Middleware Announcements

["Lee Perlis" <>]

***Internet2(R) Members Update***
       August 2002

<> Membership Update
<> ATEAM Lab Consortium
<> OpenSAML
<> Internet2 Detective
<> Internet2 K20 Initiative Update
<> Applications Update
<> International Update
<> Middleware Update
<> End-to-End Performance Initiative Update
<> Virtual Briefings
<> Future Internet2 Events
<> New Members
<> Internet2 Days
<> Showcase Opportunities
<> Internet2 Related Events
<> Internet2 Employment Opportunities

Member updates are now archived at
http://www.internet2.edu/members/html/members-update.html

<> Membership Update
+ Ixia to Provide Internet2 Community With Visibility Into Inter-Domain
Performance
Ixia a leading provider of high-speed, multiport network performance
analysis and optimization systems, announced that as part of its sponsorship
of Internet2 it has donated its inter-domain traffic engineering software,
IxTraffic, for use in monitoring routing and traffic flows on the Internet2
Abilene network.  IxTraffic is used to optimize the performance of Abilene.
http://archives.internet2.edu/guest/archives/I2-NEWS/log200207/msg00007.html

+  Register Online Now for the Fall 2002 Internet2 Member Meeting
Registration is available online for the Fall 2002 Internet2 Member Meeting
in Los Angeles. Early registrants are eligible for the Early Registration
Prize drawing of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Watch.  Early
registration ends October 3, and online registration ends October 21.
Featured sessions will include End-to End Performance, the International
Task Force meeting, and  Middleware. For online registration:
http://www.internet2.edu/activities/html/fall02-registration.cfm

Internet2 has reserved a block of rooms for registrants at the meeting site,
the Wilshire Grand Hotel.  Information about lodging is available at:
http://www.internet2.edu/activities/html/fall_02_accommodations.html

+  Submitters for Fall Member Meeting Demos To Be Notified
The deadline for submitting a proposal for a demo at the Fall 2002 Member
Meeting has passed.  The Fall 2002 Demos web page lists all the demos that
were submitted. Participants will be notified about the status of their
proposals during the third week in August.
http://apps.internet2.edu/html/fall2002-demos.html

+  Contact Information Updates Still Needed
Executive Liaisons should be aware that updates to Applications,
Engineering, Public Relations, Government Relations, and End-to-End
Performance contacts can still be submitted.  Please note there will be a
slight delay in posting the updated information on the Internet2 web site as
we are in the process of developing links to the new iMIS member database.
The updated information should be available on the Internet2 web site later
this month.

Links to update forms:
Applications Leads:
http://www.internet2.edu/members/html/appsrepupdate.html
Engineering Leads:  http://www.internet2.edu/members/html/engrepupdate.html
Public Relations Leads:
http://www.internet2.edu/members/html/prrepupdate.html
Government Leads:  http://www.internet2.edu/members/html/govrepupdate.html
End-to-End Performance Leads:
http://www.internet2.edu/members/html/e2erepupdate.html

<> ATEAM Lab Consortium to Investigate Complex Networking Issues Within
Internet2 and Beyond
The ATEAM is a newly established consortium of advanced research networking
test labs distributed across North America. Founding members are the British
Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Internet Engineering Lab, Centaur
Lab at North Carolina State University, the Ohio Internet2 Technology
Evaluation Center (ITEC-Ohio), the CalNGI Network Performance Reference Lab
at the San Diego Supercomputer Center(SDSC) and the network operations
center at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). Spirent
Communications is the founding corporate sponsor for ATEAM’s testing
activities.
http://archives.internet2.edu/reguser/archives/I2-NEWS/log200207/msg00006.ht
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<> OpenSAML
Internet2 announced on July 15th the availability of OpenSAML, an open
source reference implementation of the Security Assertions Markup Language
(SAML). SAML is a framework defined by the Security Services Technical
Committee within the Organization for the Advancement of Structured
Information Standards (OASIS) that will, for example, play a part in making
it easier to log into multiple Web sites. OpenSAML is an open source
reference implementation of this standard that was developed by the
Middleware Architecture Committee for Education (MACE), Open SAML has
attracted broad interest from academic and corporate sectors.  For more
information:  http://middleware.internet2.edu/opensaml

<> Internet2 Detective
The first public release of the Internet2 Detective is now available. The
Internet2 Detective, which uses a Windows client, lets the user know if the
computer is connected to an Internet2 backbone network, available bandwidth,
and whether multicast streams are available. The latest version of, and more
information about, the Internet2 Detective is available at:
http://detective.internet2.edu/

<> Internet2 K20 Initiative Update
+ MOREnet Named SEGP of the Month
The Globalization Initiative, a project implemented by the University of
Missouri-Columbia's College of Education, has created a global learning
community using advanced technologies and Internet2 to develop and foster
school/community relationships, promote cross-cultural learning and
experiences and facilitate comprehensive school improvement.

Currently, four schools in Taipei, Taiwan, are connected with K-12 schools
in Missouri, as well as with Missouri faculty and pre-service teachers.
Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet) provides access to
Internet2 for participants to communicate through videoconferencing, digital
resource exchange and e-mail.

For more information, please visit the Internet2 K20
website: http://k20.internet2.edu/segp/index.shtml

<> Applications Update
Excerpts from the applications newsletter are below, for the complete
applications newsletter go to:
http://apps.internet2.edu/html/newsletter.html

+ ViDeNet Version 3 Architecture
The ViDeNet Working Group is pleased to announce the availability of the
ViDeNet version 3 architecture. Because of the new H.323 dial plan, each
existing ViDeNet zone will need to obtain a new zone prefix. The existing
version 2 ViDeNet Master Gatekeeper will be kept in service until September
25, but will be discontinued thereafter. As the Internet2 Commons uses the
ViDeNet dial plan, this notice applies to all Internet2 Site Coordinators.
http://www.unc.edu/video/videnet/version_3/release_schedule.html

<> International Update
+ AARNet (Australia) and IPv6 workshops
Australia's National Academic and Research Network has recently announced
another round of IPv6 workshops that will be taking place in Australia.
AARNet and GrangeNet have jointly organized a series of workshops geared at
Australian network specialists. The goal of the workshops is to have
attendees return to their campuses and provide engineering support for IPv6
networks for their institutions, to explain IPv6 engineering concepts to
peers, and, in some cases, to help teach or facilitate more workshops on
IPv6.
http://www.aarnet.edu.au/rd/advanced-internet-workshops/index.html

AARNet is an Internet2 international partner and manages Australia's
Academic and Research Network providing high-capacity Internet services
between universities and research institutions in Australia and globally.
AARNet participates in the International Transit Network.
AARNet: http://www.aarnet.edu.au  and
GrangeNet: http://www.grangenet.net/

<> Middleware Update
+ Shibboleth
Shibboleth facilitates inter-institutional sharing of web resources subject
to access controls.  The release of the beta code is due in August and a
production code release scheduled for October.  There was a good response to
the Call for Participation in the Shibboleth Pilot.  Sites are being
contacted to prepare for deployment of Shibboleth code.  Project updates are
maintained at http://middleware.internet2.edu/shibboleth/

+ National Science Foundation Middleware Initiative (NMI)
The NMI management team is identifying the deliverables for Release 2
scheduled for October 27th, 2002.  The team met on July 16th and 17th with
the Developer Grant Awardees for years one and two.

Additional NMI information is available from the following sites:
http://www.nmi-edit.org/
http://www.grids-centere.org/
http://www.nsf-middleware.org/

+ Digital Rights Management (DRM) Workshop
A DRM workshop, endorsed by CNI, EDUCAUSE, Internet2, SURA, ViDe, and funded
by an NMI Award, will be held in early September. The workshop will explore
emerging middleware, particularly directory issues and the role they may
play as a foundation for DRM in research and education.

+ Campus Architectural Middleware Planning (CAMP) Meetings
An Advanced CAMP workshop was held July 30-August 2 in Boulder, Colorado.
This session was an opportunity for campus architects and those with
experience in Middleware to share their knowledge and to further their
research.  Presentation materials can be found at: http://www.nmi-edit.org/

<> End-to-End Performance Initiative (E2Epi)
+ E2E Performance Initiative Performance Environment (piPE) Overview
Released
The E2Epi team has been forging ahead on the E2E Performance Initiative
Performance Environment (piPE) architecture design. This tool will enable
end users to identify problematic links in the E2E chain and points of
contact to resolve such issues. Moreover, it will regularly gather
performance data between key nodes in the web of campuses, regional
networks, gigaPoPs, and the Abilene backbone. A general overview of the
architecture is presented as a white paper, available at
http://e2epi.internet2.edu/e2epipe_index.shtml

<> Virtual Briefings
+ Collaboration Case Studies using International Connectivity
Presentations and archived streams for July's Internet2 Virtual Briefing
"Collaboration Case Studies Using International Connectivity" are now
available at:
http://www.internet2.edu/activities/php/agenda.php?session_event_id=117

Speakers and topics for this briefing included Greg Palmer and Jennifer
MacDougall from the MAGPI GigaPoP at the University of Pennsylvania on
language, culture and education international collaborations; Steve Peltier
from the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research at the
University of California, San Diego on IPv6-enabled telemicroscopy; and
Eduardo Vera from AccessNova Research Program at the University of Chile,
Santiago on supporting international radio astronomy and remote
instrumentation.

+ Upcoming Virtual Briefing, September 18
The next Virtual Briefing is scheduled for September 18, 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT
(-4 UTC).  Watch the Internet2 web site for additional information.
http://www.internet2.edu/activities/html/briefings.html

<> Future Events
+ IPv6 Workshops
For a complete list of upcoming IPv6 workshops, see:
http://www.internet2.edu/calendar/main.php

+ Future Internet2 Member Meetings (Hold the Dates!)
  - Spring 2003 Internet2 Member Meeting, Arlington, Virginia, April 9-11
  - Fall 2003 Internet2 Member Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 13-16
  - Spring 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting, Arlington, Virginia, April 19-22

<> New Members
+ Corporate Members
  - Japan Telecom Ltd.

<> Internet2 Days
Hold an Internet2 Day for your Internet2 member organization. Technical
support for live demonstrations and informational materials are
available. For more information see:
http://apps.internet2.edu/html/internet2_days.html
or contact Marianne Smith 
<>.

+ 15 November 2002
Wichita State University
http://www.hipecc.twsu.edu/internet2.html

<> Showcase Opportunities
Internet2 would like to showcase our members' efforts on our homepage. We
encourage Internet2 members to share advanced networking milestones, as well
as interesting people, events, collaborations and efforts in the advanced
networking community. Include a brief description (less than 100 words), all
appropriate links and images, and contact information. If you have
suggestions about projects or news that might be featured, please contact
Adam Csillag 
<>.

<> Internet2 Related Events
+ Online Calendar
For a complete listing of events for and of interest to the Internet2
community, see the online Internet2 Calendar. Be sure the
Internet2-related event you are holding or know about is listed at:
http://www.internet2.edu/calendar/main.php

Seminars on Academic Computing (SAC)
2-7 August 2002
Snowmass Village, CO
http://www.educause.edu

Opticon2002
19-22 August 2002
San Jose, CA
http://www.bcr.com/opticon/default.asp

ViDeNet Brown Bag Munch Series
21 August 2002
Virtual Event
http://www.unc.edu/video/videnet/munch

NetWorld+Interop 2002-Atlanta
8-13 September 2002
Atlanta, GA
http://www.key3media.com/interop/atl2002

iGrid 2002
24-26 September 2002
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
http://www.igrid2002.org

<> Internet2 Employment Opportunities
http://www.internet2.edu/ucaid/html/opportunities.html

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