Universities partner on wireless networks to help researchers to engage in more joint research and scholarship projects and to take on economic development projects that require a broader range of expertise.

Indiana University and Purdue University are partnering on a project aimed at providing wireless connections for their computer networks.

The universities says the project will help researchers to engage in more joint research and scholarship projects and to take on economic development projects that require a broader range of expertise.

Indiana University visitors to Purdue University campuses and Purdue visitors to IU campuses will soon be able to make seamless wireless network connections using their wireless laptops or personal digital assistants as if they were on one of their own campuses.

IU Vice President for Research and Information Technology Michael McRobbie and Purdue Vice President for Information Technology James Bottum made the announcement at the 2005 I-Light Symposium, Indiana’s premier forum for high performance networking, computing, visualization and collaboration, which is mutually hosted by IU and Purdue.

"Establishing mutual wireless will make it easier for our teachers, students and researchers to work at the multiple campuses of IU Bloomington, IUPUI and Purdue West Lafayette. Although wireless and I-Light are different technologies, they both help us collaborate and connect with each other," said Bottum.

Source: Inside INdiana Business

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