| CLARA
and Internet 2 to collaborate on innovative network technologies
and applications |
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INDIANAPOLIS - October
15, 2003 - Last night, representatives of Internet2®
and CLARA (Cooperación Latino-Americana de
Redes Avanzadas) signed an agreement at the Fall
2003 Internet2 Fall Member Meeting to collaborate
on developing the next generation of Internet technologies
and applications for the global research and education
community. The agreement will provide a basis for
the two organizations to work together toward establishing
high-performance Internet connectivity between their
respective communities with the goal of enabling
researchers to collaborate internationally.
"CLARA is an essential
step for developing information society in Latin
America and the Caribbean in collaboration with
existing regional networking initiatives in Europe,
North America and the Pacific Rim. We are glad to
have Internet2 as a partner in supporting the innovative
use of advanced applications in our communities,"
said Nelson Simões, chair of CLARA. |
Douglas Van
Houweling, president and CEO of Internet2 said, "Today's
Internet enables U.S. researchers, teachers and students
to communicate and work with their colleagues around
the globe. This agreement between CLARA and Internet2
will enhance the potential for collaboration between
research and education communities in the United States,
Latin American and the Caribbean."
As part of the agreement, CLARA and Internet2 will
work collaboratively to:
+ Promote appropriate interconnection between and
among their respective members and networks for the
purpose of development and pre-commercial testing
and use of advanced research and education applications;
+ Collaborate on the development of common standards
and technical implementations across their respective
networks;
+ Promote collaboration between their constituent
member organizations and institutions relating to
the development of next-generation networking and
applications in research and higher education; and,
+ Encourage technology transfer from their joint endeavors
to accelerate the availability of new services and
applications.
The CLARA organization comprises national advanced
networks from more than 16 countries throughout Latin
America. As of today, several CLARA members (CUDI-Mexico,
RNP-Brazil, RETINA-Argentina, REUNA-Chile, REACCIUN-2-Venezuela)
already have direct connections to Internet2 networks
in the United States, including Internet2's Abilene
network. Some of these connections are supported by
the AMPATH project and others via connections with
California's CENIC network and the University of Texas
at El Paso. As the RedCLARA backbone network is developed,
CLARA anticipates that more than 700 universities
and research centers will be connected to it. RedCLARA,
being developed with the support of the European ALICE
Project, will create the first intra-regional infrastructure
for research and education in Latin America and the
Caribbean. |
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