April 2004
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"This is our Last Spike" - Final segment operational as ORION completes network
The Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION), one of the world's largest and most advanced Research and Education (R&E) networks, was officially completed just weeks ago when the last of 22 Points of Presence (PoPs) became operational, in Timmins Ontario.
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Ontario and Michigan R&E networks sign historic agreement
ORION and Merit Network, the Ontario and Michigan Research and Education (R&E) networks, have signed an historic agreement to interconnect across the Canada/U.S. border, collaborate on advanced networking technologies, and facilitate research in the Great Lakes region.
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ORION and partners launch annual R&E Summit
In what is expected to become the definitive gathering for research and education (R&E) in Ontario, the up-coming Ontario R&E Summit is looking to kick-start a new era of advanced networking and collaboration in the province.
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Another Internet speed record ... who cares?
Another Internet speed record was recognized at the latest Internet2 conference in the US last week. But who cares?
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T-Space introduces massive digital storage, access and convenience
Build it and they will come. This isn’t about some Hollywood fantasy. It’s about T-Space: a new state-of-the-art service at the University of Toronto for preserving and distributing digitally formatted research and education material such as high resolution images, complex data sets, learning modules, documents, audio and video.
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  • McMaster Nuclear Reactor celebrates 45 years
  • New head of research at UOIT
  • Centres of Excellence now merged
  • New Research Chairs include rising stars
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