University of Maryland, Baltimore is a member of Internet2

The University of Maryland, Baltimore joined the more than 200 universities that participate in Internet2 on July, 1, 2002. Internet2 is a consortium of universities working in partnership with government and industry to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies. Internet2 continues the partnership that was created by academia, government and industry more than 20 years ago when the internet was first established. This next generation of internet has the following primary goals:

• Create a leading edge network capability for the national research community
• Enable revolutionary Internet applications
• Ensure the rapid transfer of new network services and applications to the broader Internet community

Contact Information:

Principal Contact
Dr. Peter J. Murray
Vice President and CIO
410-706-2461
email: pmurray@umaryland.edu

Technical Contact
Mr. Fred Smith
Director, Network Services
410-706-8337
email: fsmith@umaryland.edu

Application Contact
Mr. S. Paul Petroski
Asst. Vice President
410-706-8338
email: ppetrosk@umaryland.edu

For more information:

• Internet2 Article from April 8, 2005
• Glossary of Terms
• Internet2 FTP Presentation