Red Academica Uruguay

                   Global Networking Survey

Section 1 Coordinates

Name of the network   RAU (Red Academica Uruguay)
Contact person/point  Luis E. Castillo

Postal address   Colonia 2066, Montevideo 11200, Uurguay.
Telephone Number   (+598 2) 484913
Fax Number         (+598 2) 415843
e-mail address   castillo@seciu.uy  teccom@seciu.uy

Section 2 Network

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

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

2.  Description

      Operating since         __1991
      Registered users        __325
      Active users            __266 (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
      ________ University students
      __17%___ Government employees
      ________ Commercial employees
      __ 4%___ NGO employees
      __ 3%___ Employees of International organizations, e.g., 
             (UNESCO, PNUD, OAS, IADB, and World Bank)
      ___6%___ Other   ______________________

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

      If Yes, specify charging methods (check all that apply)
              ____ Free to end users
              ____ 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?    ___250000______________USA$

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

      __12%___ communication equipment  	
      ___8%___ computer equipment      	
      __53%___ communication charges   	
      _______ technical staff    	
      __18%__|management staff		
      _______| support staff		
      ____ __ facilities		
      ___8%__ software			
      _____ overhead			
      _____ other ______________________

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

      ___X__ IP
      _____ UUCP
      _____ Fidonet
      _____ Bitnet
      _____ Other _______________________

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

      Speed                   ____64 Kbps
      Leased or switched      ____leased
      Vendor                  Antel, MCI, Sprint
      Where do you connect?   NSF backbone

9.  Approximately, what percent of your users have

      __68%__ e-mail only
      __6%__ dial-in access to a command line account on a host
      _______ dial-in SLIP/PPP connectivity
      __26%__ full-time IP connectivity

10. Approximately, what percent of hosts on your network run
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      _______ an FTP server   	
      __1%___ a WWW (http) server 	
      __<1%__ a Gopher server		
      __1%___ a list server		
      ____ a news server		
      __1%__ a dial-up bulletin board	
      ____ a library catalogue	
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11. Of the hosts of your network, what of each type?

      __82%__ Personal computers running DOS
      __5%__ Personal computers running Microsoft Windows
      ____ Personal computers running Unix
      __2%__ Personal computers running Mac OS
      __10%__ Unix workstations
      ____ Other workstations
      __1%__ Unix minicomputers
      ____ Other minicomputers
      ____ Unix mainframes
      ____ Other mainframes
      ____ Other ________________

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

      __50%__ IP
      __50%__ 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		Colonia 2066, Montevideo, Uruguay. 
      Telephone number	(+5982) 483901/02
      e-mail address		info@seciu.uy

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

      Paper   []      Electronic []

3.  User group support activities
      Describe here activities to support user groups in using the network.

  - instalation & configuration of uucp nodes
  - instalacion & configuration of ip connections
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4.  Training activities and workshops
      Describe here activities to train and inform user support staff.

  - courses of e-mail
  - gopher and client's WWW demostration in workshops.


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

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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!!!!



best regards.

Luis.-


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Luis E. Castillo     castillo@seciu.uy
		   postmaster@seciu.uy
Red Academica
SErvicio Central de Informatica (SECIU)
Universidad de la Republica
Colonia 2066, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay
Telef. (+5982) 483901/02
FAX (+5982) 415843
X.25748250004