Welcome to ACOnet!
ACOnet is the Austrian National Research and Education Network (NREN) for science, research, education, art and culture. It is operated by the Vienna University Computer Center, in co-operation with other universities in Austria.
ACOnet provides a nation-wide fibre optic backbone with high-performance access to international academic networks via GÉANT, as well as to the Internet. Furthermore, ACOnet offers its participants various target-group-specific services to support research projects and communities.
GÉANT
As a National Research and Education Network (NREN), ACOnet provides access to a global network of research and education institutions that exists parallel to the commercial internet.
ACOnet is a member of GÉANT, the umbrella organization of European NRENs. Through GÉANT, ACOnet participating organizations are connected to around 50 million users in more than 10,000 European academic institutions via high-performance data networks.
Stopline
Stopline, initiated by the ISPA in 1998, is the officially authorized online reporting centre against depictions of sexual abuse involving minors and evidence of endorsement of National Socialist ideology on the internet. Here, users can report pages containing such content - even anonymously.
The Stopline team examines these pages and works closely with the providers and law enforcement agencies to ensure that illegal content is removed from the network.