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MIDnet and The Quilt Present Case Study Project at Internet2 Meeting

LINCOLN, Neb, October 10, 2007- At the Fall Internet2 Member Meeting, MIDnet, Inc. and The Quilt presented the preliminary findings of the Case Study Project that documents the business models of research and education networks. The bi-annual member meeting draws approximately 700 national and international participants.

"This first public presentation was well received and increased the number of organizations interested in participating in the project", stated Carol Farnham, MIDnet Executive Director. "We were later told by Internet2 representatives, that the session was one of the most popular sessions at this conference."

About The Project

The Case Study Project is a collaborative project with The Quilt to document business models of USA research and education networks. The documentation will be in the form of general overviews and case studies that include information on organizational structure, management, operations and pricing strategies. An overview document for public review is available on both organization’s websites and detailed information on the project is available to the research and education community on request.

About The Quilt

The Quilt gathers more than 24 leading research and education networking organizations in the United States to promote consistent, reliable, interoperable and efficient advanced networking services that extend to the broadest possible community; and to represent common interests in the development and delivery of advanced network services. Participants in The Quilt provide network service for more than 200 Internet2 universities and thousands of other educational institutions. Internet2, a university-led research and development consortium, provides organizational support for The Quilt. For more information, see: www.thequilt.net

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Contact: info@midnetinc.org

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