[Insight-users] ANNOUNCE: Insight Toolkit ITK Version 1.0 Ready for Download
Will Schroeder
will.schroeder@kitware.com
Tue, 05 Nov 2002 14:00:27 -0500
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Hello Folks-
The open-source Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit (ITK) Version=
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1.0 is ready for immediate download. Please visit=20
http://www.itk.org/HTML/Download.php to obtain the software. (This site has=
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a web page that gathers information to help developers and project managers=
=20
understand the needs of the ITK community. For those who have completed=20
this form before, you should be able to jump directly to the download site=
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if you remembered to bookmark it.) You may also wish to obtain the software=
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via CVS access, look at ftp://www.itk.org/pub/itk/GettingStarted.txt for=20
instructions on obtaining the software via CVS. Make sure that you use the=
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recent release of CMake (version 1.4.6) available from www.cmake.org to=20
manage the ITK compilation process.
Changes to the software from the previous 0.7 release include a large=20
number of changes related to stability, style, and correctness; the=20
addition of several new algorithms; support for the Borland compiler;=20
support for MacOSX Jaguar; support for the MS .NET compiler; addition of=20
install targets on Unix; and improvements to CABLE (including a itktcl=20
executable); const correctness; refactoring of the iterator hierarchy;=20
reworking the build process to consolidate the binaries and libraries into=
=20
a single directory; and the addition of several examples.
ITK was created from the generous funding of The US National Library of=20
Medicine at the National Institutes of Health and sponsoring organizations=
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(see http://www.itk.org/HTML/Sponsors.htm) with Dr. Terry Yoo of NLM/NIH=20
serving as project manager. Six prime organizations, three corporate=20
(Kitware, GE Global Research, and Insightful) and three academic=20
(University of North Carolina, University of Utah, and University of=20
Pennsylvania) created the software. (See http://www.itk.org/HTML/About.htm=
=20
for more information.) The goals for the project include the following:
=B7 Support the Visible Human Project.
=B7 Establish a foundation for future research.
=B7 Create a repository of fundamental algorithms.
=B7 Develop a platform for advanced product development.
=B7 Create conventions for future work.
=B7 Grow a self-sustaining community of software users and developers.
Learn more at www.itk.org. Enjoy ITK !!!
Will
William J. Schroeder, Ph.D.
Kitware, Inc.
469 Clifton Corporate Parkway
Clifton Park, NY 12065
will.schroeder@kitware.com
1-518-371-3971 x102 (phone)
1-518-371-3971 (fax)
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Hello Folks-<br><br>
The open-source Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit (ITK)
Version 1.0 is ready for immediate download. Please visit
<a href=3D"http://www.itk.org/HTML/Download.php" eudora=3D"autourl">http://w=
ww.itk.org/HTML/Download.php</a>
to obtain the software. (This site has a web page that gathers information=
to help developers and project managers understand the needs of the ITK=
community. For those who have completed this form before, you should be=
able to jump directly to the download site if you remembered to bookmark=
it.) You may also wish to obtain the software via CVS access, look at <a=
href=3D"ftp://www.itk.org/pub/itk/GettingStarted.txt"=
eudora=3D"autourl">ftp://www.itk.org/pub/itk/GettingStarted.txt</a> for=
instructions on obtaining the software via CVS. Make sure that you use the=
recent release of CMake (version 1.4.6) available from <a=
href=3D"http://www.cmake.org/" eudora=3D"autourl">www.cmake.org</a> to=
manage the ITK compilation process.<br><br>
Changes to the software from the previous 0.7 release include a large number=
of changes related to stability, style, and correctness; the addition of=
several new algorithms; support for the Borland compiler; support for=
MacOSX Jaguar; support for the MS .NET compiler; addition of install=
targets on Unix; and improvements to CABLE (including a itktcl executable);=
const correctness; refactoring of the iterator hierarchy; reworking the=
build process to consolidate the binaries and libraries into a single=
directory; and the addition of several examples. <br><br>
ITK was created from the generous funding of The US National Library of=
Medicine at the National Institutes of Health and sponsoring organizations=
(see http://www.itk.org/HTML/Sponsors.htm) with Dr. Terry Yoo of NLM/NIH=
serving as project manager. Six prime organizations, three corporate=
(Kitware, GE Global Research, and Insightful) and three academic=
(University of North Carolina, University of Utah, and University of=
Pennsylvania) created the software. (See http://www.itk.org/HTML/About.htm=
for more information.) The goals for the project include the following:=
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<font=
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<font=
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<font=
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Learn more at <a href=3D"http://www.itk.org/"=
eudora=3D"autourl">www.itk.org</a>. Enjoy ITK !!!<br><br>
Will<br><br>
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William J. Schroeder, Ph.D.<br>
Kitware, Inc.<br>
469 Clifton Corporate Parkway<br>
Clifton Park, NY 12065<br>
will.schroeder@kitware.com<br>
1-518-371-3971 x102 (phone)<br>
1-518-371-3971 (fax)</html>
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