With the recent completion of a fiber optic connection between Midland and Saginaw, Merit Network has moved one step closer to completing the "Blue-Line" portion of its backbone optical network in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Over the next few months, the…
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Is a library intended for only checking out books and doing research? At the Willard Library in Battle Creek, you will find rows and rows of books and research materials, but you'll also find a plethora of activities that enable…
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Merit has run a Network Operations Center since 1987, including through the very active years of the NSFNet project. But as startup funding for the Internet ended in the mid-1990s, most of Merit's NSFNet staff were spun off to continue…
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Ann Arbor, MI. - Merit Network, for 40 years the most advanced research and educational network, announced today the introduction of MeritVoice, a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service optimized for Educational, Research, Library and Health Care organizations. In Partnership…
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At the heart of Kalamazoo, Borgess Medical Center (BMC) is saving lives and expertly treating cardiovascular problems. BMC's Cardiovascular Lab is one of the most experienced in the Midwest. The medical center's doctors have performed more than 16,500 heart surgeries.…
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ANN ARBOR - Merit Network, Inc., Michigan's research and education networking organization, today announced its participation in a celebratory event that will recognize the impact and achievements of the National Science Foundation's NSFNET program. NSFNET comprised a set of projects…
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ANN ARBOR, MI - Merit Network Inc. has completed Phase I of its fiber network expansion in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, connecting Michigan Technological University (MTU), Northern Michigan University (NMU), and Lake Superior State University (LSSU) via fiber optic cable at…
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ANN ARBOR, MI - With a new fiber-optic path that spans Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the Mackinac Bridge, and the addition of new connections in St. Ignace, Mackinaw City, Petoskey and Traverse City, Merit Network, Inc. is now offering gigabit…
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ANN ARBOR - In the blink of an eye, packets of information are now zooming across hundreds of miles of fiber networking at gigabit speeds from the Upper Peninsula to the Lower Peninsula thanks to new connections provided by Merit…
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ANN ARBOR - Merit Network has announced the formation of the Michigan Information Technology Executives (MITE) Forum, a collaborative community for chief information officers and IT executives in education and other technology sectors. The MITE Forum will primarily focus on…
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