Red Academica de Centros de Investigacion y Universidades Nacionales

Section 1 Coordinates

Name of the network
        (REACCIUN)

Contact person/point
        Luis German Rodriguez / Ivan Valdes

Postal address
        Avenida Principal Los Cortijos. CONICIT. Los Ruices, Caracas
        Venezuela.

Telephone Number
        (+58-2) 239-8344       

Fax Number
        (+58-2) 239-8344       

e-mail address
        ivaldes@conicit.ve

Section 2 Network

1.  Scope of the network (check all that apply)

       Academic                [X]
       General Research        [X]
       Government              [X]
       NGO                     [X]
       Commercial              [X]
       Special Interest Group  []      Specify________
       Other                   []      Specify________

2.  Description

      Operating since         1.990
      Registered users        2.500
      Active users            1.800 (connected at least once a
                                     month during the last 3 months)

3.  Approximately, what percent of your users would you estimate as being

      70%   University and research faculty staff
       1%   University students
      10%   Government employees
      10%   Commercial employees
       4%   NGO employees
       5%   Employees of International organizations, e.g., 
            (UNESCO, PNUD, OAS, IADB, and World Bank)
      _____ Other   ______________________

4.  Do you charge for services     Yes [X]  No []

      If Yes, specify charging methods (check all that apply)
              ____ Free to end users
                X  Fixed charges to end users
              ____ Variable (usage-based) charge to end users
              ____ Free to end institutions (such as a university)
                X  Fixed charged to institutions
              ____ Variable (usage-based) charge to institutions

5.  What is the approximate annual budget for your network 
   connection and/or information center?    600.000 USA$

6.  Of that budget, approximately what percent is used for

      _15%_ communication equipment
      __5%_ computer equipment
      _50%_ communication charges
      __5%_ technical staff
      __5%_ management staff
      __5%_ support staff
      _____ facilities
      __5%_ software
      _10%_ overhead
      _____ other ______________________

7.  Type(s) of connection(s) or gateway(s) out of your country

      __X__ IP
      __X__ UUCP
      _____ Fidonet
      _____ Bitnet
      __X__ Other ___X.25__________________

8.  Communication links(s) out of your country (for each link)

      Speed                   128 kbps
      Leased or switched      Leased
      Vendor                  CANTV-AT&T
      Where do you connect?   GES. Princeton, NJ.

9.  Approximately, what percent of your users have

      __0% e-mail only
      100% dial-in access to a command line account on a host
      _15% dial-in SLIP/PPP connectivity
      __1% full-time IP connectivity

10. Approximately, what percent of hosts on your network run

      __1% an FTP server
      __1% a WWW (http) server
      __3% a Gopher server
      __1% a list server
      __1% a news server
      ____ a dial-up bulletin board
      ____ a library catalogue

11. Of the hosts of your network, approximately what percent are

      _25% Personal computers running DOS
      _55% Personal computers running Microsoft Windows
      __5% Personal computers running Unix
      __2% Personal computers running Mac OS
      __8% Unix workstations
      ____ Other workstations
      __5% Unix minicomputers
      ____ Other minicomputers
      ____ Unix mainframes
      ____ Other mainframes
      ____ Other ________________

12. Approximately, what percent of the hosts in your network communicate via

      _95% IP
      __5% UUCP
      ____ Fido
      ____ Bitnet
      ____ Other ________________

Section 3 Help-desk and user support

1.  Is there a help-desk or other central point for queries?  Yes [X]  No []

      Postal address
                Avenida Principal Los Cortijos. CONICIT. Los Ruices, Caracas
                Venezuela.

      Telephone number
                (+58-2) 239-8344       

      e-mail address
                noc@conicit.ve

2.  Is a general user guide available?  Yes [X]   No []

      Paper   [X]      Electronic [X]

3.  User group support activities
      Describe here activities to support user groups in using the network.
                We have a general user guide.

4.  Training activities and workshops
      Describe here activities to train and inform user support staff.
                None

5.  Other activities
      Describe here any other activities on your network you consider
      relevant.  Comments (plans, etc.) 

Section 4 Success stories

Could you give some examples of users or applications which best
illustrate the value of your network?

              Thanks for your cooperation!!!!

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|                               |                                   |
| Ivan Valdes B.                |       Phone+58-2-2398344        |
| Networking Manager            |              +58-016-249997       |
| CONICIT                       |       Fax  +58-2-2398344        |
| Apartado 70617, Los Ruices    |       E-Mailivaldes@conicit.ve  |
| Caracas, Venezuela            |                                   |
|_______________________________|___________________________________|