A great performance often depends on what happens behind the scenes. Operating behind the scenes of the STN International system is sophisticated software called Messenger, designed with the needs of scientists in mind. One of the most modern and powerful search systems in the world, Messenger provides a range of commands and features that enable searchers to take full advantage of scientific and technical databases. More Messenger Advantages Messenger can deliver image data combined with textual data for a wide variety of databases. STN's Messenger architecture daily supports hundreds of simultaneous users and thousands of simultaneous search transactions.
Messenger delivers extraordinarily fast response time.
Perhaps in recognition of the power and sophistication of Messenger, the Japanese Science and Technology Corporation, a governmental organization, has chosen Messenger as its search system for Japanese-language databases to be made available from CAS host computers.