TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information

Updated: 10 June 2008 at 11:48

D: Basic Information
D.1 Full name of the organisation (in English)
Austrian Academic Computer Network
D.2 Full name of the organisation in the national language(s)
Österreichisches akademisches Computernetz
D.3 Abbreviation in English
ACOnet
D.4 Abbreviation in the national language(s)
ACOnet
D.5 Visiting address
Vienna University Computer Center (UniVie/ZID), Universitaetsstr.7 Street

A -1010 Wien / Vienna City/postal code
D.7 Postal address
Street

City/postal code
D.9 Country
Austria
D.10 Fax
+43 1 4277 9140
D.11 Phone
+43 1 4277 14030
D.12 General e-mail address
helpdesk.aconet@univie.ac.at
D.13 Website
http://www.aco.net/
D.14 Convention used for individual e-mail addresses
none (connected-site issue)
D.15 Year the first research network operations started
1990
D.16 Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
D.17 Year in which the NREN was founded in its current form
1986
D.18 Short description of the history of the organisation
http://www.aco.net/geschichte.html?&L=1

D.19 Form of organisation
( )Separate legal entity of its own
(x)Not a legal entity of its own, but part of a larger organisation
( )Not a separate legal entity and also not part of a larger organisation
Name of the parent organisation
University of Vienna
D.20 What is the formal relationship between the organisation and the government?
( )We are a government agency or part of a ministry
( )The Government appoints at least half of the members of our Governing body
(x)There is an indirect relationship (for example if at least half the members of your Governing body are appointed by research and education institutions that in itself are (largely) government-funded)
( )No formal relationship
( )Other, please explain below
D.21 Description of the governing structure of the NREN
The legal entity for ACOnet is the University of Vienna (UniVie); ACOnet is represented and operated by the UniVie Computer Center (ZID). All ACOnet participants are recommended to send delegates to the ACOnet technical advisory committee (ACOnet-TBPG); all ACOnet participants are invited to join the ACONET association whose board is acting as a steering committee for the NREN.
D.22 URL to description of the governing structure
http://www.aco.net/organisation.html?&L=1
D.23 Senior management team
CEO Mr. Title Peter First name Rastl Last name
Director Job Title

E-mail address
CEO 2 Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
CTO Mr. Title Christian First name Panigl Last name
Team Leader ACOnet Job Title

E-mail address
CTO 2 Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
OTHER Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
D.24 Short description of major changes that occurred in the network during the past year or that are foreseen for the coming year
Our CFP for a wavelength transparent fiber optic backbone, which was published in 2006, resulted in a framework contract with Telekom Austria, signed July 2007 (http://www.aco.net/aconet07.html?&L=1). We are currently (May 2008) just halfway on our migration path with a targeted completion date of December 2008 (http://www.aco.net/technologie.html?&L=1).
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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008 Basic Information

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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
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