>> JISC will not be contracting with Eduserv for provision of
>> Shibboleth/Athens gateways for all universities and colleges from
>> August
>> 2008
does that mean the Shibboleth to Athens gateway will be closed down in
August?
thanks for that Andy. I didn't get the full email so if you'd be so
kind...
Alistair
On 22 Jan 2008, at 11:45, Andy Swiffin wrote:
>>>> On 22/01/2008 at 11:29, in message
> <[log in to unmask]>,
> "Antonia
> Keith-Welsh" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Colleague
>>
>> BENEFITS OF MORE OPENATHENS SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BE SHARED THROUGH
>> LOWER PRICES
>>
>> It has become clear during the past month that, contrary to previous
>> expectations, the JISC will not be contracting with Eduserv for
>> provision of
>> Shibboleth/Athens gateways for all universities and colleges from
>> August
>> 2008. (These gateways enable members of a university or college in
>> the UK
>> Access Management Federation to access Athens-protected resources
>> to which the
>> institution subscribes: FAQs at
>> http://www.athensams.net/federations/openathens/faq provide further
>> details.)
>> The non-negotiable offer we received from the JISC did not approach
>> the
>> projected full economic cost of the service in 2008/2009 or provide a
>> sustainable basis for the future.
>> ....
>> .... (large chunk)
>>
>> We are disappointed that we have been unable to reach agreement
>> with the
>> JISC on central funding for a Gateways service. We are committed to
>> providing
>> real sustainable benefit and shared value to the HE and FE
>> communities. We
>> believe that the measures outlined above are now the best way we
>> can do this.
>>
>> Keith Dixon
>> Access & Identity Management
>> Eduserv
>> advancing achievment
>
>
> This just arrived from Eduserv, anyone from JISC/Janet care to
> comment?
>
> If anyone didn't get this email let me know and I'll post the full
> text here.
>
> Andy Swiffin
> Dundee
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