News

Computer network designed for students - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
[2008-05-02]
Offers high-quality, low-cost learning

PSC and Fibertech open new PoP
[2008-05-01]
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) and Fibertech Networks today celebrated the opening of a PSC Point of Presence (PoP) in Fibertech's new collocation facility in Pittsburgh's Allegheny Center Mall.

PSC & Cisco Researchers Author New Internet Standard
[2007.10.24]
Researchers from PSC's Advanced Networking group in collaboration with Cisco Systems have proposed a new Internet standard to help diagnose and resolve network performance problems.

Penn State connects to national research network
[2006.06.29]
Researchers and scientists at Penn State now have the ability to use virtually unlimited bandwidth to expand methods of data acquisition and collaboration.

National Lambdarail Launches Transit and Peering Project
[2006.04.20]
Five NLR Members Begin Project to Improve Network Performance and Reduce Costs of Internet Services.

PSU and TelCove Partner on Major Joint Fiber Build
[2005.11.28]
Link Established from State College Campus to Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center for Very High Speed Internet Access

Fiber-optic research net gains steam
[2005.09.05]
National Lambdarail, a nationwide fiber-optic network designed to facilitate advanced network technology research, is gaining support.

Pittsburgh students to participate in Megaconference Jr.
[2005.05.19]
On Thursday, May 19, 2005, students from the Pittsburgh Public Schools will participate in the second annual Megaconference Jr., an online videoconference that facilitates communication between international students using advanced multi-point video conferencing technology.

PSC Demonstrates 40 Gigabit Bandwidth Distributed Application
[2004.11.10]
Staff of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) have demonstrated a 40-Gigabit per second (Gbps) link between the PSC Terascale System, LeMieux, and their booth on the showfloor at SC 2004, the annual supercomputing conference now underway at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.

Pitt and PSC Join National LambdaRail
[2004.10.12]
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) and the University of Pittsburgh have joined a consortium of leading U.S. universities and companies deploying an advanced, nationwide fiber-optic infrastructure.

Comcast Peers with the Pittsburgh GigaPoP
[2004.08.25]
The Pittsburgh GigaPoP, managed by PSC’s networking group, has installed a high-speed network link to Comcast.

Fast Track for Science Data
[2003-11-17]
The first leg of an ultra-high-performance network will go live this week in what its backers call the most important networking experiment since Arpanet, the military network that laid the foundation for the Internet. [WIRED News]

New Partnership Provides District with High Speed Internet Service
[2003-10-20]
The Pittsburgh Public Schools has entered into a partnership with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) that will give the District access to Internet2 and prepare the way for Distance Learning and other sophisticated technology.

PSC Will Help Bring High-Speed Networking to Households
[2003-09-24]
The National Science Foundation has awarded $7.5 million to the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and seven other institutions to bring high-speed Internet connections to American homes.

Pittsburgh Network Upgrades Support Research
[2002-12-16]
Upgrades to hardware and fiber-optic cable at Pittsburgh's high-performance network hub have dramatically improved connections to LeMieux, Pittsburgh's terascale system.