Difference between revisions of "UKERNA"
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| − | '''UKERNA (UK | + | '''UKERNA or JANET (UK)''' is the trading name for the '''JNT Association''', a non-profit company funded by [[JISC]] to manage and develop the UK national research network backbone-'''JANET''', a computer network connecting the research and educational organizations in UK as well as the research and education networks in other Europe, United States and the Far East.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A6227417 bbc.co.uk]</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:00, 25 May 2011
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| Type: | Non-Profit |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 1994 |
| Founder(s): | Higher Education Funding Councils for England, Scotland & Wales, Office of Science & Technology |
| Headquarters: | JANET(UK), Lumen House, Library Avenue Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0SG |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Website: | www.ja.net |
| Key People | |
| Tim Marshall, CEO | |
UKERNA or JANET (UK) is the trading name for the JNT Association, a non-profit company funded by JISC to manage and develop the UK national research network backbone-JANET, a computer network connecting the research and educational organizations in UK as well as the research and education networks in other Europe, United States and the Far East.[1]