We are pleased to bring you this issue of the Quarterly Report following a break in production.
The videoconferencing team has been to a couple of events and is planning Janet’s involvement in Jisc’s Digital Festival.
There are a number of updates for the Community from the Strategic Technologies team, including the publication of
three Moonshot-related Proposed Standards, and supporting 4k video streams for the Commonwealth Games.
February - April 2010
Highlights from this quarter:
- The Janet network will be delivering up to 10 Perabytes of data per year from CERN to physics departments across the UK
- The UK's Digital Economy Act passed into law
May - July 2010
Highlights from this quarter:
- Janet begins gathering requirements for the next Janet backbone
- The new N3 Janet Gateway service went live in June
August - October 2010
Highlights from this quarter:
- Savings of £4.6m are made available to Janet customers by the Email Abuse Protection Service
- Janet achieves high level of customer satisfaction rates from UK federation members
One of the major hot topics this quarter has been Janet’s partnership with Microsoft. To be launched on 1 February 2013, the service will help institutions move to Microsoft Office 365, enabling them to save money with legal costs.
Another point of note from the report is the 25% increase in the number of SSL certificates obtained via Janet Certificate Service this quarter, reinforcing our belief that this service is of significant value to our community.
February - April 2009
Highlights from this quarter:
- Janet celebrates its 25th birthday
- Another successful Networkshop was attended by the Janet community
November 2010 - January 2011
Highlights from this quarter:
- Janet supports internatinal astronomical research
- Janet published the first official history of the network
February - April 2011
Highlights from this quarter:
- 34 new or enhanced customer connections were completed this quarter
May - July 2011
Highlights from this quarter:
- Janet Training was awarded Learning and Development Provider Accreditation by IITT
- Two new laws relevant to Janet have come into force on Cookies and unintentional interception
February - April 2008
Highlights from this quarter:
- Janet updates its videoconferencing booking system with improved functionality
- eduroam companion app is available via Apple's App Store