American Fiber Systems Signs Optical Network Agreement with OARnet.Business Editors ROCHESTER, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003 Dark Fiber Provides Ultimate Broadband Connectivity Throughout Greater Cleveland Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below. to Universities and Other Research Institutions American Fiber Systems (AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System ), a leading nationwide provider of metropolitan fiber optic networks, today announced that it has signed a 20-year agreement with OARnet for dark-fiber services in Cleveland. OARnet is the state-funded Internet services division of the Ohio Supercomputer Center The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is a high performance computing and networking center headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, United States (OSC-Columbus) with a division in Springfield, Ohio (OSC-Springfield). It was stablished in 1987 by the Ohio Board of Regents. in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Al Stutz, OARnet interim director, "the AFS Cleveland metro fiber network is an integral part of OARnet's planned 1,600-mile fiber network that promises to make high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity available at universities and other research institutions throughout the state of Ohio." "We're excited to support OARnet's vision for unrestricted access to the country's most advanced networks and computing resources in an effort to promote research and education in the Greater Cleveland community", said John Marchaesi, Senior VP of Sales and Market Development for AFS. "The primary focus of our company is to deliver the advantages of optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. , providing fault-tolerant and future-proof technology that enables connectivity throughout Cleveland and the broadband world". Under terms of the agreement, OARnet has the option for acquiring additional fiber on the AFS network, which extends throughout the Cleveland metropolitan area and surrounding communities, connecting the central business district, primary communication centers and business parks. AFS also operates dark-fiber metropolitan networks in Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, and Salt Lake City. In addition, AFS designs and delivers custom fiber network solutions for enterprise customers throughout the nation. About American Fiber Systems American Fiber Systems, Inc. is an independent provider of metropolitan dark fiber optic communications networks The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. for enterprises, carriers and service providers in mid-sized U.S. cities. The company designs, deploys and leases full-spectrum, dark-fiber networks nationwide to enable advanced communication network solutions. Founded in 1999 and based in Rochester, N.Y., the company is funded by Sierra Venture Partners, Lucent Venture Partners, Bay Star Capital and others. About OARnet The Ohio Academic Resources Network is an Ohio-based regional Internet service providing connectivity to 91 college and university networks throughout the state, as well as government agencies, corporate research centers, and non-profit institutions. OARnet continually investigates and implements the latest in advanced technologies to serve and support the information architecture of its clients. OARnet peers with more than 100 ISPs both nationally and internationally, and maintains data centers throughout the country. OARnet is a division of the Ohio Supercomputer Center, a technology initiative of the Ohio Board of Regents The Ohio Board of Regents is the coordinating board for higher education in Ohio. The board was created in 1963 by the Ohio General Assembly to: provide higher education policy advice to the Governor of Ohio and the Ohio General Assembly; develop a strategy involving Ohio's public . For more information, see www.oar.net. |
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