Retrieving information from sequence data is becoming increasingly important. Currently, a multitude of public services is available via the Internet. However, many scientists are annoyed by slow network connections and busy servers. Moreover, identifying appropriate web pages while struggling with outdated links is often extremely time consuming. For these reasons, PC-based stand-alone applications constitute a useful alternative to Internet services. As available commercial software is usually quite expensive, WinGene/WinPep were developed that may be used free of charge by researchers in academic institutions (1)