--Yonsook Enloe (yonsook@killians.gsfc.nasa.gov), NASA/GSFC, Code 505 Greenbelt, MD 20771.

Version 1.0 Beta of the EOSDIS V0 IMS WWW Gateway has been installed and is now ready for access. Best viewed through Netscape (v1.1N or better) or a HTML 3.0 savvy browser, this version of the Gateway can be found at the following URL: http://eos.nasa.gov/imswelcome.

For the first time via the World Wide Web, this version provides end-to-end functionality,including a basic product ordering capability. Following is a synopsis of the functionality that is now available:

• Inventory Search by: Parameter, Source, Sensor, Dataset ID, Data Center, Date Rangem and Geographic Region
• Dataset Listing
• Granules Listing
• Granules Attribute Comparison
• Integrated Browse
• Access to Definitions
• Guide Information
• Access to Master Directory Information
• Ability to Select Packages for Ordering
• Product Ordering (including User Profile information)
• User Interface Customization
• Comments Facility
• Online, Integrated and Context-sensitive Help

Though some of these services were available in previous versions of the Gateway, many have been modified and improved, and are now available with enhanced capability. Many improvements have resulted from comments that were received from Users.

We encourage you to use the Gateway again, try out the new features, and continue to send us your comments. The Gateway will continue to evolve and improve and we will make new version available as soon as they are ready to be released. The Gateway is now hosted by a server class SGI and is capable of handling a high volume of accesses.

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