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20.E Affiliated Information Technology OrganizationsBuilding on the tremendous success in adapting research Internet technology to academic needs, over 185 universities in the United States have joined together with government and industry partners to accelerate the next stage of Internet development in academia. The University of Michigan is a leading participant in this effort, known as the Internet2 project. Internet2 is bringing focus, energy, and resources to the development of advanced network capabilities and advanced applications to meet emerging academic requirements in research, teaching, and learning and to address the major challenges facing the next generation of university networks.
The University of Michigan is host to Merit Network, Inc., a nonprofit corporation charged with promoting computer networking in Michigan and beyond. Formed in 1966 to interconnect computers at three Michigan universities, Merit is now the largest Internet service organization in Michigan. Merit provides connectivity to educational institutions, libraries, health care providers, government organizations, non-profit businesses, and under special circumstances, some for-profit businesses. MichNet, Merit’s IP Backbone network, has multiple connections to the Internet including access to Internet2 at speeds from 2.5Gbs to OC-48c. MichNet’s unique shared dial-in services, with 165 sites in Michigan, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York City, and Windsor, Ontario, places 98% of Michigan’s residents within a local call of MichNet and the Internet.
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