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'''SWITCH''' (The Swiss Education & Research Network) represents the interests of Switzerland as a research centre in numerous bodies, and therefore makes important contributions to the development and operation of the Internet in Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.switch.ch switch]</ref> SWITCH provides internet services for the Swiss universities and Internet users which include registration, web hosting and Internet security services.<ref>[https://www.nic.ch/reg/index/view.html?lid=en nic]</ref> It supports [[DNSSEC]].<ref>[https://www.nic.ch/reg/cm/wcm-page/index.html;jsessionid=C4C19DE5D41B0847482329D22D8BB44A?id=23d15919-c3db-11de-85e8-b9cfa6b6b3c3&lid=en nic]</ref>
'''SWITCH (The Swiss Education & Research Network)''' represents the interests of Switzerland as a research centre in numerous bodies, and therefore makes important contributions to the development and operation of the Internet in Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.switch.ch switch]</ref> SWITCH provides internet services for the Swiss universities and Internet users which include registration, web hosting and Internet security services.<ref>[https://www.nic.ch/reg/index/view.html?lid=en nic]</ref> It supports [[DNSSEC]].<ref>[https://www.nic.ch/reg/cm/wcm-page/index.html;jsessionid=C4C19DE5D41B0847482329D22D8BB44A?id=23d15919-c3db-11de-85e8-b9cfa6b6b3c3&lid=en nic]</ref>


==Services==
==Services==
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* 1API GmbH
* 1API GmbH
* Adomino Marketing GmbH
* Adomino Marketing GmbH
* [[Ascio Technologies]] Inc.
* [[Ascio]] Technologies Inc.
* BAR Informatik AG
* BAR Informatik AG
A complete list can be found [https://www.nic.ch/reg/cm/wcm-page/index.html;jsessionid=1AE7E3139C74A6D7FA2EC47AB92D45E8?id=b0df267e-af37-11de-ad7f-b9cfa6b6b3c3&lid=en here].
A complete list can be found [https://www.nic.ch/reg/cm/wcm-page/index.html;jsessionid=1AE7E3139C74A6D7FA2EC47AB92D45E8?id=b0df267e-af37-11de-ad7f-b9cfa6b6b3c3&lid=en here].
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 26 June 2024

Industry: Internet
Founded: 1987
Headquarters: SWITCH, PO Box, CH-8021

Zurich, Switzerland

Country: Switzerland
Businesses: switchplus,eduhub.ch
Website: SWITCH

SWITCH (The Swiss Education & Research Network) represents the interests of Switzerland as a research centre in numerous bodies, and therefore makes important contributions to the development and operation of the Internet in Switzerland.[1] SWITCH provides internet services for the Swiss universities and Internet users which include registration, web hosting and Internet security services.[2] It supports DNSSEC.[3]

Services

SWITCH offers a great variety of services for students and teachers to promote Internet activities, especially with regards to the youth. It has created a community portal for information exchange, and to promote e-learning SWITCH has strated a project of eduhub.ch.[4] It has organized a Junior Web Award to enhance the ability of using the web in children.[5] Moreover, a conference, named Domain Pulse, is organized by the network information centre of Austria, Germany; and SWITCH has participated since 2004, discussing subjects related to Internet security and development. The conference is equally open to Internet Service Providers, registrars, and other interested parties.[6]

With the help of SWITCH sms one can send papers or faxes to anyone having a SWITCH based e-mail address.[7] SWITCH cast is an audio recording system through which lectures can be recorded and made available to students via the Internet.[8]

Partners

SWITCH's partners can register domain names directly. SWITCH started this policy in 2003. Its partners include:

  • 1 & 1 Internet AG
  • 123domain.eu
  • 1API GmbH
  • Adomino Marketing GmbH
  • Ascio Technologies Inc.
  • BAR Informatik AG

A complete list can be found here. [9]

References