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Qwest. Debbie Montano Program Manager - Internet2 debbie.montano@qwest.net www.qwest.net. ABILENE. Why Create Abilene?. Internet Growing Phenomenally Qwest has the Network Collaborate with Leading Researchers to Develop Next Generation Applications.
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Qwest Debbie Montano Program Manager - Internet2 debbie.montano@qwest.net www.qwest.net
Why Create Abilene? Internet Growing Phenomenally Qwest has the Network Collaborate with Leading Researchers to Develop Next Generation Applications
Who is Qwest? A Multimedia Communications Company and one of the fastest growing companies in America
Qwest - EUnet International • Launched EUnet Multimedia Services • EUnetLive and EUnetOnDemand • Broadcast video, data and voice to a global audience • Distributing live and archived multimedia material to eight servers located across Europe
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Qwest Announcements • Nationwide OC-48 Commercial IP Network • Most Aggressive Service Level Agreements • Available Nov, 1 1998 • IP-based VPN Services • Expansion of Q.Talk Voice over IP to 125 Cities
Qwest Announcements • Web Hosting • 10 Major CyberCenters for Customer Hosted Apps • Acquisition of ICON CMT • Qwest and Netscape
Qwest and Abilene • Deploy the Rest of the Abilene Network • Get Internet2 Universities Connected • Dan Washburn and Tom Rossignol Customer Contacts • Future Collaboration/Research
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