Avanti update - Version 0.2 released

[Peter Schlumpf]

Announcing Avanti version 0.2:

Avanti version 0.2 has now been released.  For more information or to
view/download the code visit:

     http://www.nslsilus.org/~schlumpf/avanti

Version 0.2 includes a new package that implements the abstract
relationship modeling system (ARMS), a core component of Avanti.  An
ARMS is an information system that can be used to map and manipulate
relationships between a set of objects of various types (for example, a
set of URL's, websites, text files, records in disparate databases,
etc.).  See:

     http://www.nslsilus.org/~schlumpf/avanti/armspaper.html
     http://www.nslsilus.org/~schlumpf/avanti/arms/ARMSspec.html

At this point the ARMS package is still very limitied in its
capabilities, having just enough functionality to demonstrate some of
the basic concepts.  The 0.2.x development cycle will build upon this
core ARMS package adding functionality and extending its capabilities.

About Avanti:  Avanti is an effort to develop an open source automated
library system that is scalable, platform independent and that is highly
adaptable to the to the needs of libraries of all types.

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Peter Schlumpf
North Suburban Library System
schlumpf at nslsilus.org
847-459-1300 x 155