Network neutrality has been a source of controversy in recent years, capturing the attention of networks, Internet service providers, web content providers, politicians, and many others. The concept of a neutral network, where all Internet and network traffic would be…
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To find the "most wired" school in the state of Michigan, you'll need to drive to the northern-most public university in the state, according to PC Magazine. Michigan Technological University (MTU), located in Houghton, was named on the magazine's 2007…
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After 40 years of innovations, Merit Network celebrated the milestone at the Michigan Information Technology Center (MITC) with a day-long event filled with reflections on Merit's past and glimpses into high-speed networking's future. Don Welch, Merit's president, observed that Merit…
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Merit Network, the pioneering Michigan research network that played a key role in the development of the Internet, next week will celebrated its 40th anniversary. President Emeritus Eric Aupperle, a 32-year Merit veteran who served as director and president during…
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You won't find many penguins or polar bears wandering the streets of Ann Arbor, but students participating in an interactive videoconference with the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum have been transported from their warm classroom to the Arctic Circle for a…
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COLUMBUS, OHIO and ANN ARBOR, MICH. - The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), and Merit Network, Inc. are pleased to announce a partnership to enhance regional optical networks in the Midwest. This partnership between the two state research and education networks…
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Dr. Donald J. Welch, currently Chief Technologist for H-E-B in San Antonio, Texas (a $12 billion international retailing corporation) has been selected as the President and CEO of Merit Network, Inc. Before joining H-E-B, Dr. Welch was the Academic Division's…
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On Thursday, April 27, the Merit Network community began utilizing the new fiber connection between the Lansing POP and the Jackson POPs located at Jackson Community College and Jackson County ISD (JCISD). Using one gigabits-per-second optics Merit Network lit the…
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WINDSOR - A different kind of traffic is flowing over the US-Canada border today as Ontario and Michigan officially interconnect their high-speed optical research and education networks utilizing the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. The direct fiber connection is believed to be one…
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