diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/Dict.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/Dict.java
index 82cb46fc581dfe643c2517bfc88043c6a944e6b4..8f2547be6703704794a9ba2d45150a059c860b5a 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/Dict.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/Dict.java
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ public abstract class Dict
 
     public static final String OPENBIS_INSTANCE = "openbis_instance";
 
-    public static final String WELCOME = "welcome";
-
     public static final String FOOTER = "footer";
 
     //
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/WelcomePanelHelper.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/WelcomePanelHelper.java
index a81c56e11a3762cccfee75ff78af95721f29cabf..7105481635043471badff40f664395bfe335c9ba 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/WelcomePanelHelper.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/framework/WelcomePanelHelper.java
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.framework
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.Component;
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.LayoutContainer;
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.layout.CenterLayout;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.DOM;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.Element;
 
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.Dict;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.IViewContext;
 
 /**
@@ -36,16 +33,9 @@ public class WelcomePanelHelper
     {
         final LayoutContainer layoutContainer = new LayoutContainer(new CenterLayout());
         layoutContainer.setId(idPrefix + "welcome");
-        layoutContainer.addText(createWelcomeText(viewContext));
+        HtmlPage welcomePage = new HtmlPage("welcomePage");
+        layoutContainer.add(welcomePage);
         return layoutContainer;
     }
 
-    private static final String createWelcomeText(IViewContext<?> viewContext)
-    {
-        final Element div = DOM.createDiv();
-        div.setClassName("intro-tab");
-        div.setInnerText(viewContext.getMessage(Dict.WELCOME));
-        return div.getString();
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/common-dictionary.js b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/common-dictionary.js
index e9b4718dd4d1cc405750318442b61c0656ce8870..dd98603074ca84f5b9fadd13d2a6a2dbeb39bd4f 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/common-dictionary.js
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/common-dictionary.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 var common = {
 
   applicationName: "openBIS",
-  welcome: "Welcome to openBIS",
   openbis_instance: "",
   footer: "openBIS (Version {0})",
   openbis_logo_title: "openBIS",
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/welcomePage.html b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/welcomePage.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6d45872661a18e0f88ab5ff37434bf5385066cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/welcomePage.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Welcome to <b>openBIS</b>
\ No newline at end of file