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-## Getting Started with XOS and CORD
+# XOS
 
-XOS is now packaged as a project in the larger CORD open source
-initiative, with source code managed through
-`https://gerrit.opencord.org`. It is also mirrored at:
+XOS is a framework for operationalizing a collection of 
+disaggregated services. It is packaged as a project in
+the Open CORD initiative, with source code managed through
+`https://gerrit.opencord.org`. It is also mirrored at
+`https://github.com/opencord`.
 
- * `https://github.com/opencord`
- * `Https://github.com/open-cloud`
-
-the latter of which corresponds to the configuration of XOS we run
-on [OpenCloud](http://www.opencloud.us).
-
-Up-to-date information about XOS is available at the [CORD
-Wiki](https://wiki.opencord.org). Additional information is available
-at the original [XOS web site](http://xosproject.org), but it is now
-somewhat dated.
-
-The best way to get started with XOS is to bring up a "Single Node
-CORD POD," as described
-[here](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/Build+a+CORD+POD). This
-version is configured with a service graph that includes
-`ExampleService`, which is a good platform for understanding how to
-build and use XOS.
-
+You can download and use XOS either as part of CORD (see the
+[CORD Guide](https://guide.opencord.org/) for details) 
+or as a standalone component (see the
+[XOS Guide](https://guide.xosproject.org/) for details).
+Also visit the
+[XOS Wiki Page](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/XOS+and+the+CORD+Controller)
+for additional information.