[The status of NIHS Information and Computing Infrastructure (NICI)].
From 1999 to 2000, NIHS Information and Computing Infrastructure (NICI) were newly renovated. The purposes of the renovation are (1) the improvement of the communication for business works in NIHS, (2) supporting for the research, (3) supporting for the administration work. The Internet connection speed was upgraded from 256 Kbps to 1.5 Mbps. The high quality network sever machines and database server machines were installed. The large-scale software systems were renewed their versions. Four experimental stations for medical plants at Hokkaido, Izu, Wakayama and Tanegashima connected to NIHS at Tokyo or Osaka branch by ISDN. We describe the providing information on NIHS home page, and how to utilize NICI for our research and official works.
Nakata
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nakata@nihs.go.jp
Nakano
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Takai
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Komine
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Kaminuma
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D016208:Databases, Factual; D006077:Government Agencies; D007256:Information Systems; D020407:Internet; D007564:Japan; D008838:Microcomputers; D011635:Public Health Administration