The Loop News

Oct 2011	The Loop has initiated a regional ICT professional development program. The first meeting was held this month.
Sept 2011	A remote ADSL connection to the Loop is now available.
August 2011	The Loop is back on KAREN together with a new filter system and router.
July 2011	SSO range of schools and services extended.
July 2011	The new secure Loop Extranet has been launched. This new service is the first stage of the Loop's disaster recovery toolset.
June 2011	SuperLoop meeting. A SuperLoop meeting was held in Wellington. The SuperLoop is a loose alliance of the different educational Loop throughout New Zealand.
May 2011	External RSS feeds now available. Feeds: News, Menu, Outages and Engineers.
April 2011	Internet router The Internet firewall was removed thus allowing wirespeed management.
Feb 2011	9 new schools join the Loop. Nine new schools will join the Loop early in 2011. Waikawa Bay, Picton, Tuamarina, Koromiko, Bohally, NCA, Stoke, Lower Moutere and Brooklyn schools.
January 2011	Loop Company The is now officially a company with Loop schools holding sharing in the Loop company.
January 2011	MLE developments The Loop has just completed a SSO (Single Sign On) MoE contract that has established a SSO service for all Loop schools.
January 2011	Loop upgrades the core to Alliedware+ The Loop has upgraded the core Loop switch/routers. The core of the loop was seven year old and needed upgrading to the modern environment. The upgrade will allow the Loop to peer with other networks (e.g. NEN) in a more positive environment.
Dec 2010	Talos The Loop, TPN (Pacific.net) and BIT (IT Dept at NMIT) have worked together to provide a dedicated Internet link to be used by BIT research students at NMIT ... so that they can work in a isolated development environment that will not conflict with other Loop users.
Nov 2010	National Education Network The Loop has just started negotiation to re-join the KAREN and the National Education Network.
Nov 2010	Routing engineer Tim Price has stepped up to take his place as the Loops routing engineer at a very crucial time. Tim is a Nelson man who has worked for a variety different IT companies and bring a great deal of expertise to the Loop.
June 2010	Learning@ school. Nelson ICTPD regional cluster The Link Learning ICTPD Cluster is now in full swing with Tim Brenton, principal of Richmond Primary as director, Charles Newton as consultant and Allanah King as facilitator. read more We are planning a comprehensive programme for 2011 and our progress and resources can be found on the cluster wiki.read more We are sponsoring five cluster members to attend Learning at School in Rotorua in 2011. On their return the attendees will share their learning and expertise with cluster members.
June 2010	Cybersavvy Marlborough ICTPD regional cluster
September 2008	The Loop wins the TUANZ award for 3rd generation networks.... read more
June 2006	In the loop. A fibre-optic cable being used by Nelson schools is the start of a new community-based approach to telecommunications that is about to spread nationwide.
June 2006	The Ministry of Education's report on the Nelson Loop Network.
May 2006	Virtues of advanced South Island network extolled.The top of the South Island is on the cusp of having the most advanced and independent communications backbone in New Zealand, says a contractor with the project.
May 2006	Nelson schools hook up to IT world . A group of Nelson schools has set up an innovative new system to give hundreds of children faster internet access.
2006	Case Study \| Open-Access Fibre Network.The Loop Nelson, New Zealand. Allied Telesis helps build an educational community. This paper tells how an educational community developed one of the country’s first open-access fibre networks, and outlines the immense planning involved, the hurdles they jumped, and the advanced networking technology they used to realise their future dreams.
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