DENVER, Dec. 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FEI (Nasdaq:FEIC), a leading instrumentation company providing imaging and analysis systems for research and industry, today announced a new correlative workflow solution for research scientists. FEI’s MAPS (Modular Automated Processing System) provides a fast and efficient correlative workflow that enables researchers to see both large scale context and small scale detail in one overview. The first application of the MAPS software is for cell biologists, where the system’s capabilities improve the typical workflow in a cell biology microscopy laboratory. The solution was introduced at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, taking place December 3-7, 2011 in Denver.