Release Notes
DecVar ver. 2.0
February 1, 2004
- DAV Data Analysis and Visualization (beta) system implemented
- Completed re-design of front entrance page
- Added a new navigation interface menu
- Modified imagemaps to a new design focused on functionality and usability
- Incorporated graphical sitemap
- Online Seminar capabilities incorporated
- Streamlined DecVar member functions into easy to navigate dropdown menu
- Incorporated "Refreshment Quotes" throughout the pages of DecVar.org
DecVar ver. 1.1
July 8, 2003
- Incorporated the Bulletin Board with the DecVar membership database to eliminate the need for a separate login and account creation process
- Secure group file access
- ability to sponsor secure collaborative groups
- ability to add/remove members from sponsored groups
- file uploading in a secure repository
- share files with group members
DecVar ver. 1.0
June 15, 2003Please see the DecVar public announcement in Subtle
Signals volume 2 for more details.
- Toolbar menu for convenient access to frequently used features
- Ability to easily modify your membership data through a web interface
- Text alternative navigation for Sec. 508 compliance
- Search features
- Discussion Room applet for live discussions with other DecVar members
- private messaging functionality
- file sending
- Bulletin Board forums
- threaded conversations within topics of interest to members
- message dropbox
- access to alternate contacts for members (AIM, Yahoo, MSN, etc)
- Announcements of upcoming workshops and conferences of interest to DecVar members
- Online abstract submission and editing for workshops announced through the
DecVar site
- Links to Relevant Organizations
- Stimulating quotes in the Refreshment area
- Directory of members with access to email and contact information
- Bibliography of published papers on various aspects of Decadal Climate Variability
- Access to articles and abstracts of documents published by the American
Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society
- Links to several long-term data sets useful in decadal climate variability
research and applications
- Writing room work area for individual or collaborative document
writing
- Press releases section for new and exciting results on all aspects of decadal climate variability
- Context-sensitive help available from all pages within DecVar
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list
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