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Title: TARA Master Presentataion

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February 2006
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Agenda
Number of Slides

Background TARA 1
Mission and Focus 2
Members 4
Position / Governance 2
TARAnet 7
Tools 1
TARA Value Set / Fee Structure 3
Background 305 1
Mission / Governance 2
Processes 2
Investment Examples 4

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3
Background

Nortel Networks, Aliant (MTT), Dalhousie
University (TUNS) - September 1995
Launched April 1996
Cisco Systems - September 1996
Private Sector Funded with Government Support
TARA Revenues Fees and ROI on Investments
Currently at 34 Members and Affiliates

4
Mission Statement

To enable its Members to be World Leaders in the
development and exploitation of communication
network applications and services.

5
Focus Areas

Laboratory utilization - TARAnet
Commercialization and Outreach ARCC
(Advanced Research and Commercialization Centre)
Mentoring
Venture Capital STF
(Select Technology Fund)

6
Current Members

Founding Principal Member 2
Aliant
Cisco Systems
Founding Member 1
Nortel Networks
Associate Member 18
Individual Member 1
Affiliate Member 12
TOTAL 34

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Membership Map

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1 1
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2
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22 Members
12 Affiliates
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Current Members

Associate Members 18
Clarix Corporation Halifax
Clear Picture (2) Halifax
Diaphonics Halifax
EPL Group Halifax
Genesys Saint John
Halifax Wireless Halifax
IIA(AOL) Halifax
Internetworking Atl Halifax
Internet Solutions Halifax

KLJ Halifax
landlordIT Halifax
Medusa Medical Halifax
Nova Communications Halifax
Orion Electronics Halifax
SolutionInc(2) Halifax
Unique Solutions(2) Halifax
Virtual Media Prod Sydney
WebCentrex Halifax

Note Blue indicates an investment made
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Current Members

Affiliates 12
Acadia University
Canadian Centre for Marine Communications
Communications Research Centre
Dalhousie University
Memorial University of NF
Nova Scotia Community College

NRC - Institute of Information Technology
NS College of Art and Design
Saint Marys University
St. Francis Xavier University
University College Cape Breton
University of New Brunswick

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Positioning
Private Industry
Government
Academia
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Governance

Board of Directors
Founding Principal
Jeff McInnis - 1st Vice-Chair
Cisco Systems
Gary Lund - 2nd Vice-Chair
Aliant
Special
Elizabeth Beale
APEC
Robert Cowan
Dalhousie University
Jamie ONeil - Treasurer
KPMG

Associate
John Lindsay Jr. - Chair
landlordIT
Harold Nied
WebCentrex
Grant Sullivan
Clarix
Individual
Irving Schwartz - Seaside Cable

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TARAnet

Unique private network
Telephony Lab - only Nortel DMS-100 available to
industry
Internetworking Lab - Cisco equipment
Aliant Development Lab - Equipped by Aliant
Teaching Lab - worlds first Masters Degree in
Internetworking in co-operation with Dalhousie
University
Wireless Lab Wireless Commercialization and
Innovation Centre
linked to PSTN, CANARIE, members
connectivity, bandwidth, video-conferencing,
features

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Telephony Lab

Nortel DMS-100Switching System with Supernode
Data Manager
Nortel, Stargate NMSSS7 / IP Gateways
Voice over IP Gateways
Genesys LabsEnterprise Call Centre
Server / Developer Kit
CTI Server Equipment from Various Members
Norstar Key /Meridian SL-1

Contributed by
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Internetworking Lab

Practice Lab Facilities
Extensive Routing and Switching for Members Use
ATM Switches,Ethernet Switches, Full Range of
Routers
Research Projects
Intrusion Detection, Security
VoIP Servers and Phones
Cisco AVVID complex
Mitel 7000 Softswitch
IPTel.Org Asterisk SIP servers
Various Vendor VoIP Phones

Contributed by
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Aliant Development Lab - Halifax

To develop and test new features and services for
all of Aliants Strategic Business Units
Telecom Services
Display Phones
Unified Messaging
Voice over IP
Internet Services
High Speed Internet
Digital Television
Broadband

Equipped by
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Dalhousie Teaching Lab

Home of the Masters Degree in Internetworking
program
2 Classrooms, Equipment Room Administration
Offices
50 Workstations
10 Student Equipment Racks
Cisco and Nortel Equipment
Protocol Analysers
Hardware - 2 LAN /2 WAN
Software - 50 LAN
2 Central Distribution Racks

Equipped by
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Wireless Commercialization and Innovation Centre

Multi-Tier Technologies
3G WAN 1X EVDO
MAN/LAN WiFi /WiLAN
PAN Bluetooth, ZigBee
Focus Areas
Identity Bandwidth Mgt.
Wideband Ad Hoc, Mesh and Sensor Networks
Presence and Multi-Tier Roaming
Privacy, Security, and Trust
RFI Propagation
Planned Availablity - 2Q 2006

Supported by
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Connectivity

WAN Connectivity
PSTN- Copper / T-1
CANARIE / CANet4
2- 10 Mbps Internet
Cable Modem Internet
ADSL SDSL
100 Meg Fibre to Purdys Halifax GigaPOP
Internal
Integrated Wiring System (Cat 5/5E)
Fibre Backbone
Flexible Interconnections

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Tools

Expertise and Leadership
project and partnership creation
opportunity identification
mentoring by staff, members and affiliates
linkages to research institutes, universities,
governments
Research Student/Industry Partnerships
postgraduate level
affiliated universities
must be sponsored by a Member

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Membership Value Sets
Principal
Associate
Individual
Affiliate
Project Engagement
Engagement
Y
Y
Direct Investment
Y
Indirect Investment
Y
Project Formation
Mentoring
Y
Match Making
Y
Y
Y
TARANET
Use
Y
Y
Y
Place Equipment
Y
Y
Y
Networking
Seminars
Y
Y
Y
Y
Functions
Y
Y
Y
Y
Technology Awareness
Y
Y
Y
Y
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Associate Membership Value Set

Facilitated access to Principal Members
Consideration as tenant within the TARA complex
Access to NERAC
Right to run for and, if elected, sit as a TARA
Board Member
Consideration for an ARCC commercialization
partnership
Access to TARAs technologies including Video
Conferencing and Telecom Bridge
Attend CEO Forums
Consideration for investment through TARAs
rubber room process
Display and promote products / services within
the TARA complex
Recognition on TARAs web site, TARA Master and
other public relations activities
Have TARA represented on Members Board if
desired
Have TARAs public and private support as
appropriate
Casual access to bandwidth on a non commercial
basis
Introduction to potential investors and/or
potential partners
Assistance with sourcing resources
Access to video and web-casting conferencing
facilities

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Membership Fees
23
Background
305

Formed in March 2001 as a subsidiary of TARA

TARA Board
Governance
305 Board
TARA
Governance
Services
305 Management Services
Management Services
Institutional Investors
Select Technology Fund
TARA Portfolio
Investments
Target Investments
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Mission Statement
305