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+<h2>Announcement of <acronym>deal.II</acronym> 3.0</h2>
+
+<p>
+Version 3.0 of the deal.II object-oriented finite element library is
+available on the deal.II home-page at
+</p>
+<p align="center">
+<a href="http://gaia.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/~deal" target="_top">
+ http://gaia.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/~deal
+</a>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+deal.II is a C++ program library targeted at adaptive finite elements
+and error estimation. It uses state-of-the-art programming techniques
+of the C++ programming language to offer you a modern interface to the
+complex data structures and algorithms required for adaptivity and
+enables you to use a variety of finite elements in one, two, and three
+space dimensions, as well as support for time-dependent problems.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The library is written for research purposes and offers many features:
+<ul>
+<li><p> Support for one, two, and three space dimensions, using a unified
+ interface that enables writing programs almost dimension independent.</p>
+
+<li><p> Handling of locally refined grids, including different adaptive
+ refinement strategies based on local error indicators and error
+ estimators.</p>
+
+<li><p> Support for a variety of finite elements, including Lagrange
+ elements of order one through four, and discontinuous elements.</p>
+
+<li><p> Extensive documentation: all documentation is available online in a
+ logical tree structure to allow fast access to the information you
+ need. If printed it comprises about 200 pages of tutorials, several
+ reports, and far more than 1,000 pages of programming interface
+ documentation with explanations of all classes, functions, and
+ variables.</p>
+
+<li><p> Modern software techniques that make access to the complex data
+ structures and algorithms as transparent as possible. The use of
+ object oriented programming allows for program structures similar to
+ the structures in mathematical analysis.</p>
+
+<li><p> Fast algorithms that enable you to solve problems with up to several
+ millions of degrees of freedom quickly. As opposed to programming
+ symbolic algebra packages the penalty for readability is low.</p>
+
+<li><p> Support for several output formats, including some common formats
+ for visualization of scientific data.</p>
+
+<li><p> Support for a variety of computer platforms, including multi-
+ processor machines.</p>
+
+<li><p> Free source code under an Open Source license, and the invitation to
+ contribute to further development of the library.</p>
+</ul>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Wolfgang Bangerth, Guido Kanschat, & the deal.II team
+</p>
+
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+ <h2>News on <acronym>deal.II</acronym></h2>
+
+ <p>
+ This page lists news and announcements on
+ <acronym>deal.II</acronym> in anti-chronological order. If you
+ send us extensions to the library, please feel free to also send a
+ patch to this file such that we can announce your contributions in
+ your own words.
+ </p>
+
+ <dl>
+ <dt>
+ <strong>2000/04/07: deal.II 3.0 announced</strong>
+ </dt>
+ <dd>
+ Today, after 2 1/2 years of development and testing, the
+ first public release of the <acronym>deal.II</acronym>
+ library was announced (<a href="2000/01.html"
+ target="body">full text</a>).
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
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