An OpenSocial Based Collaboration Infrastructure

Paul van Dijk Product Manager SURFnet

SURFnet

Hybrid end-to-end networkThe basis for all collaboration, providing efficient,unlimited data transport

Trusted identityoffering secure and seamless access to all the

electronicmaterials and facilities that researchers, instructors,and students need

Pioneering collaboration environmentthat reaches beyond existing boundaries and that seamlessly integrates the services and tools provided by a large number of suppliers

• Diversity

• Best of breed apps

• Shared facilities

• Do the right thingStandardsCombine intern/cloud

• Collaborate (!)

• Create coherence

① Federated IdM

② Group middleware

③ OpenSocial

④ Collaboration tools

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Reference Portal

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Institutional Portal

intern/external apps

Native Interfaces

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Market Exploration

Vendors, Producten, Hosting Partners

Vendors, Producten

Experimental toolsDevicesDatasources……………

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