October 2003
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ORION and CA*net4 host Advanced Networking Days
Most Ontario colleges and universities are now connecting to the ORION network – a leading gigabit R&E optical networks dedicated exclusively to research and education. For many researchers and educators, ORION is bringing a new capacity for high-speed collaboration over a gigabit network to their institution for the very first time.
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Funding for Advanced Applications Program announced
Ontario research and education institutions connected to the ORION network are now eligible to access a new $4 million Advanced Applications Program (AAP) from CANARIE, Canada’s Research and Innovation Network.
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MaRS Landing extends biotech reach
MaRS Landing, one of ORION’s earliest project partners, is looking forward to extending the benefits of its expertise in agri-food and life sciences to other regions of Ontario, over ORION’s gigabit optical network.
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Ontario bio and life sciences strategies and clusters in development
ORION is “a natural partner” in the development of bio-medical and life science cluster development in Ontario, says Phil Baker, President and CEO of the Optical Regional Advanced Network of Ontario (ORANO), which owns and operates the new high-speed ORION network.
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U of Waterloo leads research on web learning
A University of Waterloo research team has received $1.14 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) funding over the next five years to develop tools for treating effective training courses and programs on the Internet.
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  • Laurentian researchers solve riddle of "singing sand"
  • ORION seeks cross-border alliance
  • Network update
  • ORION poster and 3D desktop wallpaper
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