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JANET

Formerly Joint Academic Network. The United Kingdom education and research network. See also SUPERJANET.

JANET-CERT

JANET Computer Emergency Response Team. See also: Computer Emergency Response Team.

JANET National User Group (JNUG)

The JANET National User Group (JNUG) represents the views and concerns of people who use the national academic network, JANET, to those who are responsible for its funding. The Group encompasses representatives from Regional User Groups and Affiliated Groups.

JANET User Group for Administration (JUGA)

The JANET User Group for Administration (JUGA) exists to promote the use of information technology, primarily via JANET by administrators in Higher Education. JUGA is a Affiliated Group of the JANET National User Group, through which the views of the users on JANET and UKERNA services are presented to the JISC Committee on Networking. See also: JANET National User Group.

JANET User Group for Libraries (JUGL)

The JANET User Group for Libraries (JUGL) supports Library and Information Professionals in the use and development of Electronic Networking for information provision. JUGL is a Affiliated Group of the JANET National User Group, through which the views of the users on JANET and UKERNA services are presented to the JISC Committee on Networking. See also: JANET National User Group.

JANET Yorkshire and Northumbria Regional User Group (JYNRUG)

The JANET Yorkshire and Northumbria Regional User Group represents the views of users of JANET within the ancient regions of Yorkshire and Northumbria, plus any modern additions. See also: JANET National User Group.

JCALT

JISC Committee for Awareness, Liaison and Training, promoting use and effectiveness of ICT in post-16 education.

JCCS

JISC Committee for Content and Services, to identify, procure and deliver content for all sectors of further and higher education, within a content management structure, for maximum uptake of resources.

JCLT

JISC Committee for Learning and Teaching, to facilitate coordination and effectiveness of Information Learning Technologies (ILT) in learning and teaching in UK colleges and universities.

JCIE

JISC Committee for Information Environment, build on existing strategies, to create a common information environment, with mechanisms for access and delivery of resources and finding quality information of relevance.

JCN

JISC Committee for Networking, which oversees JISC-funded networking and networked services, including JANET.

JCP

JANET Connection Point.

JCS

JANET Customer Service, at UKERNA.

JCSR

JISC Committee for Support of Research, to identify requirements of the research community which can be met from the JISC budget, and work with the Research Grid community e.g. on e-science programmes.

JCUR

JANET Connection and Upgrade Form, from UKERNA.

JIPS

The JANET Internet Protocol Service (JIPS) was the IP service on JANET, in its X.25 network days, using the technique of "IP tunnelling" - ie encapsulation of the X.25 packets into TCP/IP packets. The result was that UK institutions could connect to hosts on the world wide Internet with programs such as telnet, anonymous ftp, gopher and World Wide Web browsers, before JANET became a fully IP network.

JISC

Joint Information Systems Committee, consisting of representatives of UK Funding Councils and other stakeholders, for controlling budgets on networking and other information systems projects. There are six subcommittees as constituted in February 2002, JCALT, JCCS, JCLT, JCIE, JCN and JCSR.

JISC Assist

JISC Activities, Services and Special Initiatives Support Team, which is the awareness-raising unit for better understanding of the role of information systemsa and information technology in further and higher education institutions.

JISCMail

The National Academic Mailing List Service, based at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

JISC Technology Applications Programme

iA programme of over 100 projects to develop and demonstrate applications of Information and Communication Technology, produce technology reviews and establish four clearing houses to promote use of ICT to support staff and students in HIgher Education.

JKREY

Joyce K. Reynolds

JNT

the former UK Joint Network Team; sponsored by the Computer Board and SERC to manage academic network developments. Now known as UKERNA.

JNUG

See: JANET National User Group

JOD

JANET Operations Desk, based in London.

JTAP

See: JISC Technology Allicationa Programme

JTMP

Job Transfer and Manipulation Protocol; a protocol designed to allow jobs to be sent from one computer to another to be executed, and to allow specifications of output handling. See also Red Book.

JUGA

See: JANET User Group for Administration

JUGL

See: JANET User Group for Libraries

JUNET

Japan UNIX Network. [Source: RFC1208]

JWCS

JANET Web Cache Service, also known as the National Cache.

JYNRUG

See: JANET Yorkshire and Northumbria Regional User Group

 

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