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DANTE is a non-profit company set up by the national
research networks of 15 European countries to provide
them with international services.  It is based in
Cambridge, UK and currently has a staff of 10.
DANTE's principal service is EuropaNET, a multi-
protocol (IP, CLNS, X.25) backbone service with access
points in 18 countries and 3.5 Mbps transatlantic
capacity (to be increased to 10 Mbps in October 1994).
DANTE is also active in providing applications
services.  It operates message handling, directory and
SIG support services and has plans to start further
information and security services shortly.

DANTE now invites applications for posts in the
following areas of its activities:

             Network Operations

             Applications Support

             Systems Administration and Support

Network Operations:  Almost all of DANTE's services,
including the separate components of the EuropaNET
service, are sub-contracted to specialist third party
organisations.  The role of operations staff within
DANTE is to ensure that effective operational
procedures are in place, to monitor the state of the
network and to trace problems which are not being
dealt with by routine procedures, to monitor the
performance of the sub-contractors, to produce reports
on the overall performance of services, and to act as
a contact of last resort when problems are not being
resolved by the sub-contractors.  Operations staff
work closely with Network Development staff who are
responsible for planning extensions to EuropaNET and
with staff who have responsibility for the technical
content of applications services.

Applications Support:  DANTE's current applications
services are the message handling service, the
directory service which continues the services and
developments initiated by PARADISE and SIG support.
There are plans to introduce new services shortly in
the areas of information and security.  In all cases,
technical initiative and service development is an
important part of DANTE's function.  A thorough
understanding of current technology and of recent
developments are required.

Systems Administration and Support:  DANTE operates a
number of Unix and Macintosh systems to provide in-
house support for the activities of its staff.  A
Systems Administrator with a strong Unix background is
required to take responsibility for the management and
administration of these systems, to deal with
suppliers, and to provide first-line support to other
members of staff.  Although these functions have high
priority, they are not expected to represent a full-
time load.  The Systems Administrator will therefore
contribute in addition to network operations or to one
of the applications services.

Applications are invited for three posts in the areas
described above.  It is envisaged that one post will
be dedicated to Network Operations, one to
Applications Support, and that the third will be
divided between Systems Administration and one of the
other two areas.  Candidates must be suitably
qualified, they must be capable of showing initiative
and of taking a leading role in their field of
activity, and they must have recent experience in one
or more of the following areas:  IP Networking,
Network Operations, X.500, Information Systems,
Security Services, Systems Management.  An
understanding of the particular demands imposed by the
international research networking community is
essential.

DANTE offers an interesting and attractive working
environment as well as competitive salaries.

Further information about DANTE is available from the
Gopher server gopher.dante.net or from the address
below.  Applications, together with a CV, should be
sent to arrive at DANTE's office by 31 July 1994.

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            * *           Jane Beavis - Secretary
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        *                 Lockton House, Clarendon Road
       *                  Cambridge CB2 2BH, United Kingdom

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