The Works of DANTE - Issue 3

Welcome

Welcome to the Spring 2005 edition of The Works of DANTE. In this edition we bring you news on the status of GÉANT2, DANTE’s involvement in the SEEFIRE project, and new connections and upgrades to the EUMEDCONNECT network.

Results of a joint GÉANT2-Internet2 initiative are revealed within. The collaboration has developed a new tool for network users, to provide a “whole picture” view of performance measurement across different network domains.

We profile a PERT (Performance Enhancement and Response Team) duty manager, to learn more about what the service does, how it operates and who can use it. The development of the team is demonstration of GÉANT2’s commitment to focus on the network’s users.

In September 2004, the ALICE project created the RedCLARA network for Latin America. It has now been up and running for over eight months, and is already demonstrating concrete results of research networking in both the academic arena and the wider community. We speak to Florencio Utreras, RedCLARA’s Chief Executive, who explains why the project has been such an immediate success, and relives the journey to get there. 

As always, we hope you find this edition a useful source of news, and welcome any comments or feedback that you may have. Contact us at www.dante.net/feedback.

The Works of DANTE editorial team