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International Advanced Internet Applications Highlighted at INET'99

Demonstrations of revolutionary applications over networks crossing Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans

San Jose, California - June 22- Internet2™ member universities in
collaboration with international partners will demonstrate the power of
advanced networking at the INET'99 conference held here this week.
Researchers from US universities will use high performance network links to
institutions in Germany, Singapore and Switzerland as part of the Internet2
Pavilion at the Internet Society's annual international conference.

On the show floor, these high-performance international network links will
enable the demonstration of applications that allow:

- astronomers to simulate-and then display in 3-D-the collision of two
neutron stars by linking supercomputers on opposite sides of the Atlantic
Ocean;
- physicists to access and analyze huge amounts of data resulting from
atomic collider experiments;
- biologists to understand the function of proteins by remotely controlling
an advanced microscope; and
- doctors to collaborate across the country by sending, receiving and
manipulating high-resolution 3-D images in real time.

"These applications demonstrate how international cooperation can advance
Internet technology, and INET'99 is an ideal venue to show the future of the
global Internet," said Douglas Van Houweling, President and CEO of UCAID,
which is leading the Internet2 project. "It is this potential that is
driving the partnership of universities, companies and other organizations
committed to the Internet2 project in the United States, as well as
Internet2's international partners around the world."

Support for the Internet2 Pavilion is being provided by 3Com, Cisco Systems,
Pacific Bell, as well as the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives
in California (CENIC), Indiana University and the National Laboratory for
Applied Network Research (NLANR). The Internet2 Pavilion will be linked to
some of the most advanced research networks in the world, including Abilene,
the very high performance Backbone Network Service (vBNS), as well as the
advanced networks connecting through STAR TAP, an international connection
point made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation to the
University of Illinois at Chicago.

Prototype video capabilities for an International Virtual Institute being
developed by the International Center for Advanced Internet Research (iCAIR)
will also be demonstrated using the international network links established
for INET'99. Further information about the Internet2 Pavilion is available
at http://www.internet2.edu/html/inet99.html

About Internet2
Internet2, a project of the University Corporation for Advanced Internet
Development (UCAID), is a collaborative effort by over 150 US research
universities working in partnership with more than 50 corporate  members as
well as government agencies to develop a new family of advanced Internet
applications and technologies to meet emerging academic requirements in
research, teaching and learning. Internet2 is addressing this challenge by
creating a leading edge network capability, enabling a new generation of
applications, and working with industry and international partners to
transfer new technologies to the global Internet.

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Internet2™ Pavilion at INET'99

As a collaborative effort led by over 150 US research universities working
with industry, government and international partners, Internet2 is bringing
energy, focus and resources to develop a new family of advanced Internet
applications. The Internet2 Pavilion at INET'99 highlights international
collaborations vital to advancing the technology of the global Internet.

Internet2 Applications Demonstrations

Colliding Neutron Stars Across the Atlantic Ocean
http://cactus.aei-potsdam.mpg.de
This application allows astronomers to simulate--and then display in 3-D --
the collision of two neutron stars by linking supercomputers on opposite
sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Internet2 Universities
Washington University, St. Louis
Pennsylvania State University

Partners
Albert Einstein Institute
Argonne National Laboratory

Contact
Jason Novotny
+1 (510) 845-6578


GIOD: Globally Interconnected Object Databases
http://pcbunn.cithep.caltech.edu
A distributed Object Database stores particle physics events, which are
accessed by physicists using high-performance network links. Complex events
are visualized using a Java3D application which extracts the data objects
from the database and allows the physicist to manipulate them and run
queries over many events.

Internet2 University
California Institute of Technology

Partners
Hewlett-Packard
CERN

Contact
Dr. Julian J. Bunn
+1 (626) 395-6681


RAMM: Remote Access Multidimensional Microscopy
http://www.nbr.wisc.edu/
RAMM images the dynamic development process of a microscopic organism
involving the intricate threads or microfibers of life. An online microscope
system can view and record four-dimensional (4-D) data sets from a living
sample on a remote computer.

Internet2 University
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Partners
3Com
Apple Computer
Applied Scientific Instrumentation

Contact
Kevin W. Eliceiri
+1 (608) 265-3083


Remote Data Collection and Analysis of Synchrotron Data
http://www.bic.nus.edu.sg/inet99demo/
High bandwidth applications expedite access to, and processing of, data
resulting from the few large synchrotrons located around the world. This
data is critical to understanding the biological function of proteins, such
as those being explored as part of the Human Genome Project.

Partners
SSRL
National University of Singapore
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lab Collaboratory

Contact
Dr Tan Tin Wee
+65-774-7149


Virtual Collaborative Clinic
http://biocomp.arc.nasa.gov/
http://www.nren.nasa.gov/vdoc.html
The Virtual Collaborative Clinic allows doctors to work online in
near-real-time with colleagues across the country sending, receiving and
manipulating 3-D high-fidelity, high-resolution images. In the near future,
the Virtual Collaborative Clinic will allow doctors to plan and practice
delicate operations in virtual space before they perform real operations. It
will provide remote hospitals with access to the knowledge, skills and
techniques of larger institutions. The technology will subsequently be made
available to inaccessible areas of the country and eventually applied to
space.

Internet2 Universities
Stanford University
University of California, Santa Cruz

Partners
Center for Bioinformatics, NASA Ames Research Center

Contact
 Sally Miller
+1 (650) 604-5411


Internet2 Networking at INET'99

The Internet2 Pavilion is linked to some of the most advanced research
networks in the world, including Abilene and the very high performance
Backbone Network Service (vBNS). A connection to STAR TAP, an international
connection point made possible by funding from the National Science
Foundation to the University of Illinois at Chicago, allows the applications
to access high-performance connections to countries such as Germany,
Singapore and Switzerland.

Internet2 Pavilion Sponsors

The Internet2 Pavilion is possible through the support of:
- 3Com
- Cisco Systems
- Pacific Bell

With special thanks to:
- The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC)
and its Charter Associates Stanford University and University of California,
Berkeley for providing the connection to Internet2 backbone networks through
CalREN-2
- Indiana University for providing the Internet2 Pavilion display, and
- The National Laboratory for Applied Network Research (NLANR) for providing
the ImmersaDesk.

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