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@@ -16,20 +16,26 @@ Notice: Licensed to the Apache Softwa
specific language governing permissions and limitations
under the License.
-<h2>What is Taverna?</h2>
-<p>
-Taverna is an open source domain independent <a href="/introduction/what-is-a-workflow-management-system">Workflow Management System</a> –
-a suite of tools used to design and execute <a href="/introduction/why-use-workflows/">scientific workflows</a>.
-Taverna was started by the <a href="http://www.mygrid.org.uk">myGrid project</a> and originally funded through a range of <a href="/about/supporters/">organisations and projects</a>.
-</p>
+##What is Taverna?##
+
+Taverna is an open source domain independent [Workflow Management System][1] -
+ a suite of tools used to design and execute [scientific workflows][2].
+Taverna was started by the [myGrid project][3] and originally funded through a range of
+ [organisations and projects][4].
+
<p class="row text-center">
-<a href="/img/Taverna_Intro_slide1.png"><img width="680" height="382" title="Taverna_Intro_slide1" src="/img/Taverna_Intro_slide1.png" alt="" usemap="#tavernamap" /></a></p>
+<a href="/img/Taverna_Intro_slide1.png">
+ <img width="680" height="382" title="Taverna_Intro_slide1" src="/img/Taverna_Intro_slide1.png"
+ alt="" usemap="#tavernamap" /></a></p>
<map name="tavernamap">
-<area shape="rect" coords="200,100,300,193" href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/download/workbench/" alt="Taverna Workbench" />
-<area shape="rect" coords="316,102,415,196" href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/developers/work-in-progress/taverna-lite/" alt="Taverna Lite" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="200,100,300,193"
+ href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/download/workbench/" alt="Taverna Workbench" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="316,102,415,196"
+ href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/developers/work-in-progress/taverna-lite/" alt="Taverna Lite" />
<area shape="rect" coords="100,143,184,188" href="http://www.panacea-lr.eu/" alt="Panacea" />
<area shape="rect" coords="3,137,98,177" href="http://www.biocatalogue.org/" alt="Biocatalogue" />
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+<area shape="rect" coords="14,184,169,218"
+ href="https://www.biodiversitycatalogue.org/" alt="Bio Diversity Catalogue" />
<area shape="rect" coords="26,69,181,107" href="http://www.myexperiment.org/" alt="My Experiment" />
<area shape="rect" coords="28,264,86,308" href="http://soaplab.sourceforge.net/soaplab1/" alt="SoapLab" />
<area shape="rect" coords="84,268,177,301" href="http://www.unicore.eu/" alt="UNICORE" />
@@ -42,49 +48,69 @@ Taverna was started by the <a href="http
<area shape="rect" coords="478,87,554,145" href="http://www.biovel.eu/" alt="Biovel" />
<area shape="rect" coords="584,83,646,138" href="http://www.evo-uk.org/" alt="EVO" />
<area shape="rect" coords="436,164,537,209" href="https://main.g2.bx.psu.edu/" alt="Galaxy" />
-<area shape="rect" coords="536,161,637,206" href="http://code.google.com/p/google-refine/" alt="Google Refine" />
-<area shape="rect" coords="194,216,313,285" href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/documentation/taverna-2-x/provenance/" alt="Provenance" />
-<area shape="rect" coords="194,279,313,341" href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/developers/work-in-progress/components/" alt="Taverna Components" />
-<area shape="rect" coords="321,215,427,292" href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/documentation/taverna-2-x/server/" alt="Taverna Server" />
-<area shape="rect" coords="319,283,425,341" href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/developers/work-in-progress/interaction/" alt="Interaction Server" />
-<area shape="rect" coords="434,221,552,288" href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/developers/work-in-progress/taverna-player/" alt="Taverna Player" />
-<area shape="rect" coords="554,222,678,290" href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/download/server/2-2/" alt="Taverna Virtual Machine" />
-<area shape="rect" coords="434,284,558,352" href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/download/command-line-tool/" alt="Command Line Tool" />
-<area shape="rect" coords="560,290,678,358" href="http://www.osgi.org/Main/HomePage" alt="OSGi Alliance" />
-<area shape="rect" coords="200,344,422,380" href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/documentation/faq/security/" alt="Security" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="536,161,637,206"
+ href="http://code.google.com/p/google-refine/" alt="Google Refine" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="194,216,313,285"
+ href="/documentation/taverna-2-x/provenance/" alt="Provenance" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="194,279,313,341"
+ href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/developers/work-in-progress/components/" alt="Taverna Components" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="321,215,427,292"
+ href="/documentation/taverna-2-x/server/" alt="Taverna Server" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="319,283,425,341"
+ href="/developers/work-in-progress/interaction/" alt="Interaction Server" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="434,221,552,288"
+ href="/developers/work-in-progress/taverna-player/" alt="Taverna Player" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="554,222,678,290"
+ href="download/server/2-2/" alt="Taverna Virtual Machine" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="434,284,558,352"
+ href="/download/command-line-tool/" alt="Command Line Tool" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="560,290,678,358"
+ href="http://www.osgi.org/Main/HomePage" alt="OSGi Alliance" />
+<area shape="rect" coords="200,344,422,380"
+ href="/documentation/faq/security/" alt="Security" />
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</p>
<p class="row text-center">
-(<a href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/pages/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Taverna-Intro-slide1.pptx">Download a (None Apache)</a> presentation slide of the above)
-</p>
-<p>
-The Taverna suite is written in Java and includes the Taverna Engine (used for enacting workflows) that powers both
-<a href="/download/taverna-2-x/">Taverna Workbench</a> (the desktop client application) and
-<a href="/download/taverna-server/">Taverna Server</a> (which executes remote workflows).
-Taverna is also available as a <a href="/documentation/taverna-2-x/command-line-tool/">Command Line Tool</a>
-for faster execution of workflows from a terminal without the overhead of a GUI.<br/>
-Taverna automates experimental methods through the use of a number of different (local or remote) services from a diverse set of domains – biology, chemistry and medicine to music, meteorology and social sciences.
-</p>
-<p>Effectively, Taverna enables a scientist who has a limited background in computing,
-limited technical resources and support,
-to construct highly complex analyses over data and computational resources that are both public and private,
-all from a standard PC, UNIX box or Apple computer.
+([Download a (None Apache)][5] presentation slide of the above)
</p>
+
+The Taverna suite is written in Java and includes the Taverna Engine (used for enacting workflows) that powers
+ both [Taverna Workbench][6] (the desktop client application) and [Taverna Server][7]
+ (which executes remote workflows).
+Taverna is also available as a [Command Line Tool][8] for faster execution of workflows from a terminal without
+ the overhead of a GUI.
+Taverna automates experimental methods through the use of a number of different (local or remote) services from
+ a diverse set of domains – biology, chemistry and medicine to music, meteorology and social sciences.
+
+Effectively, Taverna enables a scientist who has a limited background in computing,
+ limited technical resources and support,
+ to construct highly complex analyses over data and computational resources that are both public and private,
+ all from a standard PC, UNIX box or Apple computer.
+
<p class="row text-center">
<a href="/img/Taverna_Spectrum_Slide.png">
<img title="Taverna_Spectrum_Slide" src="/img/Taverna_Spectrum_Slide.png" alt="" width="680" height="400" />
-</a>
+ </a>
</p>
<p class="row text-center">
-(<a href="http://www.taverna.org.uk/pages/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Taverna_Spectrum_Slide.pptx">Download a (None Apache)</a>
-presentation slide of the above)
+([Download a (None Apache)][9] presentation slide of the above)
</p>
-<p>
-See a full list of <a href="/introduction/taverna-features/">Taverna’s features</a> or
-<a href="/documentation/videos/">videos</a> of Taverna in action.
-<br/>
+
+See a full list of [Taverna's features][10] or [videos][11] of Taverna in action.
The screenshot shown below shows the Taverna Workbench 2.x during the design of a workflow.
-</p>
+
<p class="row text-center">
<img src="/img/Taverna_Workbench.png" alt="Taverna 2.1 Workbench Design Perspective" width="606" height="392" />
-</p>
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+</p>
+
+ [1]: /introduction/what-is-a-workflow-management-system.html
+ [2]: /introduction/why-use-workflows.html
+ [3]: http://www.mygrid.org.uk
+ [4]: /about/supporters/
+ [5]: http://www.taverna.org.uk/pages/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Taverna-Intro-slide1.pptx
+ [6]: /download/taverna-2-x/
+ [7]: /download/taverna-server/
+ [8]: /documentation/command-line-tool/
+ [9]: http://www.taverna.org.uk/pages/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Taverna_Spectrum_Slide.pptx
+ [10]: /introduction/taverna-features.html
+ [11]: /documentation/videos/
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