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Texas Funds Internet Consortium

October 16, 2004 /

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Governor Rick Perry recently announced an award of nearly $10 million dollars from the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) to the Internet2 project, a consortium of 207 universities, government and industries working on advanced networks and development of new Internet technology.

Contact: Sam Leiken
Social, Economic and Workforce Programs Division

http://www.nga.org/center/frontAndCenter/1,1188,C_FRONT_CENTER%5ED_7410,00.html

The Lonestar Education and Research Network, made up of 31 Texas colleges and universities, will use $7.5 million of the total TEF grant to create a sophisticated networking backbone in Texas. The network will be connected to the Internet2 network and National LambdaRail, a new coast-to-coast optical fiber network that will be four times as fast as existing technology.

The remaining $2.5 million will be used to further develop the Texas Internet Grid for Research and Education and allow the universities to share high-performance computing, data storage, and visualization resources.

The TEF is a $295 million "deal closing fund" established by the Governor and legislature to bring jobs and employers to Texas.
Related Links:

* Governor Perry’s Press Release http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/pressreleases/PressRelease.2004-09-28.0131

* Texas Enterprise Fund http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/ecodev/tefund/view

* LambdaRail Website http://www.nlr.net/

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