Introduction of SLIP
Introduction of SLIP 1994 Introduction of SLIP - a direct personal dialup service to Internet.
Hosting The First SunSITE In Southeast Asia
Hosting The First SunSITE In Southeast Asia 1994 In recognition of its proactive Internet policy, NUS was chosen to host the first SunSITE (Software Information and Technology Exchange) in Southeast
Adopting A Client/ Server Computing Strategy
Adopting A Client/ Server Computing Strategy 1994 Adoption of a client/server computing strategy to facilitate the implementation of one-stop non-stop transaction processing systems.
‘Live’ Broadcast Of Singapore’s National Day Parade Via MBone and CU-SeeMe
‘Live’ Broadcast Of Singapore’s National Day Parade Via MBone and CU-SeeMe 1994 NUS spearheaded the 'live' broadcast of Singapore's National Day Parade over the Internet, using experimental desktop videoconferencing Internet
Roll-out Of 3-in-1 Smart Cards For The Community
Roll-out Of 3-in-1 Smart Cards For The Community 1993 Successful roll-out of 3-in-1 smart card as corporate identity & matriculation card, access card for campus-wide facilities and cash card for
Spearheaded Singapore’s Entry Into The Internet World With Technet Unit
Spearheaded Singapore’s Entry Into The Internet World With Technet Unit 1991 Completion of major renovations and extension to Computer Centre building doubled the floor area and enabled the setting up
NUSNET Complete
NUSNET Complete 1990 With the completion of NUSNET, the campus-wide network forms the backbone of the University's IT-intensive environment for the 90s and beyond. The high-speed FDDI fibre-optic network now
Distributed Computing
Distributed Computing 1989 NUS has truly gone distributed computing. Personal computers were provided for each of its 1,300 academic staff members. NUS joined the privileged league of academic institutions in
Moving Towards Computer-based Learning
Moving Towards Computer-based Learning 1988 The widespread use of microcomputers in the University provided the impetus to introduce computer-based learning (CBL). Personal computer networks were installed in four halls of
A New Era Of Communication
A New Era Of Communication 1987 A satellite link to BITNET opened a new era of communication between NUS and over 600 well established universities in the world. NUS introduced