An active registry for bioinformatics web services

  • Authors:
  • S. Pettifer;D. Thorne;P. McDermott;T. Attwood;J. Baran;J. C. Bryne;T. Hupponen;D. Mowbray;G. Vriend

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • Bioinformatics
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Summary: The EMBRACE Registry is a web portal that collects and monitors web services according to test scripts provided by the their administrators. Users are able to search for, rank and annotate services, enabling them to select the most appropriate working service for inclusion in their bioinformatics analysis tasks. Availability and implementation: Web site implemented with PHP, Python, MySQL and Apache, with all major browsers supported. ( www.embraceregistry.net) Contact: steve.pettifer@manchester.ac.uk