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Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 09:49:20 -0400 From: Greg Wood <ghwood@internet2.edu> Subject: I2-NEWS: First High-Performance Research & Education Internet Link Between North and South America To: i2-news@internet2.edu Message-id: <NDBBIDLJKJNGKFFPLHNIOEAPEJAA.ghwood@internet2.edu> Contacts Greg Wood Internet2 +1-202-331-5360 ghwood@internet2.edu Alberto Cabezas Reuna +562-3370350 acabezas@reuna.cl First High-Performance Internet Link Between North and South America for Research & Education Established Santiago, Chile--September 12, 2000--The first high-performance Internet link between North and South America dedicated to research and education was inaugurated today at a ceremony in Santiago, Chile. REUNA in Chile and Internet2(R) in the United States have established a link that connects their respective countries' high-performance research and education networks. Attended by nearly 300 leaders from the research and education community in Chile, the ceremony included a speech by President Ricardo Lagos of Chile as well as a live video presentation from the United States by Douglas Van Houweling, President and CEO leading Internet2 that used the new network link. This new connection will help enable collaboration among researchers and educators at universities in the two countries, including access to Gemini South, a new advanced telescope now being built in Chile through an international collaboration. The Gemini project consists of twin telescopes in both hemispheres that together will provide unprecedented coverage of the Northern and Southern skies. High-performance network links are critical to the observatories’ joint operation. About REUNA The National University Network is a non-profit consortium of 19 leading Chilean universities plus the National Commission for Science and Technology. Its mission is the creation and development of networks and services in IT aimed at supporting participation in the Information Society. Reuna introduced Internet in Chile in 1992. Reuna´s high-speed network, REUNA2, is an ATM network of 155 Mbps. across the country. For more information see: http://www.reuna.cl About Internet2® Internet2® is a consortium of leading US universities working in partnership with industry and government to accelerate the creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 is recreating the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered today/s Internet in its infancy. For more information, see: http://www.internet2.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------i2-news-+ For list utilities, archives, unsubscription, etc. please visit the ListProc web interface at http://mail.internet2.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------i2-news--
