Polyhedron command, for visualizing large zeolite or buckyball "cages" in polyhedral mode. 24 Apr CrystalDiffract for Windows Our x-ray/neutron powder diffraction software is now available for Windows XP/Vista, providing interactive simulation and analysis of diffraction experiments. 11 Apr CrystalMaker in Atlanta and Lancaster CrystalMaker was exhibited at the American Chemical Society National Convention in Atlanta, GA - followed closely afterwards by an exhibition at the British Crystallographic Association Spring Meeting in Lancaster, England. 06 Feb CrystalMaker Goes Universal CrystalMaker 7.1 completes our triumvirate of Universal Binary applications. Major new features include depth profiling, multiple graphics formats for high-resolution output, auto-update checking and more... 26 Jan CrystalMaker Sponsors the BCA CrystalMaker Software Ltd is very proud to sponsor the British Crystallographic Association (BCA), as one of their 2006 Corporate Members. A registered charity, the BCA shares the same fundamental goal as CrystalMaker Software Ltd: to make crystallography more accessible to the wider public... 03 Jan New Year Brings Major Diffraction Upgrades Fresh for 2006 are two upgraded diffraction programs. SingleCrystal 1.1 features automatic update notification, thermal ellipsoid support, improved Stereogram drawer and an all-new user's guide. CrystalDiffract 5.1 has powerful new data browsers, with the ability to export custom-sorted datasets - and much more... 2005 24 Nov Auto-Update for Pro Digital Video We continue to update CrystalMaker-for-Windows, now featuring digital video recording, auto-generation of QTVR objects - plus auto update checking... 03 Oct Thermal Ellipsoids Feature in Windows Update A mega update brings a whole slew of new features and improvements to our Windows version of CrystalMaker. 11 Jul CrystalMaker 7 for Mac OS X After nearly three years of development, CrystalMaker 7 for Mac OS X provides spectacular new features including massive-structures visualization, display of thermal ellipsoids, custom-defined polyhedra - and a whole host of user interface and usability improvements. 08 Jun CrystalMaker in Florida CrystalMaker Software Ltd exhibited at the American Crystallographic Association's National Meeting in Orlando, Florida. 12 Apr CrystalMaker Cross-Platform Upgrades CrystalMaker Software Ltd have launched a new, cross-platform upgrade scheme. Users of the Mac version of CrystalMaker can now purchase a full copy of the new Windows XP version (and vice versa) - at a major discount! 05 Apr CrystalMaker for Windows After ten years confined to the Mac platform, our software crosses the great platform divide - now available for Windows XP. 21 Feb CrystalMaker in San Diego CrystalMaker Software Ltd exhibited at the American Chemical Society's Spring National Exposition. Some spectacular software was demonstrated, running on the latest, cool hardware from Apple. 18 Jan CrystalDiffract: Very Versatile Visualization Three years after the launch of the last version, CrystalDiffract 5.0 delivers the biggest improvements yet with amazing versatility and endless customization... 10 Jan SingleCrystal Now Shipping The full version of our single-crystal diffraction program provides unprecedented real-time simulation of diffraction patterns, reciprocal lattice sections and stereographic projections - with PDF graphics export... 2004 02 Dec "Tweezer" Molecule Visualized CrystalMaker provides stunning visualization of novel tweezer molecule, used in sequence analysis. 17 Sep CrystalMaker wins eCommerce Award CrystalMaker Software Ltd has won the 2004 South East England "eTrading" award, part of the UK regional eCommerce awards. 02 Aug Explore The Elements Latest versions of CrystalMaker provide preset atomic, ionic and covalent radii sets, extensive customizability - and some beautifully-rendered Periodic Tables to download. 18 Mar CrystalMaker at American Chemical Society CrystalMaker Software Ltd exhibited their software products at the American Chemical Society's Spring National Meeting, in Anaheim, CA. 15 Feb Mega Structures Library CrystalMaker user Dr Yoshitaka Matsushita has released an all-encompassing "Chalcogenide" crystal structures library with nearly 10,000 structures - all in CrystalMaker binary format. 05 Jan New Year - New Address We've moved to new offices, at the Oxford University Begbroke Science Park. Check out our new contact details. 2003 20 Oct CrystalMaker 6.3: Power Tools and Shortcuts CrystalMaker 6.3 provides new tools, improved interface and menu layout, keyboard shortcuts - and a link to our SingleCrystal. 20 Oct SingleCrystal: Public Beta 1 A new program for exploring single-crystal diffraction and the reciprocal lattice - in real time. A time-limited (free) public beta version is now available - and we welcome your feedback! 25 Jul User Forum Goes Live CrystalMaker and CrystalDiffract users now have their own user forum: a place to share ideas, find answers to questions, and develop a sense of community. 17 Jul Teaching Science with CrystalMaker The new "Teaching Science" section provides a background to CrystalMaker, with advice and suggestions as to how the program might be used in teaching science. Some cool embedded movies are also included. 17 Jul New Website Design We have relaunched the CrystalMaker website, with a clean new design incorporating easier navigation, extensively-revised content and even a search command. 09 Jun CrystalMaker 6.2 is Fully Annotated CrystalMaker 6.2 includes professional-quality annotation with Unicode-savvy extended textboxes, new line and scalebar objects, plus live selection and resizing. 05 May New User's Guide Published The 4th edition of CrystalMaker's User Guide has been published. 06 Mar CrystalDiffract 4.1 Major update brings drag-and-drop ease to mixture simulation, plus colourful peak overlay options, intelligent parameter control and instant startup. 21 Feb CrystalMaker 6.1.1 Powers Ahead Powerful new versions of CrystalMaker provide killer features: auto format recognition and drag-and-drop opening of database files, plus support for multi-structure CIF files, mouse wheel structure control and dynamical menus. 21 Jan CrystalMaker Gets Perfect Score! CrystalMaker 6.0.2 has been awarded a perfect, 5-mouse rating, by Macworld magazine (USA). Writing in the February 2003 issue, reviewer Charles Seiter praised the software for its ease-of-use, great performance and excellent use of OS X features. 2002 24 Sep CrystalMaker 6 for Mac OS X The most exciting release so far: a new version built exclusively for Mac OS X. Using new system technologies including Carbon Events and the Mach-O runtime model, CrystalMaker 6 gives you a whole new dimension in crystal visualization. 07 Apr CrystalMaker 5.1 The latest update to our crystal structures software includes significant improvements to the interface and new functionality. 23 Feb CrystalDiffract 4 for Mac OS X A major new release of our powder diffraction software, built exclusively for Mac OS X with advanced new interface and usability features - plus the ability to save entire diffraction experiments and boost your productivity! 2001 11 Dec CrystalMaker Wins Eddy Award CrystalMaker 5 has been selected as one of the best Science/Engineering programs of the year, as part of the Macworld Editors' Choice 2001 awards. 27 Aug CrystalMaker 5 After two years of development time, completely rewritten using the latest "C" compilers, and our most powerful version so far. 27 Aug CrystalDiffract 3.1 New interface, reduced memory requirements, CrystalMaker 5 support - with import of site occupancies - and a second edition of the user's guide. 11 May CrystalMaker 4.1.4 Further improvements - and free updates. 12 Feb Palladium Nanoclusters Captured by CrystalMaker Spectacular images of a remarkable nano-sized palladium cluster have recently been published. 2000 20 Sep CrystalMaker 4.1 Major upgrade brings JPEG graphics export, automatic web page creation and detailed analysis of local site environment. Available as a free update to CrystalMaker 4.0 customers! 19 Sep Oz Soils Come Alive With CrystalMaker Interactive "Soil Science" CD-ROM uses CrystalMaker multimedia to teach clay structure and minerals. 07 Apr CrystalMaker 4 Wins Critical Acclaim CrystalMaker 4 reviewed by Macworld.com, receives lavish praise for outstanding photo-realistic graphics, ease-of-use and the printed user's guide. 15 Feb New Multi-User Licence Scheme Announced Is your group getting the most out of CrystalMaker licensing? 12 Feb CrystalMaker Multimedia wins EuroPrix Starring role for Open University flagship geology course. 09 Jan CrystalDiffract 3 launched The program has been redesigned to make x-ray and neutron powder diffraction easy and fun! A new "Professional Edition" brings experimental data analysis too. 1999 14 Aug CrystalMaker 4.0 Power Features The new CrystalMaker is much more than just a pretty face. We take a look at some of the key features behind the biggest-ever upgrade. 12 Aug CrystalMaker 4 released at IUCr congress We were there to celebrate in style on the banks of the River Clyde in the heart of Glasgow. CrystalMaker at Natural History Museum Multimedia showcase in London's new multi-million pound gallery. CrystalMaker Powers Web Elements Another example of CrystalMaker on the web: Mark Winter's encyclopaedic resource uses first-class crystal graphics. © 2008 CrystalMaker Software Limited. All rights reserved worldwide.