This section is where you'll find information on trial projects and services and applications offered over KAREN by REANNZ, KAREN members and the wider NREN community.

These international NREN standard applications, tools and infrastructure comprise the fundamental middle layer enabling members to engage in faster, better and different education and research using KAREN.

Services and applications

KAREN video conference service

Collaborate in real-time using our video conferencing bridge.

National Education Network trial

This trial is connecting schools, polytechnics and content and service providers to KAREN. It will showcase the educational benefits of advanced connectivity and test the architectural principles of the National Education Network.

KAREN experience programme

This programme offers free KAREN membership to institutes of technology, polytechnics (ITPs) and wānanga for the 2008 calendar year in exchange for trial projects enabled by KAREN.

Sakai

Sakai is an open source virtual collaboration and learning environment that supports teaching and learning, and group collaboration. New Zealand's BeSTGRID project has developed a Sakai Virtual Research Environment to support collaboration and communication within the New Zealand scientific and research community.

EVO

EVO is a collaboration system that supports point-to-point and multipoint collaborative sessions. EVO users can communicate using audio, video and instant messaging, exchange files and share desktop applications. BeSTGRID provides information on the equipment required and how to get started with EVO.

Eduroam

Eduroam (education roaming) is a roaming wireless network, allowing mobility between participants' wireless infrastructure with seamless user authentication and enforcement of local security policy. Eduroam is now available at the University of Auckland for visitors from other eduroam participating federations. Eduroam in New Zealand is coordinated by the University of Auckland.

Updated 12 August 2008