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Editorial

Following its review of the regional delivery model of JANET services, JANET(UK) has published a paper: "Outcome of Consultation with Users and Operators of Regional Networks: Improving the JANET Delivery Model". The review was made to ensure that the model continues to serve customer needs, now and in the future whilst also improving overall value for money. Following the initial discussions with Regional Network Operators and the feedback received from customers, the paper responds to feedback from the community and describes the way JANET(UK) plans to move forward. [More information]

At the end of this quarter JANET’s old Server Certificate Service was replaced by a new JANET Certificate Service. A simple online interface offers a range of new features that enable the automated processing of certificate requests, along with the ability to monitor and manage new certificates that are issued, and federated access for nominated contacts: once registered, nominated contacts will be able to access the service by authenticating with their home institution’s Identity Provider rather than relying on the username / password combination provided by JANET(UK).

Network Access projects in the fields of Mobile IP and Location Awareness have completed their work, and deliverables have been published in the Development area of the JANET web site. Paradoxically, this important, ground-laying work will eventually become invisible in the background, taken for granted by users who simply assume they can gain their network access in any place and at any time.

As well providing the physical infrastructure of the JANET network and the JANET services that run over it, JANET(UK) maintains a combination of operational vigilance and active engagement in the regulatory process that provides the framework in which we all operate. A new blog on JANET(UK)'s activities in the area of regulation has been created and can be found at http://webmedia.company.ja.net/edlabblogs/regulatory-developments/.

The end of this quarter also saw the publication of the JANET Report 2009: the definitive statement on how JANET(UK) has achieved its objectives within the last year and on its approaches to the future.