Briefs

StatSoft, Inc. recently announced the release of STATISTICA Neural Networks version 6, the ultimate data mining, exploration and modeling tool for users who analyze complex relationships between variables. The popularity of neural network methodology is rapidly growing in a wide variety of areas from basic research to data mining applications, business forecasting, risk management, engineering, and can be used uncover hidden trends, explain known patterns, and predict the future.

STATISTICA Neural Networks version 6 offers the most comprehensive selection of neural network architectures, algorithms, sampling methods and analytical graphs on the market. Intelligent problem solvers and automatic wizards make the program intuitive and among the easiest on the market to use.

The latest release includes the following new features:

**Comparative results from multiple models - a powerful feature designed to simplify comparing models in a single spreadsheet or plotting the response curves of several models on one graph.

**Visual Basic Scripting - a fully programmable system: users can record interactive analyses as Visual Basic macros for repeated use, access all features from the object model, and integrate STATISTICA with a multitude of other applications such as Excel, C++, Java, etc..

**Ensemble Models and Resampling - the ability to create and store cooperative networks provides a powerful learning tool that can result in a lower generalization error.

**New Network types - Self-Organizing Feature Map, Generalized Regression Neural Networks, Linear Models, Cluster Networks and Network Ensembles.

**And many others…

Please visit http://www.statsoft.com/release_snn6.html for additional information.