PSINet _A_d_d_r_e_s_s: Performance Systems International 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive - Suite 1100 Reston, VA 22091 _E_m_a_i_l: info@psi.com _P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-82PSI82 (703) 620-6651 FAX: (703) 620-4586 _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n PSINet is a US-based commercial, national TCP/IP and OSI internetwork available throughout the continental US, Canada and Israel, with a wide spectrum of services for the indivi- dual and corporate user of electronic information. PSINet is currently a T1-based network co-located in telephone com- pany facilities; it consists of over two hundred organiza- tional networks. The PSINet operations center, located in Albany, NY, operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. (A regional office is located in Santa Clara, Califor- nia.) Local phone numbers through PSI's Individual Dialup Service (IDS) provides free telnet/rlogin access to any PSINet dedicated data line (SCS and CCS) customer sites in nearly forty cities throughout the US. TCP/IP packet access is also provided on a dialup basis using V.32 modems in more than thirty cities. Three times a year a PSINet users group (PSITech) meets to discuss new services, new technologies, and operational requirements. PSI's PSILink personal Internet access service is provided on a dialup basis in over 170 cities throughout North Amer- ica, Europe and the Pacific Rim. The service includes elec- tronic mail, USENET News, and anonymous file transfer capa- bility. Free PSILink software for the PC, developed by PSI, is also provided. _________________________ The information in this section is provided in accor- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front of this guide. September 4, 1992 NNSC Section 5.36, Page 1 PSINet provides internetworking services to the NYSERNet user community, and also has connections to the NSFNET in Ithaca, NY. _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s Any IP host on the Internet may access PSINet sites. _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k There are no restrictions on use of PSINet for any purpose (including commercial) by its customers. As a co-founder of the Commercial Internet Exchange (CIX) with the other unrestricted-usage commercial providers, this important capability is being widely extended throughout the US. _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s Network software research and development is done within PSI and is exported at no cost or nominal cost to academic, government, and nonprofit organizations. Exported technol- ogy includes SNMP, Z39.50, and X.500. PSI provides an entry-level UUCP email service and a White Pages service available over the Internet (see section 4.3 of the Internet Resource Guide). ClariNet News, a live electronic newspaper from ClariNet Communications Corp., is also available to PSI customers through the PSINet system. September 4, 1992 NNSC Section 5.36, Page 2