Archive | April, 2011

Death of the Internet greatly exaggerated

Death of the Internet greatly exaggerated

Following the recent media stories suggesting that the Internet might be ‘running out’, JANET is one of the best placed networks to show the way ahead. Recently there have been a number of stories in newspapers, on the TV and on radio asking essentially ‘is the Internet running out of addresses?’ For a lot of [...]

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Heads in the Cloud: UCISA Cloud Computing Seminar, 16 February 2011

Heads in the Cloud: UCISA Cloud Computing Seminar, 16 February 2011

Delegates from across the UK HE sector came together at Loughborough University in February for a seminar on cloud computing.

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Customer Engagement profile

Customer Engagement profile

Frances Neilson, Customer Engagement Manager for Scotland.

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Editorial, April 2011: Face the Future

Editorial, April 2011: Face the Future

The easy part is over. To gather information to guide the next upgrade of the JANET backbone, we asked for the community’s input. The community responded eloquently and with great passion.

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Network access on the move with new JANET 3G data service

Network access on the move with new JANET 3G data service

Learning and research on the move has just become much easier as JANET(UK) is pleased to announce the launch of its new high capacity data service for education institutions and research organisations, JANET 3G.

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Putting JANET requirements into practice

Putting JANET requirements into practice

The depth of feeling of JANET users, and the importance they attach to the network, has been demonstrated by the intensity of their response to a simple request from JANET(UK): what are your requirements for the next upgrade to JANET?

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JANET(UK) to manage new virtual services brokerage

JANET(UK) to manage new virtual services brokerage

In an area that is fast growing but as yet has no standards and no set model of delivery, the new JANET brokerage will promote interoperability and bring clarity and coherence.

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Access Grid Support relocating to the University of Edinburgh

Access Grid Support relocating to the University of Edinburgh

From 1 August 2011 Access Grid Toolkit, IOCOM and EVO technologies on JANET will be supported by the JANET Videoconferencing Service Management Centre in Edinburgh.

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Connectivity on the move with JANET 3G for eduroam

Connectivity on the move with JANET 3G for eduroam

An increasing number of academic and support staff are living their life on the move – whether that’s on campus or further afield. The new JANET 3G service for eduroam provides a flexible range of data-only SIM packages that are specifically designed to meet the needs of the academic and research communities.

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