The FEDERICA project is creating 'slices' of network infrastructure that can be allocated to network researchers as virtual resources for experimenting with new networking technologies. GÉANT2 is a collaborating partner of FEDERICA.
Health, education and the environment within the Mediterranean region are all benefiting from the growth of e-Infrastructures, such as high-speed Internet connections and distributed (Grid) computing
A new high speed computer network link, made possible by GÉANT, the advanced pan-European backbone network, and TEIN, the Asia-Pacific network, now connects scientists and researchers in Pakistan with colleagues across the globe.
Building on the success of the Trans-Eurasia Information Network 2 (TEIN2) research and education network the European Union (EU) and its partners today announced the launch date of its successor.
The second eduroam admin ‘train the trainers’ course was held on 29–30 September 2008 to equip trainers to roll out similar training to their local institutions that don’t have an eduroam service.
The first training course for eduPERT, the federated network of European Performance Enhancement Response Teams (PERTs) is due to take place on 27-28 November 2008 at SWITCH in Zurich, Switzerland.