Home | FAQs | Sitemap | Contact & Imprint |
Portal
  
DEEN


News

ACONET Infoshare:
Atlassian - and now?

This Zoom meeting on 28 September 2026 will focus on the upcoming expiration of Atlassian’s Data Center licenses and the search for alternatives. Several presentations will provide an update on the status of discussions at Viennese universities. After that, ample time is scheduled for questions and discussion.

 [more]

74th ACOnet TBPG Meeting

From 11–12 November 2026, ACOnet's Technical Operations and Planning Group (TBPG) will come together for its 74th meeting at the University for Continuing Education in Krems. For organizational reasons, please register by 23 October 2026 at the latest.

 [more]

Thank you, Gerhard Winkler!

Gerhard Winkler retired at the end of August 2026, after 35 years of service to the University of Vienna, ACOnet, and the .at domain registry.

 [more]

26th ArgeStorage Meeting

The 26th ArgeStorage Meeting will take place at the University of Innsbruck from 15-16 October 2026. Registration is now open.

 [more]

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.

ACOnet and COVID-19:

The ACOnet team is working from the home office again since 19 November 2021. Our availability has not changed, however. You can reach us Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00, CEST; preferably by e-mail but also by phone (see contact information). In the case of an emergency you may also call us outside our office hours and leave a message. If necessary, we will call back swiftly.

ACOnet Annual Report 2025

Our Annual Report 2025 offers an overview (in German) of infrastructural improvements and new services, reviews of last year's events, and informative guest contributions on projects of ACOnet participants - this time focusing on quantum communication. We wish you an interesting read! 

Some topics:

  • ACONET Community Programm: Kräfte bündeln, Wissen teilen
  • GÉANT: Hyperconnectivity für Europas HPC-Zentren
  • Werkzeugkasten zur Vorfallsbewältigung
  • AQUnet: Ein optischer "Quanten-Takt" für Österreich
  • QACI: Ein produktiver Quantencomputer für Forschung und Lehre

Download

GÉANT

Logo

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

Logo

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.