[Pasig-discuss] NEWS RELEASE: VIVO 1.8.1 Now Available–Improved Performance, New Visualizations

[Carol Minton Morris]

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

November 10, 2015

Read it online: http://bit.ly/1OBHZUh
Contact: Graham Triggs <gtriggs at duraspace.org>

*NOW AVAILABLE: VIVO 1.8.1 — Improved Performance and New Visualizations*

*Winchester, MA*  On November 10, 2015 VIVO 1.8.1 was released by the VIVO
team.  This new release offers users vastly improved performance, new and
better visualizations, as well as bug fixes.

• Download VIVO 1.8.1: http://bit.ly/vivo-1_8_1-release

Full release notes are available on the VIVO wiki:
https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/VIVO/VIVO+v1.8.1+Release+Notes.

*Performance improvements*

Users should see up to 75% reduction in time to display profiles compared
to VIVO 1.8, and a 30% reduction compared to VIVO 1.7. These findings have
been observed on both small data sets (200 people, 3,500 articles), and
large data sets (4,500 people, 40,000 articles).  Most profiles - even
large/complex profiles - display within approximately two seconds.

*Visualizations*

The ability to examine the VIVO network from many points-of-view is at the
heart of connecting researchers, ideas and resources. VIVO 1.8.1 offers
users new and improved visualizations that make it easier to “see”
formative research as it emerges at individual, institutional and topic
levels. Click here to see an example of the new Visualizations in 1.8.1

New Javascript based versions of Co-Author and Co-Investigator  are
networks available.  These new visualizations do not require Flash and
display on mobile devices such as phones and tablets.

All visualizations have significant performance improvements. Maps of
Science, Temporal Graphs and Co-author and  Co-Investigator networks now
all complete in just a few seconds.  The very largest Maps of Science may
require up to two minutes to complete.

*Additional Improvements*

New AltMetric badges are enabled on publications by default, providing
direct link to AltMetric information regarding the publication.

Additional improvements reduce time and resource usage for indexing and
inferencing. More than a dozen have been made to improve user experience.

We look forward to hearing from you about VIVO 1.8.1. Please contact VIVO
Tech Lead Graham Triggs with questions, suggestions and feedback: <
gtriggs at duraspace.org>.

*About VIVO*

VIVO (http://vivoweb.org) is an open source, open ontology, open process
platform for hosting information about the interests, activities and
accomplishments of scientists and scholars. VIVO supports open development
and integration of science and scholarship through simple, standard
semantic web! technologies. VIVO was originally funded by Cornell
University and the National Institutes of Health (U24 RR029822) and is
currently a community-supported project under the DuraSpace umbrella.

*How Does DuraSpace Help?*

The DuraSpace (http://duraspace.org) organization is an independent
501(c)(3) not-for-profit providing leadership and innovation for open
technologies that promote durable, persistent access and discovery of
digital data. Our values are expressed in our organizational byline,
"Committed to our digital future."

DuraSpace works collaboratively with organizations that use VIVO to advance
the design, development and sustainability of the project. As a non-profit,
DuraSpace provides technical leadership, sustainability planning,
fundraising, community development, marketing and communications,
collaborations and strategic partnerships, and administration.
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