News
Adjustments to .ac.at domain registration and whois
Due to GDPR there are some adjustments to the domain registration process and WHOIS-lookup for .ac.at Domains.
57th ACOnet TBPG Meeting
The 57th ACOnet TBPG Meeting will be held on June 7, 2018 at FH Vorarlberg in Dornbirn.
Vacancy "IT Security Expert"
The ACOnet & VIX team has an open position for an "IT Security Expert".
[more]Welcome to ACOnet!
ACOnet is the Austrian National Research and Education Network (NREN) for science, research, education, 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 members various target-group-specific services to support research projects and communities.
DNSSEC Workshops for ACOnet Participants
In view of the forthcoming introduction of DNSSEC in the domains .ac.at and .gv.at, we offer complementary workshops for IT workers at organisations participating in ACOnet. Apart from theoretical basics we will cover hands-on configuration of recursive, as well as authoritative BIND, Debugging, Monitoring, CDS/CDNSKEY and DANE.
As of now, we are planning four workshops in Vienna, Linz and Dornbirn. The Linz workshop will be accompanied by a DNS Workshop. Further sessions can be arranged as required. Details
Wilfried Wöber commended by RIPE community
It is not every day that one of our own receives international appreciation. Therefore, we are particularly pleased that our colleague Wilfried Wöber was awarded the RIPE community's very first "Rob Blokzijl Award" in mid-May 2018. Wilfried received this honor for decades of dedicated work to further the development of the Internet. Our heartfelt congratulations! Details