News and information about InCommon Academy offerings

[Dean Woodbeck <>]

Starting in January 2010, InCommon participants will be able to register 
50 service providers for one flat rate, up from the current number of 
20. The InCommon Steering Committee approved this service expansion, 
acting on a recommendation from the InCommon Technical Advisory 
Committee (TAC).

“We already have several participants already over the limit of 20 and 
more who would soon reach that limit,” said John Krienke, InCommon 
operations manager. “As a federation, we want to encourage the 
deployment of available services.”

Increased activity, along with customer demand for more services per 
organization, led to the recommendation and is a testament to the 
increasing adoption of federated online resources and applications.

The change is already reflected in the 2010 billing cycle and is not 
tied to the new tiered fee structure that also goes into effect January 
1, 2010. All participants, regardless of classification, will benefit 
from this expansion of service.

Prior to this change, any organization registering more than 20 service 
providers paid an additional fee of $1,000 annually for each additional 
20 SPs.

“We're encouraged to see not only corporate partners but also 
universities registering their online services for federated access,” 
Krienke explained. “Encouraging this growth increases the value for all 
federation participants and provides more immediate value for additional 
institutions to join InCommon."


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Dean Woodbeck
Internet2/InCommon Outreach