August 2008
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Beaming gigabits across Canada-U.S. border
Ontario's and Michigan's advance research networks will soon start transmitting gigabits of data over radio waves across the Canada-U.S. border, using wireless links instead of fibre optic cable.
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Summit keynote speakers announced
A homegrown world-renowned physicist and a former Frank Zappa band member and innovation guru are among the feature attractions at ORION and CANARIE's Powering Innovation: A National Summit, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Nov. 3 and 4.
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ORION and ABEL host speaking event by celebrated Canadian author
Lawrence Hill speaks to high school students in person and by videoconference
Ontario high school students will have the chance to interact directly with one of Canada's most celebrated authors and learn more about slavery and an important chapter in Canadian social history, over the ORION network.
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CANARIE announces Network-Enabled Platform projects
Four Ontario projects included
New research enabled by advanced networks and next-generation technologies are helping Ontario stay at the forefront of innovation and discovery thanks to support from CANARIE, Canada's advanced network organization.
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Ontario schools explore IPTV education network over ORION
Ontario colleges and universities are a step closer to sharing an IPTV platform over the ORION network, able to showcase Ontario student and education content on campus to a wider audience.
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  • Last chance to submit for ORION Awards
  • Exploring new R&E services over ORION
  • $9.2M for Ontario early research
  • Registration open for Cybera Summit
  • U of T to host Canada's top supercomputer
  • Large Hadron Collider rap
  • U Waterloo breaks ground on quantum-nano centre
  • Ontario invests $25M in northern bio-economy
  • NEPTUNE data to flow soon over CANARIE
  • TVO makes programming available online
  • U of T Discovery Commons launches MedSchoolTV
  • People News
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