ARMNET


              
                     Global Networking Survey
 
 Section 1: Coordinates
 
 Name of the network:  ARMNET
 
 Contact person/point: Igor Mkmtoumian
 
 Postal Address:  40 Marshal Bagramian Str, Yezevan, Armenia
 Telephone Number: 7(8852) 270032
    Fax Number:    7(8852) 151048
    E-mail address: imkmtoum@aua.arminea.com
    
    Section 2: Network
    
    1.  Scope of the network: (check all that apply)
    
            Academic  		[ x]
            General Research		[ x]
            Government		[ ]
            NGO			[ x]
            Commercial		[ x]
            Special Interest Group	[ x]	Specify________
            Other			[ ]   	Specify________
     
    2.  Description:
    
           Operating since:  1994
           Registered users: approximately 3,000
           Active users: 60%
           (connected at least once a month during the last 3 
           months)

    3.  Approximately, what percent of your users would you estimate as 
    being:
    
           _20%   University and research faculty staff
           _10%   University students
           _10%   Government employees
           _40%   Commercial employees
           _05%   NGO employees
           _10%   Employees of International organizations  
           _05%   Other   
    
    4.  Do you charge for services?     Yes [ x]  No [ x]
    
           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
                   __x_ Free to end institutions (such as a university)
                   ____ 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?    ________ USA$
    
    6.  Of that budget, approximately what percent is used for:
    
           _____ communication equipment
           _____ computer equipment
           _____ communication charges
           _____ technical staff
           _____ management staff
           _____ support staff
           _____ facilities
           _____ software
           _____ overhead
           _____ other ______________________

    7.  Type(s) of connection(s) or gateway(s) out of your country
    
           __x__ IP
           __x__ UUCP
           _____ Fidonet
           _____ Bitnet
           _____ Other _______________________

    8.  Communication links(s) out of your country (for each link)
    
           Speed                   _64Kbps, 14.2Kbps_
           Leased or switched      _leased_
           Communication vendor    _Russia___
           Connection point        _Moscow__
    
    9.  Approximately, what percent of your users have:
    
           __80% _ e-mail only
           __10%_ dial-in access to a command line account on a host
           _______ dial-in SLIP/PPP connectivity
           __10% _ full-time IP connectivity

    10. Approximately, what percent of hosts on your network run:
    
           _______ an FTP server
           __10% _ a WWW (http) server
           _______ a Gopher server
           _______ a list server
           _______ a news server
           __05% _ a dial-up bulletin board
           _______ a library catalogue
           _______ other 
           
    11. Of the hosts of your network, what of each type?
    
           _20% Personal computers running DOS
           _70% Personal computers running Microsoft Windows
           _05% Personal computers running Unix
           _01% Personal computers running Mac OS
           _01% Unix workstations
           ____ Other workstations
           ____ Unix minicomputers
           ____ Other minicomputers
           ____ Unix mainframes
           ____ Other mainframes
           ____ Other _Netware__

    12. Approximately, what percent of the hosts in your network 
    communicate via:
    
           100% IP
           ____ UUCP
           ____ Fido
           ____ Bitnet
           ____ Other ________________
    
    
    Media: 
    
    Comments (plans, etc.):
    
    Section 3: Help-desk and user support
    
    1.  Is there a help-desk or other central point for queries?  Yes [ ] 
        No [ x]
    
           Postal address:  
           Telephone Number:
           e-mail address: 
    
    2.  Is a general user guide available?  Yes [ ]   No [ x]
    
           Paper   [ ]      Electronic [ ]
    
    3.  User group support activities
    
        Describe activities to support user groups in using the 
        network.    2 weeks regular meeting of Armenia Internet Users Group
    
    
    4.  Training activities and workshops

        Describe activities to train and inform user support 
        staff.
    
    
    5.  Other activities

        Describe any other activities on your network you 
        consider relevant.  Comments (plans, etc.): Plans to start teaching Internet

    Section 4: Success stories
    
    Could you give some examples of users or applications which best
    illustrate the value of your network:

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