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A singular vision -- "The Network
Is The Computer" -- guides Sun in the development
of technologies that power the world's most important
markets. Sun's philosophy of sharing innovation
and building communities is at the forefront of
the next wave of computing: the Participation
Age. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries
and on the Web at http://sun.com |
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PLATINUM
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CANARIE Inc. - Canada's advanced Internet development
organization - is a not-for-profit corporation supported
by its members, project partners and the Federal
Government. CANARIE's mission is to accelerate Canada's
advanced Internet development and use by facilitating
the widespread adoption of faster, more efficient
networks and by enabling the next generation of
advanced products, applications and services to
run on them.
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IBM is the world's
largest information technology company, with 80
years of leadership in helping businesses innovate.
Drawing on resources from across IBM and key Business
Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services,
solutions, financing and technologies that enable
customers, large and small, to take full advantage
of the new era of on demand. For more information
about IBM, visit www.ibm.com.
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SGI, also known as Silicon Graphics, Inc. (OTC:
SGID), is the world's leader in high-performance
computing, visualization and storage. SGI's vision
is to provide technology that enables the most significant
scientific and creative breakthroughs of the 21st
century. Whether it's sharing images to aid in brain
surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying
global climate, providing technologies for homeland
security and defense or enabling the transition
from analog to digital broadcasting, SGI is dedicated
to addressing the next class of challenges for scientific,
engineering and creative users. With offices worldwide,
the company is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif.,
and can be found on the Web at www.sgi.com.
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The Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services
is continually working to improve access to more
than 700 government services provided by various
provincial government ministries. Our mandate is
to deliver those services through the Internet,
over telephone and at government offices to citizens,
businesses, visitors, other ministries and the broader
public sector.
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A department of the Government of Canada, Western
Economic Diversification Canada (WD) was established
in 1987 under the provision of the Western Economic
Diversification Act. WD works to strengthen Western
Canada's economy and advance the interests of the
West in national economic policy.
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TELUS is the largest telecommunications company
in Western Canada and the second largest in the
country, with $8.0 billion of annual revenue, 4.7
million network access lines and 4.3 million wireless
customers. The company provides customers with a
full range of telecommunications products and services
including data, voice and wireless services across
Canada, utilizing next generation Internet-based
technologies.
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Using patented, cost effective and environmentally
friendly micro-trenching technology, TeraSpan specializes
in building-to-building fiber optics for municipal
& government buildings, hospitals, schools,
carriers and businesses. |
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WestGrid is a $50 million project
to operate grid-enabled high performance computing
and collaboration infrastructure at institutions
across western Canada. The major computing and data
storage sites are connected using dedicated network
lightpaths provided by BCNET in British Columbia,
Netera Alliance in Alberta and CANARIE across Canada.
Currently, WestGrid has approximately 1,000 users
across Canada. |
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SILVER SPONSORS
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Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide
leader in networking for the Internet, this year
celebrates 20 years of commitment to technology
innovation, industry leadership, and corporate social
responsibility. Information on Cisco can be found
at http://www.cisco.com. |
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Control Systems International (CSI) Presents "LightPointe"
High-Speed Outdoor Wireless Free Space Optics. Cost
effective bridging of fiber networks without the
fiber or licensing expense. Broadband QoS Backhaul
(802.16 Standard) up to Four Kilometers for Government,
Enterprise, Industrial Telecom Networks.
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Sony Videoconferencing |
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Precision Camera Inc. is a provider of professional
video hardware for business, industry, education
and scientific applications. |
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Big Pipe, a division of Shaw
Communications, owns and operates a national fibre-optic
network providing data networking and Internet services
to North American businesses. |
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“RackForce is one of the
fastest growing Hosting Service Providers in North
America. >From its three data centers the company
provides 24/7/365 dedicated servers, virtual private
servers and collocation services to a growing world-wide
customer base. “ |
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Juniper Networks is the leader
in enabling secure and assured
communications over a single IP network. The company's
purpose-built,
high performance IP platforms enable customers to
support many different
services and applications at scale. Service providers,
enterprises,
governments and research and education institutions
worldwide rely on
Juniper Networks to deliver products for building
networks that are
tailored to the specific needs of their users, services
and
applications. Juniper Networks' portfolio of proven
networking and
security solutions supports the complex scale, security
and performance
requirements of the world's most demanding networks.
Additional
information can be found at www.juniper.net. |
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Lambda OpticalSystems provides
next-generation all-optical networks that transform
communications. Our family of all-optical
switches and dynamic control-plane offers high-bandwidth
services while maximizing efficiency and affordability.
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MRV Communications, Inc. (“MRV”)
is a leading provider of network equipment and services,
and optical components. MRV's comprehensive
solutions comprise of IP/MPLS/VPLS switching and
routing intellignce, combined with WDM, Optical
Transport, Wireless and Cross Connect services.
MRV's networking solutions are managed by MegaVision
Pro™ multi-vendor, end-to-end advanced NMS,
and the most secure, FIPS 140-2, InReach™
Out-of-Band networking solutions for infrastructure
access and control. MRV operates eight R&D centers
in the US, Europe, and the Far East, along with
50 customer support and service centers, and 21
sales offices in countries around the world. |
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Bell is a full service provider
offering fully integrated and scalable business
solutions. From Security Solutions and Application
Hosting to Voice, Data, Internet and Wireless, we
can help. |
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The ideal platform for your research computing
needs, the Mac also allows you to publish, communicate
with colleagues and browse the Internet —
all on a single, consistent platform. |
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| BRONZE SPONSORS |
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The team behind this project is an acclaimed mix
of new media and television producers. Combining
experience and creative intellect, the team is uniquely
poised to deliver world-class niche content conducive
to multi-platform programming. Collectively, they
have produced over 300 National TV programs including
the acclaimed late night series ZeD, seen nationally
in Canada since 2002. Their
expertise also includes short-form media with over
7,000 short films screened (700+ licensed) and producing
over 400 performers from music, to comedy to dance
in the past three years. |
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Movaz Networks is a leader in providing dynamic
optical networking solutions with the lowest total
cost of ownership. Movaz’s products can economically
scale from the access network to regional networks,
connecting domains with up to 2,000 km of un-regenerated
long haul routes. Combined with its embedded Generalized
Multi-protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) protocols
and standards-based network management, Movaz offers
unparalleled ease in network operations. The company’s
RAY™ product portfolio has been deployed globally
in numerous networks in telecom, cable, enterprise
and government segments.
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Syntagma Network Services is a
privately held Canadian company delivering advanced
IP telecommunications services using application
software, hardware, operating systems and professional
services over an IMS compliant platform.
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