Almost a year ago two consortia that run high-speed computer networks for researchers scotched plans to merge, announcing that they were unable to find common ground on a host of organizational issues. But now the two groups — Internet2 and National LambdaRail — say the merger is back on.
The governing boards of both groups agreed earlier this month to a complete a “definitive agreement to merge” by April 20, according to a statement signed by Jeffrey S. Lehman, the chair of Internet2, and Tracy Futhey, the chair of LambdaRail. If all goes as planned, the two consortia will become one by the end of June.
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