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Vitro can be built an operated independently of VIVO.  VIVO is completely dependent on Vitro.

VIVO

VIVO is a customized Vitro.  The table below shows how VIVO compares to Vitro.

Component View

VIVO, with Vitro, as "made" out of components, including other open source software components.  The figure below shows the various software components that are used in a VIVO/Vitro system.

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