Grouper version 1.6.0 is now available for download. The Grouper Groups Management Toolkit enables project managers, departments, institutions, and end-users to create and manage institutional and personal groups. The new version features web services enhancements, a new provisioning connector, ESB integration, and integration with Kuali Rice. Read about how University of Pennsylvania plans to use the integration in this new version of Grouper to leverage Kuali Rice workflow capabilities. ...more

Internet2 and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have announced a partnership to deploy a highly reliable, high-capacity network to significantly enhance the capabilities of NOAA researchers and their connections with key high-performance computing sites across the nation. Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the new "NWave" network will be built on a set of 10 Gbps dedicated waves on the national Internet2 Network and support 80 terabytes of climate research data per day. ...more

The NTIA has awarded $62.5+ million in stimulus funding to Internet2, NLR, Indiana University, and the Northern Tier Network Consortium. Together with vendor partners Ciena, Cisco, Infinera and Juniper Networks, the collaborators propose the construction of the United States Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S. UCAN), an advanced network that will link regional networks across the nation, including other projects funded through ARRA. U.S. UCAN’s advanced infrastructure will—in partnership with regional and state research and education networks—connect America's community anchor institutions. For more, visit www.usucan.org. ...more