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                  * *        A bi-monthly electronic news bulletin
                *    *       reporting on the activities of DANTE,
               *             the company that organises international
               *             network services for the European
THE WORKS OF D A N T E       research community.

No.41, December 2000                          Editor: Marine Chartois
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*     HTML version: http://www.dante.net/pubs/works/41.html      *
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       ** A very short issue and the occasion for DANTE **
        ** to wish you a happy and successful New Year **


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WORLD SERVICE

The interconnection with the  American backbone network Abilene has
been upgraded by an extra 622 Mbps on an additional OC-12 (POS). An
agreement has been reached with Abilene, which will now provide the
DANTE world service customers with an International Network Transit
(ITN)  service, via  which  they  will get  access  to STAR TAP and
networks such as SingAREN, APAN, etc.

A  new STM-1  transatlantic line  into Vienna  has been  ordered in
order to alleviate traffic on TEN-155 and should become operational
in February 2001.

A  new interconnection  agreement with  ESnet, the  American Energy
Science  network,  has  also  been signed  in  December  2000.  For
the  first time,  this  agreement offers  a  shared-cost model  for
transatlantic connectivity.

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STAFF AT DANTE

Anton  Antonov (RU)  joined us  in mid-December  as our  New System
Administrator. Anton graduated from  Southern Ural State University
(RU) and worked for 5 years as the Network Administrator for a bank
in Chelyabinsk (RU) before he joined DANTE.