<s>
OMII-UK	B-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
open-source	O
software	O
organisation	O
for	O
the	O
UK	O
research	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OMII-UK	B-Operating_System
have	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
roles	O
within	O
the	O
UK	O
research	O
community	O
:	O
helping	O
new	O
users	O
get	O
started	O
with	O
E-research	B-General_Concept
,	O
providing	O
the	O
software	O
that	O
is	O
needed	O
and	O
developing	O
that	O
software	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OMII-UK	B-Operating_System
also	O
help	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
E-research	B-General_Concept
by	O
liaising	O
with	O
national	O
and	O
international	O
organisations	O
,	O
e-Research	B-General_Concept
groups	O
,	O
standards	O
 '	O
groups	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
researchers	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OMII-UK	B-Operating_System
is	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
Engineering	O
and	O
Physical	O
Sciences	O
Research	O
Council	O
(	O
EPSRC	O
)	O
and	O
Jisc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OMII-UK	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
three	O
bodies	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OMII	O
(	O
Open	B-Operating_System
Middleware	I-Operating_System
Infrastructure	I-Operating_System
Institute	I-Operating_System
)	O
started	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Southampton	O
in	O
January	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Southampton	O
group	O
joined	O
forces	O
with	O
the	O
established	O
myGrid	O
and	O
OGSA-DAI	O
projects	O
to	O
form	O
OMII-UK	B-Operating_System
-	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
e-Science	O
programme	O
.	O
</s>
