ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Merit Network and the Connecticut Education Network (CEN) announced today a strategic partnership that provides CEN members discounted pricing on Merit's Professional Learning and cyber security certification courses. Merit, a Michigan-based non-profit corporation that operates America's…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Merit Network today announced the completion of the REACH-3MC fiber-optic infrastructure project, which has built 2,287 miles of fiber-optic infrastructure across Michigan and in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Engineers have finished splicing the remaining fiber…
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ANN ARBOR, MI - The Michigan Cyber Range, powered by Merit Network, held a cyber security exercise for Consumers Energy and DTE Energy on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. The exercise, called Power Phoenix, was a training operation for testing incident…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Theresa Rowe, chief information officer for Oakland University and a Merit board member, has been named as an EDUCAUSE Exemplary Leader. The honor recognizes her contributions to information technology and the profession, her mentoring of aspiring…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Merit Network researchers are leading an investigative project that is exploring cyber threats against critical infrastructure, including the modernized electric grid—the Smart Grid. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Secure and Trustworthy…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Merit Network, a Michigan-based non-profit corporation that operates America's longest-running regional research and education network, and the Pennsylvania-based Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research, also known as KINBER, today announced a strategic partnership that…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Soon, Merit Network will have completed one of the largest fiber-optic network projects in the history of Michigan, building middle-mile infrastructure from Monroe in the Southeast Lower Peninsula to Ironwood in the Northwest Upper Peninsula. After…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Merit Network and WiscNet recently lit a new fiber-optic connection between Powers, Michigan; Marinette and Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Chicago, Illinois. The new 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) fiber-optic connection replaces two 1 Gbps circuits, providing greater capacity…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Merit Network, Inc. and New Horizons Computer Learning Center announced today a collaboration to offer the entire catalogue of professional development course offerings to Merit Members at a 20% discount. Through this unique agreement, Merit is…
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After receiving $128 million in federal funding to revitalize broadband Internet access across rural Michigan, Merit Network, Inc., needed the right fiber and materials partner. Some RFP finalists were too large to provide the custom, hands-on approach Merit needed. Others,…
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