Press Releases

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)
   

Miami University Receives Fiber Donation 
Miami University has received 6 fiber optic strands as a gift from alumnus Robert C.

 (Aug 31, 2004)
   

Miami University has received 6 fiber optic strands as a gift from alumnus Robert C. Schuler, of Dublin, Ohio. The strands of fiber are part of the Loop connecting Oxford, Hamilton, Middletown and Evendale. The estimated value of the gift is more than $1 million. Miami leases 12 fiber optic strands of the Loop from the county, which are used for network communications among the university's Ohio campuses.

The Quilt Selects New Executive Director 
The Quilt has announced that Hudnall Croasdale will serve as Executive Director beginning August 1.

 (Aug 1, 2004)
   

The Quilt has announced that Hudnall Croasdale will serve as Executive Director beginning August 1. Croasdale succeeds Gwendolyn Huntoon, The Quilt’s executive director since October 2001, and Assistant Director for Networking at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.

All Systems Go for Ohio's Launch of Nation's Most Advanced Statewide Education, Research Network 
Ohio will soon have some high-tech bragging rights when the Third Frontier Network (TFN) is lit this summer.

 (Jul 2, 2004)
   

Ohio will soon have some high-tech bragging rights when the Third Frontier Network (TFN) is lit this summer. After nearly two years of development, nearly 100 institutions of higher education and thousands of primary and secondary schools throughout the state will have access to the nation’s most advanced statewide education and research network.

Statewide High Speed Internet Nearly Complete in Cleveland Area 
The nation's most extensive high-speed fiber optic network dedicated to higher education and research is nearly complete in Cleveland

 (Jul 1, 2004)
 

Columbus, Ohio (July 1, 2004) – The nation’s most extensive high-speed fiber optic network dedicated to higher education and research is nearly complete in Cleveland. Equipment for the Third Frontier Network (TFN) has been installed at Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University campuses, and the remaining Cleveland area campuses will soon follow. The network is being built by the Ohio Supercomputer Center’s networking division.

Sinclair's IT Solutions Wins EDUCAUSE Award 
Sinclair Community College's online student success planning project has been named one of two recipients of the EDUCAUSE Award for Excellence in Information Technology Solutions

 (Jun 30, 2004)
 

Dayton, Ohio (June 30, 2004) - Sinclair Community College’s online student success planning project has been named one of two recipients of the EDUCAUSE Award for Excellence in Information Technology Solutions.

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