Internet2in theHealth Sciences.pptVIP

11 April 2000 Internet2 in the Health Sciences Mary Kratz (mkratz@) Outline for Today Thank you for the opportunity to share about Internet2! What can be learned from history? Internet2 organization Network infrastructure International partnerships Advanced Applications Internet2 Health Sciences Success of the Internet History ARPAnet origins 1987 -- NSFnet Privatization in 1995 1996 Telecomm Act The WWW explodes Federal Next Generation Internet Initiative NSF provides grant funding to universities for network infrastructure Internet2 founded 1999 Abilene in production Today’s Internet Doesn