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 # [Specify 7](https://www.specifysoftware.org/products/specify-7/)
 
 The [Specify Collections Consortium](https://www.specifysoftware.org) is pleased
-to offer Specify 7, a web implementation of our biological collections data
+to offer Specify 7, the web implementation of our biological collections data
 management platform.
 
 We encourage members to use
@@ -15,30 +15,27 @@ access to this repository.
 
 The new generation of Specify combines the interface design components and data
 management foundation of Specify 6 with the efficiency and ease-of-use of
-web-based data access and cloud computing. The Specify 7 web application uses
+web-based data access and cloud computing. Specify 7 uses
 the same interface layout language as Specify 6, so any user interface
-customization made in one product is mirrored in the other. Also Specify 6 and
-Specify 7 use the same data model and can work from the same Specify MySQL
-database, which means they can be run simultaneously with any Specify
-collection. By providing an easy migration path to the web, Specify 7 helps
+customization made in one platform is mirrored in the other. Also Specify 6 and
+Specify 7 use the same data model and can work from the same Specify MySQL or MariaDB
+database, which means 6 and 7 can be run simultaneously with any Specify
+collection. Specify 7 helps
 transition Specify 6 collections to cloud computing. It is also a great starting
-platform for collections which prefer zero workstation software installation and
+platform for institutions that prefer zero workstation software installation and
 ubiquitous web browser access.
 
-Specify 7’s server/browser architecture open the door for computing support of
-collaborative digitization projects and for remote hosting of institutional or
-project specimen databases. Without the need for a local area or campus network
+Specify 7’s architecture supports collaborative digitization projects and remote hosting of specimen databases. Without the need for a local area or campus network
 to connect to the MySQL data server, Specify 7 gives you and your collaborators
-access to a shared specimen database through any web browser. Without adequate
-IT support to maintain a secure database server? With the Specify 7 server
+access to a shared specimen database through any web browser. Finding it challenging to obtain IT support to maintain a local secure database server? With the Specify 7 server
 software supported on generic Linux servers, museums can utilize a server
 hosting service to provide support for the technical complexities of systems
 administration, security management, and backing-up. Want to create a joint
-database with remote collaborators for a collaborative digitizing effort? No
+database for a collaborative digitizing effort? No
 problem! Host, hire a hosting service or use
 our [Specify Cloud](https://www.specifysoftware.org/products/cloud/) service for
 your Specify database, set up accounts and go. We provide the same efficient
-user interface and printed reports and labels customization, and help desk
+user interface, report and labels customization and help desk
 support for Specify 7 as we do for Specify 6.
 
 **Secure.**
@@ -69,7 +66,7 @@ The Specify Collections Consortium is funded by its member
 institutions. The Consortium web site is:
 https://specifysoftware.org
 
-Specify 7 Copyright © 2023 Specify Collections Consortium. Specify
+Specify 7 Copyright © 2024 Specify Collections Consortium. Specify
 comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software licensed
 under GNU General Public License 2 (GPL2).