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[Dr Dan Swan]

Dear All,

We are pleased to announce the upcoming release of Bio-Linux 3.0.

Bio-Linux 3.0 retains the best features of Bio-Linux 2.x, but includes
substantial improvements in its base system, as well as additional
bioinformatics software.

New features in Bio-Linux 3.0 include:

* Ready to cluster with other Linux and Bio-Linux machines using Condor
* Software for QTL analysis now included
* Based on the Red Hat 9.0 Linux distribution
* EST analysis pipeline installed
* More software development tools

Bio-Linux 3.0 will be released officially on December 8, 2003. We will
have further information about Bio-Linux 3.0 on our website on
December
4, 2003. 

The beta version of Bio-Linux 3.0 is already available and in use by
EGTDC staff and affiliates in Manchester, Edinburgh and Oxford. If you
are interested in installing Bio-Linux 3.0 before the December 8
release date and feeding back to us about the system, we would love to
hear from you. Please email the helpdesk (helpdesk at envgen.nox.ac.uk)
to book an installation/upgrade time. 

The move to Bio-Linux 3.0 will not be difficult, but to ensure we can
provide as much support as possible, we will be taking bookings for
installation. We would like everyone to be using Bio-Linux 3.0
by Easter, 2004 and encourage you to get in touch with us now if you
already have dates in mind that would suit you. 

We will be sending out a another release announcement soon. Please
check on our Bio-Linux website (http://envgen.nox.ac.uk/biolinux.html)
on December 4, 2003 for further details on the new system.

regards,

Dan and the EGTDC team

-- 
Dr Dan Swan (RHCE) - Bio-Linux Developer
EGTDC, CEH, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SR
Tel: 01865 281 975 Fax: 01865 281 696
http://envgen.nox.ac.uk/ | dswan at ceh.ac.uk