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To summarize, Iris provides:
built-in capabilities for building, viewing, and analyzing broad-band spectro-photometric SEDs;
seamless integration between existing and new code in Python and Java;
a python framework for fitting user provided models and templates;
interoperability with virtual observatory tools through the Simple Messaging Application Protocol (SAMP);
a Java Software Development Kit (SDK) that allows developers to extend the Iris functionalities.