STN Express Version 8.2 includes several important updates. 

Software enhancements for STN^® Viewer

Full-text patent documents from patent searches in STN Express can now be managed and evaluated in STN Viewer,  the new web-based workflow productivity tool for patent information users.  

STN Express Version 8.2 includes several options to launch STN Viewer:

• Click a patent number within a displayed record and select  Evaluate with STN Viewer
• Click an L-number and select  Evaluate with STN Viewer
• Click the Discover! button and select  Evaluate with STN Viewer
• In the Select Discover! Wizard window, select an L-number and click  Evaluate with STN Viewer 
• Click the  STN Viewer button in the STN Express toolbar
• Select  STN Viewer from the STN Express Logon menu              

No-cost software licensing

STN Express software is now FREE to all STN^® users.  Current software licensing has been modified to remove single and shared use license designations.  Authorized use of STN Express software by all users at all sites within an organization is now covered under a new software license agreement.

Upgrading to Version 8.2

To upgrade to the new version from any previous version of STN Express:

1. Launch STN Express.      
2. Select Web from the toolbar.    
3. Select the appropriate STN Service Center.   
4. Select Free Maintenance Upgrades.                

For customers with an STN login ID and password, STN Express,Version 8.2, is also available via the STN International web site.  To obtain the software on CD-ROM, please complete the online STN Express order form.