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+# Software announcements:                                 #
+#                                                         #
+# Oct-2020: Izar has an all new software stack focused on #
+#           CUDA enabled applications. Please report any  #
+#           issues you find or any software which is not  #
+#           yet available via the 1234@epfl.ch.           #
+#                                                         #
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+# System announcements:                                   #
+#                                                         #
+# Oct-2020: Izar is in BETA. It runs on RedHat 7.7 and    #
+#           Slurm 20.05. Please report any issues via     #
+#           1234@epfl.ch or the feedback mailing list.    #
+#                                                         #