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+ANNOUNCEMENT
+
+Version 3.5.3 of the OFFIS DCMTK (DICOM ToolKit) software is now available
+for public release.  This release includes the following main changes
+over the previous version (Version 3.5.2):
+
+- DCMTK 3.5.3 builds correctly with GNU gcc 3.3 and 3.4.
+
+- Better ISO C++ and STL compliance.
+
+- Various enhancements in the configure system which now works correctly
+  without manual interaction on more platforms, e.g. MinGW.  External
+  libraries are automatically detected if installed in the standard path.
+
+- Added CMake project files for improved configuration on Windows systems.
+  MSVC 6.0 project files are still part of the source code package, though.
+
+- The new application dcmodify allows to modify DICOM files from the
+  command line, i.e. replace, insert and remove particular tags.
+
+- The new application xml2dcm converts the XML output of dcm2xml back to
+  DICOM format (uses libxml2).
+
+- The new application xml2dsr converts the XML output of dsr2xml back to
+  DICOM format (uses libxml2).
+
+- Enhanced worklist SCP by supporting more optional matching and return
+  keys.  Improved handling of sequences with multiple items and nested
+  sequences.
+
+- Findscu now supports C-FIND over TLS (Security Enhancements One).
+
+- Print SCU and SCP now support TLS connections.  Print SCP now also
+  supports the Verification Service Class.
+
+- Added support for configuration file based association negotiation
+  profiles to network module.  Currently used by storescp and storescu.
+
+- Added support for TCP wrappers based host access control (uses libwrap).
+  Currently used by storescp, movescu, wlmscpfs and imagectn.
+
+- Introduced wrapper class for creating DICOMDIR files, used by dcmgpdir
+  and dcmmkdir.  Improved performance when adding a large number of 
+  DICOM files.
+
+- Enhanced Structured Reporting module: added support for the Identical
+  Documents Sequence, the Content Template Sequence, the Coding Scheme
+  Identification Sequence, new SOP classes, etc.
+
+- Added PNG export option to dcm2pnm and dcmj2pnm (uses libpng).
+
+- Added support for minimum and maximum density to calibration routines
+  (required for printers).
+
+- Enhanced handling of Icon Image Sequence, e.g. uncompressed icon image
+  in a compressed image dataset.
+
+- Added new helper methods to access and/or delete data elements.
+
+- Added support for so-called command files ("@filename") which can be
+  used to summarize command line options and parameters.
+
+- Introduced new, more consistent and "standard" conformant directory
+  structure for "make install".
+
+- Enhanced documentation: switched to Doxygen for generating HTML and
+  CHM files as well as man pages for all command line tools; added
+  simple code examples for typical use cases.
+
+- The DICOM data dictionary has been re-worked based on the latest
+  supplements and correction proposals, as usual.
+
+- Many bug fixes and minor improvements as usual - see the CHANGES.353
+  file for more details.
+
+
+Many people have contributed to this new release of DCMTK, appearing here
+in alphabetical order.  Thank you very much for your support!
+
+  Stefan Allers <[email protected]>
+  Herve Baekeland <[email protected]>
+  Andreas Barth <[email protected]>
+  Jessica Brandt <[email protected]>
+  David Clunie <[email protected]>
+  Josh Coleman <[email protected]>
+  Diego <[email protected]>
+  Razvan Costea-Barlutiu <[email protected]>
+  Michael Doppler <[email protected]>
+  Syam Gadde <[email protected]>
+  Rick H. <[email protected]>
+  Alexander Haderer <[email protected]>
+  Asger Halkier <[email protected]>
+  Michael Heber <[email protected]>
+  Andreas Heiduk <[email protected]>
+  Anibal Jodorcovsky <[email protected]>
+  Gordon Klos <[email protected]>
+  Peter Klotz <[email protected]>
+  Bernd Kuemmerlen <[email protected]>
+  David Lappen <[email protected]>
+  Kenneth Manley <[email protected]>
+  Arnaud Masson <[email protected]>
+  Markus Mertens <[email protected]>
+  Gilles Mevel <[email protected]>
+  Henning Meyer <[email protected]>
+  Vladimir Milevski <[email protected]>
+  Igor Okulist <[email protected]>
+  Tony C. Pan <[email protected]>
+  Dimitri Papadopoulos-Orfanos <[email protected]>
+  Philippe Puech <[email protected]>
+  Eike Rietzel <[email protected]>
+  Pere Rodriguez Rodriguez <[email protected]>
+  Markus Sabin <[email protected]>
+  Stein Roger Skaflotten <[email protected]>
+  James Soutter <[email protected]>
+  Rainer Thieme <[email protected]>
+  Judit Verestoy <[email protected]>
+  Stefan Vogel <[email protected]>
+  Yannick <[email protected]>
+  Maryam Zibaeifard <[email protected]>
+
+OFFIS staff who have worked on this release are:
+  Marco Eichelberg <[email protected]>
+  Joerg Riesmeier <[email protected]>
+  Thomas Wilkens <[email protected]>
+
+The DCMTK software can be downloaded via:
+  http://dicom.offis.de/dcmtk
+
+Kuratorium OFFIS e.V., Oldenburg, Germany, 2004-05-27