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April 2015: removed Sitemeter counter from all pages
Nearly since the beginnings of the Spekwin32 website in 2003, a free visitor counter from Sitemeter was used to display the total count of visitors. Now I've learned, that Sitemeter is owned by Viant and the counter is used for tracking and installing unwanted cookies. So, after 131,078 visitors counted since 08/2003, the Sitemeter counter is turned off. It won't annoy or track you any more!!

Juin 2014: bought a new domain: www.spectroscopy.ninja
Just recently, the new .ninja top level domains were coming out. I couldn't resist and bought me the spectroscopy.ninja domain:-) The Spekwin32 site can now be also be reached under the URL above. It sounds really cool, doesn't it? Now I am your Spectroscopy Ninja: fast, efficient, already there when needed, with a small footprint and leaving without a trace.

Jan 29, 2014: LinkedIn discussion group created: Optical Spectroscopy Software
As a replacement for the current user forum, a new LinkedIn discussion grou was created. The goal is to connect optical spectroscopy software users in general and Spekwin32 users especially. What I hope to find as topics: discussions all around optical spectroscopy software, spectral data analysis and spectral data formats. Of course, all your inquiries about Spekwin32 related issues are especially welcome, might it be questions, feature requests, complaints or success stories. It will also be used by myself to occasionally announce changes, updates and other news regarding Spekwin32.

Nov 07, 2012: paying for Spekwin32 (updated customer list from September 2015)
Yes, paying for it. Despite the fact that everyone is able to download a fully functional, time-unlimited version, the terms of use require commercial users to purchase a licence for legal permanent use.
Let me give you a list of some companies that paid for it:

Juin 07, 2010: another mission accomplished
From this day on, I will work as systems engineer in the R&D department of Tecan Austria GmbH at Grödig near Salzburg/Austria. I'm proud to join this company and I'm looking forward to contribute my part to the further development of world-class microplate readers, slide scanners and other devices for biomedical analysis. This means also leaving Jena/Germany, the town of Ernst Abbe, Carl Zeiss and Otto Schott, the pacemakers of modern optical technology. I will miss this lovely, child-friendly town full of highly educated people, but nonetheless I am sure me and my family will enjoy our new living-place at Berchtesgaden inmidst the Alps.

January 22, 2010: new release, new terms of use
After many years of Spekwin32 being totally free for everyone, I decided to change the terms of use. The software stays free for non-commercial, private, academic and educational use. However, commercial use requires one-time purchase of a valid licence. Everyone will be able to download the full version of Spekwin32, there are no function or time limits and no nag screens. I want you to use Spekwin32, therefore I don't waste any time and energy with preventing or limiting the use of this software. Commercial users utilizing Spekwin32 permanently are trusted to stay legal and purchase their licence.
There are also new features: there is a "real" installation file finally, you will find new and overworked menu items in the Help menu and there is more general support of csv files. The website somewhat expanded, with new screenshots and extensive contact information and you are invited to join and contribute to the discussion forum.

July 30, 2009: new release
The current release of version 1.71.1 fulfils a long-held wish of a couple of users: reading of all available flavours of PERKIN ELMER spectral sp files. Until now, Spekwin32 could only cope with fully ASCII sp files, now it also works with fully binary and mixed ASCII/binary types. Please try it out, I didn't have too much test files! Oh, and I'm still on with searching for a new position, see below...

May 23, 2009 job search
I would like to announce that I am searching for a new position (preferably outside of Germany, but inside Europe).
So if you have or know about a well-paid, interesting and demanding R&D position for a person with expert knowledge in in optical spectroscopy, fluorescence, fluorescent dyes and labels, scientific software development, microarrays, microfluidics, PCR, immunoassays, biomedical device and assay development together with 4 years experience in product development in an industrial setting: don't hesitate to contact me. For more details about me please view my XING profile or the more detailed CV.

May 19, 2009: new release
Today's release of version 1.71.0 ist the first release since almost a year. Now that my doctorate is really finished, releases might become more frequent again.
Upon user request, I implemented the ability to read a special flavour of THERMO Galactic's spc file format: multifiles. These files contain a multitude of subspectra in one single file. By the way: there is a good chance for your file format to be implemented, if it's not too exotic and of some general usability.

April 22, 2009: mission accomplished
After publishing my doctoral thesis online, struggling through a lot of forms and questionnaires and having printed some hard copies for the university library, I finally received my "Promotionsurkunde" the official document stating my successfully reached doctoral degree (only a few days after the birth of our third child, a daughter). Now, I am officially allowed to call myself "Dr. Friedrich Menges" :-)) This quest has come to a good end...

February 27, 2009: thesis defence
It's now almost four years since I left university to earn a living for me and my familiy. Today was a great day as my scientific career culminated in today's final thesis defence of my dissertation. Everything went fine, and I will be called a "Doktor" soon.

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