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Call for Papers: Role of Regional Organizations in Improving Access to the National Computational Infrastructure
The Great Plains Network and Kansas State University together with The Quilt, several Quilt members, XSEDE, Clemson, and more, have been funded to pull together a set of recommendations to NSF on how to improve access to Computational Infrastructure. As a key piece...
The Quilt releases its 2015 VMware Distribution Partner Request for Proposals
The Quilt has a successful history of leveraging the collective purchasing power of its membership and authorized member institutions to purchase advanced networking technology and services at a lower cost. In August of 2015, The Quilt will issue a Request for...
Joseph F. Sawasky Selected as Merit President and Chief Executive Officer
August 17, 2015 ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Joseph Sawasky, currently Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President, Computing and Information Technology at Wayne State University, has been selected as the President and CEO of Merit Network, Inc. Prior to joining...
NSF Gives Green Light to Pacific Research Platform- UC San Diego, UC Berkeley lead creation of West Coast big data freeway system.
AUGUST 3, 2015 For the last three years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has made a series of competitive grants to over 100 U.S. universities to aggressively upgrade their campus network capacity for greatly enhanced science data access. NSF is now building on...
CENIC and the City and County of San Francisco Collaborate to Make San Francisco Public Library the First 10 Gigabit Library in the U.S.
San Francisco, June 26, 2015 -- San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC), and the City and County of San Francisco announced today that they have collaborated to provide unprecedented direct...
Padtec completes Florida LambdaRail Installation
Miami, Florida, May 4, 2015 – Padtec, a global manufacturer and solutions provider of turnkey optical solutions, announces today that it has completed the installation of a Padtec 100G Open Wave for FIU/AMPATH over the Florida LambdaRail (FLR) backbone. AMPATH, a...
CenturyLink helps UETN deliver 1 terabit of combined bandwidth to more than 1,400 Utah schools and colleges
April 20 2015 Partnership supports third-largest student population in the United States SALT LAKE CITY – CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that its gigabit service is helping the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) create a network capable of...
Setting the standard: GlobalNOC seeks ISO certification
APRIL 15, 2015 For nearly 17 years, Indiana University’s Global Research Network Operations Center (GlobalNOC) has helped to set a standard of excellence in the maintenance and operation of the world’s most advanced research and education networks. Now, its leaders...
Merit added to list of 20 Best Michigan Websites
Kaleidico, a digital marketing firm out of Detroit, added Merit to its list of 20 Best Michigan Websites. http://kaleidico.com/web-design/the-20-best-michigan-websites-67838 The Ann Arbor-based Merit Network operates one of the longest-running computer networks in the...
100-Gigabit Upgrade for CENIC’s California Research & Education Network
The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) announced the completion of a 100-Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) upgrade for the core backbone of the California Research & Education Network (CalREN), the 3,800-mile fiber-based advanced network...
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Call for Papers: Role of Regional Organizations in Improving Access to the National Computational Infrastructure
The Great Plains Network and Kansas State University together with The Quilt, several Quilt members, XSEDE, Clemson, and more, have been funded to pull together a set of recommendations to NSF on how to improve access to Computational Infrastructure. As a key piece...
The Quilt releases its 2015 VMware Distribution Partner Request for Proposals
The Quilt has a successful history of leveraging the collective purchasing power of its membership and authorized member institutions to purchase advanced networking technology and services at a lower cost. In August of 2015, The Quilt will issue a Request for...
Joseph F. Sawasky Selected as Merit President and Chief Executive Officer
August 17, 2015 ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Joseph Sawasky, currently Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President, Computing and Information Technology at Wayne State University, has been selected as the President and CEO of Merit Network, Inc. Prior to joining...
NSF Gives Green Light to Pacific Research Platform- UC San Diego, UC Berkeley lead creation of West Coast big data freeway system.
AUGUST 3, 2015 For the last three years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has made a series of competitive grants to over 100 U.S. universities to aggressively upgrade their campus network capacity for greatly enhanced science data access. NSF is now building on...
CENIC and the City and County of San Francisco Collaborate to Make San Francisco Public Library the First 10 Gigabit Library in the U.S.
San Francisco, June 26, 2015 -- San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC), and the City and County of San Francisco announced today that they have collaborated to provide unprecedented direct...
Padtec completes Florida LambdaRail Installation
Miami, Florida, May 4, 2015 – Padtec, a global manufacturer and solutions provider of turnkey optical solutions, announces today that it has completed the installation of a Padtec 100G Open Wave for FIU/AMPATH over the Florida LambdaRail (FLR) backbone. AMPATH, a...
CenturyLink helps UETN deliver 1 terabit of combined bandwidth to more than 1,400 Utah schools and colleges
April 20 2015 Partnership supports third-largest student population in the United States SALT LAKE CITY – CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that its gigabit service is helping the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) create a network capable of...
Setting the standard: GlobalNOC seeks ISO certification
APRIL 15, 2015 For nearly 17 years, Indiana University’s Global Research Network Operations Center (GlobalNOC) has helped to set a standard of excellence in the maintenance and operation of the world’s most advanced research and education networks. Now, its leaders...
Merit added to list of 20 Best Michigan Websites
Kaleidico, a digital marketing firm out of Detroit, added Merit to its list of 20 Best Michigan Websites. http://kaleidico.com/web-design/the-20-best-michigan-websites-67838 The Ann Arbor-based Merit Network operates one of the longest-running computer networks in the...
100-Gigabit Upgrade for CENIC’s California Research & Education Network
The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) announced the completion of a 100-Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) upgrade for the core backbone of the California Research & Education Network (CalREN), the 3,800-mile fiber-based advanced network...