CML V1.0 is finally ready and posted and available for anyone who wishes to develop applications. It's free, as are the supporting java classes, and we are already starting to build a community of developers. CML V1.0 has many new features, and has vastly expanded its potential applications. I have tackled many different disciplines and files and believe that CML is powerful enough to represent most of them, and certainly the chemical/* MIME types that I'm grafting through. The greatest enhancement is that CML is completely supported by Java classes. It's also compatible with the latest SGML developments on the Internet, so it represents a single universal mechanism for realising chemical/* MIME philosophy in being able to send and receive molecules regardless of the platform or software. It is also far easier to extend and develop and maintain software in Java than other languages. I would be interested in hearing from anyone interested in adding CML to their toolkit. It's particularly suitable for processing legacy information, database submission and retrieval, postprocessing and visualisation of program output, glossary development, scientific publication, searching of semi-structured information, etc. CML is being offered in close collaboration with the Open Molecule Foundation, a non-profit consortium of those interested in developing object-oriented approaches to molecules and their interoperability. PeterMR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHEMICAL MARKUP LANGUAGE (CML) V1.0 CML is an SGML-based approach to managing molecular information, especially over the Inter- and Intra-networks. Version 1.0 is a major enhancement over previous releases and is available for anyone wishing to develop robust, Object-Oriented molecular applications. Among its features (many of which are new): Object-Oriented and implemented in JAVA with hundreds of classes Accepts many common file types, especially chemical/* MIME Can process arbitrarily large files with no information loss Human-readable and easy to learn Flexible and easily extensible to many disciplines Supported by a communal effort, including the Open Molecule Foundation Ideal for postprocessing output from calculations and instruments Supports complex documents, including scientific publications Applications in protein sequence, molecular and crystal structure, quantum chemistry, spectra, organic molecules, publication, education Closely linked to the new XML/SGML developments on the Internet Free, including Java classes and API. The home page http://www.venus.co.uk/omf/ includes many screenshots of the language at work, and Java applets are also served for those with compatible clients (For those primarily interested in general SGML applications, there is a complete package of java classes for SGML/XML parsing and rendering (including Shakespeare)). Peter Murray-Rust Peter Murray-Rust (PeterMR, ) Director, Virtual School of Molecular Sciences Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nottingham University, NG7 2RD, UK; Tel 44-115-9515100 Fax 5110 http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/vsms/; OMF: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/omf/ ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver@ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa@ic.ac.uk)