Connectivity Providers Database

From: INTERAFRIQ-EDITEUR@orstom.fr To: randy@psg.com (Randy Bush), lhl@cs.wisc.edu CC: Tom Kalil <tkalil@arpa.mil> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 11:11:58 -0500 ------------------------------------------------------------- FORUM INTERAFRIQ ------------------------------------------------------------- . From: sysop@angonet.gn.apc.org Dear Colleagues, I'm happy for this effort to joint and exchange information among people involved in Networking in Africa. A few words about Angonet: . COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION ARE A CRITICAL ORGANIZATION ELEMENT WHAT IS ANGONET? Angonet Network is a Development Workshop international non-profit service, dedicated to provide low-cost computer communications in order to improve networking and information sharing among individuals and non-governmental organizations. Based on FidoNet technology this service exchanges information and messages with hundreds of thousands of users from different countries and data international networks in the world. Angonet exchanges mail and conferences with GreenNet in London. This connection provides accsess is provided to the 12,000 NGOs and 3,000 conferences on the APC (Association for Progressive Communications) as well as the users of the academic and commercial systems. Angonet was iniatiated as a project in DW with assistance from Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). DW would like to encourage the stablishment user's group forum from Angonet to promote the collective management of the system. At the present it is subsidizing the set up of the system and the iniatial development costs, however it would be necessary to stablish a cost recovery mechanism in conjuction with the users, in the future to share the running costs and the technical support for the maintanance of Angonet. DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP Development Workshop is a Canadian NGO which has been operating in Angola since 1980. DW is involved in project management related to habitat and community development. As accomplished organization with over 20 years of experience in plannig, training and project management, DW cooperates with nationals and internationals NGOs, as well other institutions, creating efficient and sustainable solutions to the more common problems of development. At the international level, DW plays an important role working with the larger Canadian NGO Programs for assitance and development in Angola. DW made an important contribution to the national NGO movement in Angola. ANGONET SERVICES ELECTRONIC MAIL: Send and receive privates messages, including Fax, texts, project or graphics work to any Angonet user, users on other national networks like SDN-Angola as well as all users on international networks. Electronic Mail is quick, inexpensive, reliable and easy to use. ELECTRONIC CONFERENCE: An information exchange service wich is an easye tool in group communication and event coordination. Can be public or private. Public conferences are grate for information sharing, newsletter distribution, legislative alerts and news services. Private conferences can be set up to facilitate internal group decision- making, projects coordination, task-sharing processes, or sensitive communications. HOW TO USE ANGONET? A user needs the following to connect to Angonet: - A computer - A telephone line - A modem (used to transmit computer data over telephone line) - Marimba software Computer: You can use any PC or IBM compatible Telephone line: You do not need a dedicated phone line to connect to Angonet. You will be accessing the system when you need to sent and pick up mail. Depending on your needs, you can share the fax line or go trhough your swichtboard. Modem: Any modem whish can comunicate up to a speed of 2400 baud, can be used to connect to the system. We suggest using a "Hayes compatible modem".Internal or external modem can be used. Marimba software: Electronic Mail software assambled by the APC which allows you: * send and receive personal e-mail messages * send and receive conferences messages * send computer files to the host and download files from the host Angonet offers complete service including installation, training and customer suport. COSTS As Angonet is a non-profit service, all charges will be used to cover running and system development costs. ++++++++++++++ Angonet now are 33 users the most NGOs, an important market segment for us is The Angolan Academic Sector, we installed Email capabilities at University and Statistic National Institute, we are encouraging them; Email is a reliable and low cost tool to be in contact with similars regional institutions. We 'll see. I'm interested in your experiences promoting Networking in Africa, i'm sure we will earn a lot with it. I would like to discuss not only technical issues there are things no less important like Trainning and Marketing of Information Services (Conferences, BBs, Data Bases, etc) and Technical support. Ok, All by now Regards, Haymee ================================== Haymee Perez Cogle Angonet Project Manager Development Workshop Rua Rey Katyavala, 113 Telef: 244-2-396-107/348-371 Fax: 244-2-349-494 Email: hperez@angonet.gn.apc.org POBOX 3360 Luanda, Angola ==================================