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ORION in the Community & Press Kit

February 9, 2018

As a not-for-profit organization committed to actively supporting innovation in Ontario, ORION connects big ideas, big thinkers and big data through an ultra high-speed fibre optic network dedicated to enabling research, education and innovation (RE&I) in Ontario.

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ORION Community Training returns with Certified Network Defender

August 3, 2021

ORION will host a Certified Network Defender (CND) Workshop for Ontario’s research and education community. Spanning five days from November 1 to November 5, this network security course will help ORION constituents create and deploy the most comprehensive network defence ... Continue Reading

Ontario’s research and education sector gain access to preferred-pricing video conferencing solutions

July 16, 2021

ORION has signed an agreement to enable Ontario’s research education institutions to access both Kaltura, a video experience cloud, and BlueJeans, a cloud-based video conferencing service. This is part of a national procurement agreement through Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN) to offer cloud- based video ... Continue Reading

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ORION relocates PoP to uOttawa to improve network resilience

April 13, 2021

Ottawa, April 13, 2021 – ORION, Ontario’s research, education, and innovation network, announced today the re-location of its Ottawa network point of presence (PoP) to the University of Ottawa. The move will improve network resilience to better support researchers, professors, students, ... Continue Reading

Announcing a New, National Program to Fund Cybersecurity Initiatives Across Canada’s Research and Education Sector

November 30, 2020

Toronto, November 30, 2020 - ORION is pleased to announce the launch of a new, collaborative national program that will fund cybersecurity initiatives across Canada’s research and education (R&E) sector. In response to a community identified need for national coordination ... Continue Reading

A Celebration of Collaboration, Determination and Innovation Among Canada’s Research and Education Communities

November 24, 2020

Join us for the first NREN Summit: Strengthening Connections in Times of Change Online December 7, 8, 9, 2020, 1 – 4 pm ET (Ottawa, November 23, 2020) After a year that saw Canada’s research and education communities face tremendous ... Continue Reading