Twice each year, the Internet2 community comes together for informal meetings and interactive discussions about new applications and advanced networking. At the upcoming Fall 2010 Internet2 Member Meeting, Merit Network's Elwood Downing, Bob Stovall, and Leslie Williamson will be part…
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Ann Arbor, MI - Merit Network President/CEO Don Welch has been named the Vice Chair of Internet2's External Relations Advisory Council (ERAC), which is responsible for advising Internet2's Board and management on matters of policy, standards, and strategies in the…
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ANN ARBOR, MI — Just two months after announcing the completion of the 500-mile, facilities-based "Blue Line" fiber-optic network, Merit Network, Inc. has announced that they have made another significant upgrade to America's longest-running research and education network. The most…
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Merit Network, Inc. and Internet2 announced today a collaborative effort to provide all Merit Sponsored Education Group Participants (SEGPs) with connectivity to the Internet2 Network. Schools, libraries, institutions of higher learning, museums and government agencies across Michigan that connect to…
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ANN ARBOR - Merit Network has reached a new commodity service agreement that simplifies backbone routing. The new service agreement minimizes the number of egress points where Merit traffic accesses the commodity Internet. Whereas traffic of this nature on Merit's…
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ANN ARBOR, MI - Merit Network President/CEO Don Welch has been named to Internet2's External Relations Advisory Council (ERAC), which is responsible for advising Internet2's Board and management on matters of policy, standards, and strategies in the context of industry,…
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Teaching students in two locations, separated by over 250 miles, can be more than challenging when your teaching schedule is full and you're also the chair of a department at a major university. For Nina Nelson, professor and chair for…
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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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