1 Merit Network Services Update Jennifer Hensley Merit Annual Meeting June 22, 2006

2 Recent Activity l Web Contingency Service l MeritMail/MailScreen l NTP Stratum 1 Server l Codian MCU

3 Web Contingency Service l Contingent website in case of major campus outage – geared for emergency communication l Basic Package – up to 1 G storage l Colocation Package – your server, your control

4 MeritMail/MeritScreen l Powered by Mirapoint l Merit manages hardware, licensing, upgrades, headaches l Local administration and control l , Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam Package l Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam only package l Available July 1, 2006

5 NTP Stratum 1 Server l Merit offers Stratum 2 peering l Now offering Stratum 1 server that is directly synchronized with GPS satellites l Must be Member or Dedicated Affiliate

6 Codian MCU l Completed extensive platform evaluations – replaces existing l Codian selected for features, ease of use l Improved ability to stream presentations l Available approximately Aug. 1

7 Projects in Process l On-Net Pricing l Colocation for Business Continuity l Local/Long Distance VoIP Partnership

8 On-Net Pricing l Usage bundles that include “on- net” traffic (Merit sites) l Shares benefit of “owned” assets; incremental on-net traffic is minimal cost l Enables collaboration l Announcement in August, available in September

9 Colocation for Business Continuity l Offsite storage and/or backup facilities becoming more critical l Merit looking for ways to aggregate Member and Affiliate Needs in location with direct Merit connection.

10 Local/Long Distance VoIP l Utilizing existing Merit connection for data and voice l Voice Partner provides customer care, billing, regulatory support l Free or low-cost “on-net” calls

11 Future Project Discussion l Collaborative Technology Hosting l Intrusion Prevention Services l Other Business Continuity Services l Secure Instant Messaging Hosting l NOC Services l Enhanced Security Consulting /Audits

12 Collaborative Technology l Application supports collaboration and distance education l Features include desktop video, VoIP, shared whiteboard, application sharing

13 Intrusion Prevention Services l Managed Firewall l Intrusion Detection (notify) l Intrusion Prevention What are you doing today and what would you like to see Merit do?

14 Other Business Continuity Services l Would you like to see a collaborative/shared disaster recovery project? l Current Banner Initiative

15 Secure Instant Messaging l Hosted, closed IM platform l Demographics say people prefer IM to l 70% students 18 and under IM at home l Worries about chat rooms and social networks like myspace.com

16 NOC Services l Merit NOC traditionally manages to the demark, sometimes includes WAN l Would you be interested in 24 X 7 NOC services for your LAN?

17 Enhanced Security Consulting/Audits l Would you be interested in campus security consulting, network scanning and audits?

18 Other Ideas? l We always welcome your new ideas and input!

19 Thank You!