Press Releases

World's First Gigaconference Pushes Videoconference Equipment Limits 
The world' first Gigaconference videoconferencing event opened at noon EST today to showcase the use of high-end, high-performance videoconferencing equipment.

 (Aug 5, 2005)
 

Columbus, Ohio  (August 5, 2005) - The world' first Gigaconference videoconferencing event opened at noon EST today to showcase the use of high-end, high-performance videoconferencing equipment. The Internet2 Commons and Codian Corp are sponsoring the event.

More than 20 participating sites from around the world are giving presentations on a variety of topics including animated videos, musical performances, classroom teaching experiences, remote medical collaborations, and much more.

Demand for TFN Service Forces Early Ring-0 Upgrade 
Engineers from the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) completed an early upgrade to the primary core ring on the Third Frontier Network (TFN) last week in order to handle increasing demand for networking services.

 (Aug 4, 2005)
 

Internet2, National Lambda Rail, In Merger Talks 
The Boards of Directors of Internet2 and the National Lambda Rail (NLR) recently passed resolutions to discuss a possible consolidation of the two national high-speed fiber optic networks for education and research.

 (Jul 18, 2005)
 

Keystone Conference Promotes K-12 Internet Videoconferencing 
The second annual Keystone Conference will be held October 3-5, 2005, in Indianapolis.

 (Jul 18, 2005)
 

(Columbus, Ohio)  July 18, 2005 - The second annual Keystone Conference will be held October 3-5, 2005, in Indianapolis. The conference theme, "Interactive VideoConferencing: Igniting Opportunities for Learning" will bring together educators, videoconferencing leaders, content providers, and industry representatives to learn how interactive videoconferencing (IVC) technology can motivate K-12 students by igniting opportunities for learning.

OSC Supercomputers, Third Frontier Network to Power Megaconference Jr 
Worthington Kilbourne, Thomas Worthington High School students will participate from OSC headquarters

 (May 18, 2005)
 

Columbus, Ohio (May 18, 2005) - More than 200 school districts and thousands of students will participate May 19 th in Megaconference Junior, a project designed to give students in elementary and secondary schools across the country and around the world the opportunity to communicate, collaborate and contribute to each other's learning experiences in real time, using advanced multi-point Internet videoconferencing technology. Megaconference Jr will run Thursday May 19, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

OARnet Wins Technology Award from American Distance Education Consortium 
A team of technology experts from OARnet has won the "Outstanding Contribution to Technological Infrastructure" award

 (May 17, 2005)
 

Columbus, Ohio (May 17, 2005) - A team of technology experts from OARnet has won the "Outstanding Contribution to Technological Infrastructure" award presented by the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) at a ceremony in New Orleans on April 27.

OSC-Springfield Significantly Boosts Network Capabilities 
OSC-Springfield has implemented a network route change, increasing network bandwidth dramatically

 (Mar 8, 2005)
 

Columbus, Ohio (March 8, 2005) - OSC-Springfield (OSC-S) has implemented a network route change, advancing from a T1 to a new DS3 line. Network bandwidth has dramatically increased from 1.54Mbps to 45Mbps, a connection that is 30 times faster than the previous network.

OARnet, OSC's networking division, completed this installation to make OSC-S supercomputers accessible to the U.S. Department of Energy, Department of Defense research laboratories, colleges, universities and area businesses.

State of Ohio Awards $1.1M Wright Project Grant to Extend Platform Lab along OSCnet 
Platform Lab received more than $1.1 million to expand its commercial capabilities along the OSCnet

 (Dec 21, 2004)
 

Columbus, Ohio (December 21, 2004) - Platform Lab, a partnership between the Business Technology Center (BTC) and the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), received more than $1.1 million to expand its commercial capabilities along the OSCnet.

Ohio Lights Nation's Leading Superscale Network 
Ohio Lights Nation's Leading Superscale Network

 (Nov 30, 2004)
   

(Editor’s note: The OARnet fiber-optic network before 2009 was referred to as OSCnet, and earlier, the Third Frontier Network.)

Third Frontier Network Introduction and Historical Perspective 
Ohio is positioned to become a national leader in networking and computing technologies with the deployment of the country's first statewide fiber optic network for education and research.

 (Sep 19, 2004)
   

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