Top California Technology Research Centers Cal-(IT)2 and CalNGI collaborate on Next-Generation InternetSan Diego 28 January 2002 The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Cal-(IT)2) and the southern California Next Generation Internet (CalNGI) initiative are teaming up to develop and test applications that will run on future iterations of the World Wide Web. The new partners will collaborate with California companies through the recently-opened CalNGI Application Center at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC). To launch their new partnership, Cal-(IT)2 and CalNGI co-sponsored a workshop on January 24 in San Diego called "Demystifying Internet Quality of Service."
Both organisations have roots in the University of California, San Diego. Cal-(IT)2 is a collaboration of UCSD and UC Irvine. CalNGI is based at SDSC, which is also part of UCSD. CalNGI opened in December 2001, with funding from the California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency's Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), and CommerceNet, a global, not-for-profit organisation for the advancement of eCommerce worldwide.
According to Mike Vildibill, the CalNGI Director who also directs SDSC's High-End Computing and Communications department, the first NGI application grants funded by CommerceNet and DSTI were announced in October 2001, covering a wide range of applications, including global trading, multi-modal Internet access for the disabled, wireless Web Services, and prospecting for natural resources.
A second round of awards will be announced this spring. The southern California centre will provide testbeds and access to advanced research networks otherwise unavailable to commercial companies. Innovative Internet-based applications developed by California businesses, non-profit corporations and public institutions will be enhanced, tested and showcased at CalNGI. CalNGI is one of two "development and testing hubs", set up by CommerceNet with funding from the State of California; the other is Net21, based at UC Berkeley.
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