[Opaltoolkit-users] Opal Toolkit Release: Version 1.9.2

[Luca C. <lcl...@uc...>]

Dear all,

We are pleased to announce the latest release of the Opal Toolkit - 
version 1.9.2. This includes the server and client packages for Java, 
and client packages for Python and Perl. Version 1.9.2 builds upon the 
earlier 1.9alpha release with bug fixes and improved features. In 
particular, it provides -

* The Opal Dashboard, which is a Web interface that is installed by 
default with Opal for accessing usage and server statistics
* Dynamic Interface Generation, which uses a flexible XML schema for 
command-line argument specification and automatically generates Web 
interfaces from it
* Improvement of back-end Opal services to support the dashboard and 
dynamic interface generation

For this release, we would also like to announce our the new Opal 
website: http://nbcr.net/software/opal/, which uses software project 
management provided by SourceForge.net. All downloads are available from 
the above website.

Web services based on Opal Toolkit version 1.9.2 are currently being 
used in production on NBCR resources, and are hosted on ws.nbcr.net. 
Installed services include MEME/MAST, PDB2PQR, AutoDock/AutoGrid, APBS, 
and Continuity. You can access the Opal Dashboard for ws.nbcr.net at 
http://ws.nbcr.net:8080/opal/dashboard. From the Dashboard, you can view 
service statistics, and run jobs using the dynamic interface generation.

Please feel free to use the Sourceforge Opal Toolkit Tracker 
(http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=211778) to report bugs and 
feature requests, and the NBCR Web Services User Forum 
(https://nbcr.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=13") for general comments and 
feedback.

Sincerely,
Luca & Sriram