February 16, 2008
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Indiana University’s Advanced Network Management Laboratory (ANML) highlights the new BoreasNet optical network below. Boreas increases number of facilities managing optical networks in the Midwest. Michigan, Ohio and Indiana have established networks while Boreas covers schools including Iowa State University, … Continue reading
December 22, 2007
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Internet2′s Commerical Peering service has announced a peering milestone: connecting to 70,000 routes. Participants in this service now see more than 50% of their commodity traffic needs being met with I2′s peering service. This service continues to expand the number … Continue reading
November 16, 2007
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Not standing still following the NLR fallout…Internet2 and the Department of Energy (DOE) have successfully deployed a nationwide network with five interconnected rings with each ring consisting of one (or more) 10gigabit path. Placed together these rings form a coast-to-coast … Continue reading
October 31, 2007
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Internet2 announced today that Verizon Business has joined Internet2 as a corporate member. Verizon joins corporate members including Google, Cisco, Northrop and Johnson & Johnson among others. Interest in Internet2′s 100GBs backbone is sparking interest all over the place. Internet2′s … Continue reading
October 11, 2007
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I was amused to read Arstechnica‘s News Desk article Internet2 at 100Gbps posted October 9th. However my blog post about this very topic from June 13th … well okay, I’m still glad to see more researchers, scientists, faculty and artists … Continue reading
September 13, 2007
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Today’s Live Discussion at the Chronicle of Higher Education points to the growth of new technologies that will change the college campus. Gartner’s “Hype Cycle for Higher Education” focused on technologies that will transform colleges in the next 10 years: … Continue reading
June 13, 2007
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From coast to coast Internet2 is now connecting educational and research institutions across a new nationwide network at 100 Gigabits per second. For the Midwest is a perfect compliment to the new Boreas network announced this past spring. Public networks … Continue reading
May 10, 2007
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Last year I was the sole representative from MIAD to the FTC. This year MIAD had seven available for the wide opportunity of sessions, people networking and inspiration. I think we are already looking forward to next year’s FTC!
May 10, 2007
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Due to my Internet2 session I missed Moodle: facilitating communities of learners. Martin Dougiamas, founder and lead developer of Moodle was broadcast over the internet via Skype from Perth Australia to Madison. My team from MIAD enjoyed the session and … Continue reading
May 10, 2007
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The annual Internet2 K20 WorkGroup meeting was my first opportunity to share my learning and experiences as co-chair with Dan Gross. This has been a great opportunity to learn and engage educators and professional staff from around the state … Continue reading