Changes

The Network Unit wrote reports recommending that all network development should be carried out by a full-time Joint Network Team (JNT), which was created in 1979. It was composed of six members: Roland Rosner, leader of the team, Barrie Charles, Les Clyne, Bob Cooper, Jim Craigie and Ken Heard. JNT was able to fund research on networking and became involved for instance in the development of protocols and protocol implementations in software and hardware.

The Network Unit wrote reports recommending that all network development should be carried out by a full-time Joint Network Team (JNT), which was created in 1979. It was composed of six members: Roland Rosner, leader of the team, Barrie Charles, Les Clyne, Bob Cooper, Jim Craigie and Ken Heard. JNT was able to fund research on networking and became involved for instance in the development of protocols and protocol implementations in software and hardware.

In 1982, JNT achieved the first recommendation of the Wells Report to creat a national education and research network after the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) agreed to handover its own proprietary network, '''SERCnet''' to JNT for development into a full-blown national network connecting all universities and Research Councils. The network was named '''JANET''' which became operational in 1984 and it was managed by JNT which was funded partly by SERC and mainly by the Computer Board.

In 1982, JNT achieved the first recommendation of the Wells Report to creat a national education and research network after the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) agreed to handover its own proprietary network, '''SERCnet''' to JNT for development into a full-blown national network connecting all universities and Research Councils. The network was named '''JANET'''. It was managed by JNT, partly funded by SERC and mainly by the Computer Board.

The Computer Board was dissolved on April 1, 1991 and became the Information Systems Committee (ISC) under the Universities Funding Council. Its primary role is to deal with networking and specialist information services. ISC assumed the funding responsibility for JANET and oversaw the creation of the new company. On 1 April 1993, ISC became '''Joint Information Systems Committee''' ([[JISC]]).

The Computer Board was dissolved on April 1, 1991 and became the Information Systems Committee (ISC) under the Universities Funding Council. Its primary role is to deal with networking and specialist information services. ISC assumed the funding responsibility for JANET and oversaw the creation of the new company. On 1 April 1993, ISC became '''Joint Information Systems Committee''' ([[JISC]]).