NCBO releases BioPortal version 2.0 ontology repository

The National Center for Biomedical Ontology (NCBO) is pleased to  
announce the release of BioPortal 2.0 � a Web-based application that  
serves as a �one-stop shop� for accessing and sharing biomedical  
ontologies. Users can browse and explore individual ontologies by  
navigating either a tree structure or an animated graphical view.  
Users also can upload, download, search, comment on, and create  
mappings for ontologies.

New features in BioPortal 2.0 include:

�      Full ontology navigation using Flash visualization

�      Web-service access to BioPortal content and capabilities, which  
enables developers to use our BioPortal services in their tools.

�      Multiple ontology navigation, which enables users to have  
several ontologies opened simultaneously in different tabs in the user  
interface

�      Ability to add Marginal Notes to classes in BioPortal  
ontologies, a feature that enables the community to comment on  
ontologies and to discuss their contents

�      Ability to create Point to Point Mappings between concepts in  
different BioPortal ontologies

�      Bulk export of ontology-to-ontology mappings in RDF format

�      Navigation of multiple ontologies, which enables users to have  
several ontologies opened simultaneously in different tabs in the user  
interface

�      URIs for all ontology content, which enable developers to  
access and share BioPortal content from their applications

�      Improved support through Prot�g� for ontologies in OWL format

�      Access to BioPortal contents and capabilities through REST  
services, enabling developers to integrate BioPortal functionality in  
their applications

Please take a look at the new BioPortal 2.0!   You can access it at http://bioportal.bioontology.org



Regards,

Mark