IEEE Xplore down 02/02/2008 - RESCHEDULED

Just in from IEEE:

"We are writing to inform you that an upgrade of the IEEE Xplore Digital Library is scheduled for Saturday, 2 February. During this deployment, the system will be unavailable for up to up to eight hours beginning at approximately 9:00 AM EST. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

As a result of this new release, the IEEE Xplore digital library will be
enhanced with:

Support of OpenURL images and custom text

Conference Proceedings weekly update alerts
- Enables a user to receive weekly update alerts for every conference title via either email or RSS whenever a new conference proceeding title is added to IEEE Xplore.

Scitopia.org search from the IEEE Xplore home page
- The IEEE Xplore home page will feature a quick search box enabling users to easily search scitopia.org, the free federated search portal to the digital libraries of leading science and technology societies.

Draft standards search
- Users will be able to limit their search to IEEE draft standards only from the Advanced Search page in IEEE Xplore.

This release is part of our ongoing effort to bring you the best IEEE Xplore experience possible and incorporates suggestions we have received from our many valued subscribers."