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9.14. What is CANARIE?

No, it's not just a little yellow bird named Tweety. CANARIE Inc. (Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry, and Education) is the Canadian counterpart to the U.S. National Research and Education Network (NREN).

CANARIE is a joint government and private sector-funded project that began in 1988 under the initiative of Industry, Science, and Technology Canada to promote the development of new computer networking technologies and help facilitate their increased use and application by industry. The project is creating the foundation for a Canadian communications infrastructure.

For more information, Gopher to muspin.gsfc.nasa.gov.

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