We’re excited to announce the release of QIIME 1.9.0! As is typical for our releases, the QIIME 1.9.0 Virtual Box and EC2 image will be ready in about a week.
For details on the new features in QIIME 1.9.0 and how to start using it, see the QIIME 1.9.0 release notes.
Enjoy!
Greg, on behalf of the QIIME developers