Announcing Merit Services Seminar, October 29

[Merit Network Professional Learning]

Merit Network is pleased to invite you to attend a free seminar to learn
about Merit's suite of NetSourced services for K-12 education, libraries
and other organizations, many of which are E-Rate eligible. The seminar
will be valuable for any institution that is considering options for
providing enhanced services. It will be of special interest to
organizations that participate in the federal E-Rate program.

The seminar will be held on Thursday, October 29 in Ann Arbor. The event
will also be webcast. You can read more and register today at:

  http://www.merit.edu/learning/services2009

This seminar will introduce Merit's innovative approaches to delivering
critical core services for organizations, and will provide an
opportunity to find out why leading institutions have selected these
services. You will hear from current customers, partner organizations,
and Merit service specialists, who will describe the services and their
flexible options. The seminar will feature plenty of time for detailed
questions and answers.

Services to be discussed include:

  * Dedicated connection services: Flexible and innovative approaches
    for meeting every organization's connectivity needs.

  * MeritVoice: New alternatives for providing communication
    services with Voice over IP.

  * MeritMail: The low-cost outsourced email solution with
    anti-spam/virus protection, Outlook compatibility, calendaring,
    and more.

  * Cloud Services: Cloud storage and virtual computing services.

  * MeritVideo: Videoconferencing, live and on-demand streaming,
    video repository, and consulting services.

  * Monitoring and Management: 24x7 network and device monitoring.

Many of Merit's services are structured to ensure eligibility under the
federal E-Rate program, which provides discounts for eligible services
for K-12 schools and libraries. During the seminar we will discuss the
E-Rate eligibility of each service so you can consider your options
during the upcoming funding window.

Details
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The seminar will be held on Thursday, October 29 in the first floor
conference center at the Michigan Information Technology Center (MITC),
1000 Oakbrook Drive, Ann Arbor. The seminar will begin with breakfast at
8:30 a.m.; the program will begin at 9:00 and conclude by 2:30 p.m. You
are welcome to attend any part of the day. Breakfast, lunch, and door
prizes will be provided compliments of Merit and our partners.

Seating is limited and we encourage you to register by October 15. You
can register and read complete information at:

	http://www.merit.edu/learning/services2009

For your convenience, the seminar will be Webcast and available
everywhere. Please return to the page above closer to the date for more
information about the Webcast.

We hope you'll take this opportunity to learn more about Merit's range
of services, which have been designed with your organization's needs in
mind.



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