Computational chemistry network services and user interfacing

The best use of computer-aided techniques by chemists naturally depends on the quality of available (network) facilities. Specifically, the optimization of user support and network access to integrated systems of data and tools has taken on increased importance in recent years with the increasing (internet) network capacity and availability. This paper reports on our ongoing development of a general user interface to chemical network services, where the emphasis is on the ease of maintenance for the Center, the service provider, and the ease of use for the chemist/molecular biologist, the end-user.