THE AmIUG BULLETIN        

local electronic publication of the Armenian Internet Users 
Group


September 23, 1996        * * * * * * * * *      Vol. 1, No. 4
hostmaster@amnic.net              

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THE AmIUG BULLETIN is a bimonthly electronic newsletter of the 
Armenian Internet Users Group composed of timely information 
about Internet-related events and services in Armenia, Armenian 
Internet Users Group updates, summaries of Internet news from 
Armenia, the international press, and announcements of relevant 
conferences, seminars, and workshops. 
THE AmIUG BULLETIN is on the Web. You can visit the AMNIC 
www server, www.amnic.net to find the AmIUG  Bulletin there.
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IN THIS ISSUE...

AmIUG NEWS
* AMNIC www server
* New domains in AM TLD 
* New web servers in Armenia
* Meeting in UN 
* Eurasia foundation grant to AmIUG

NETWORK NEWS
* AIC 
* IMFOCOM
* YERPHI
* AUA
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AmIUG NEWS

* AMNIC NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER OF ARMENIA
AMNIC, the country Network Information Center (NIC) of Armenia, has been
established by Edgar V.S. Der-Danieliantz of Arminco Network Solutions on behalf of
the Armenian Internet Users Group. It is supported under the cooperative
agreement between the Armenian Internet Users Group and the Arminco
Limited. The AM Network Information Center is located at the AIC Network
Operations in Yerevan, Armenia. Equipment and network connection provided
by the Arminco Limited as free service to the public. All information
concerning AM domain names, Internet addresses, name servers, contact 
persons, and network providers in Armenia are collected into the AMNIC 
databases to be retrieved via whois or World Wide Web. AMNIC cooperates 
with InterNIC and other registries to keep the AMNIC databases consistent 
and up to date. AMNIC also serves as a National Internet Registry for 
domain name registrations under the AM TLD.

AMNIC keeps primary nameserver for the AM TLD, ns.amnic.net. Its primary
goal is to enhance integration of Armenia into the international
information infrastructure by fostering the open interchange of information
between Armenia and other parts of the world.

AMNIC, being a part of AmIUG, is responsible for servicing new domains, 
maintaining the AM TLD zone file and consulting new users. www.amnic.net 
is now the official WWW server of the AMNIC and AmIUG.

Contact Information: Igor B. Mkrtoumian, President, Armenian Internet
Users Group, Edgar V.S. Der-Danieliantz, Group Manager, AM Network Information
Center (The material was presented by E. Der-Danieliantz)

* New domains in AM TLD 
The following new domains of foreign firms were recently opened in AM TLD:
	astra.am of ASTRA AB (Sweden) 
	esab.am of Esab Group (Sweden) 
	losec.am of ASTRA AB (Sweden)
	nederman.am of Nederman & Co. AB (Sweden) 
	turbuhaler.am of ASTRA AB (Sweden)
	netscape.am of Netscape Communications Corporation (USA)

The following new domains of local organizations were also opened in AM TLD:
	aquarius.am of Armenian Microsoft Net Builders Association &
			Armenian NT Users Group
	armenpress.am  of Armenpress
	noyan-tapan.am  of Noyan-Tapan agency

* New web servers in Armenia
	www.armenpress.am of Armenpress
	www.noyan-tapan.am of Noyan-Tapan agency
	www-atlas.yerphi.am of Yerevan Physics Institute
	acadweb.sci.am of NAS 
	www.amilink.net of Infocom
	www.tpa.amilink.net of Trade Point of Armenia
	www.yse.amilink.net of Yerevan Stock Exchange
	www.yse2.amilink.net of Yerevan Stock Exchange
	www.ashb.amilink.net of Yerevan Artshinbank
			
* Meeting in UNDP 
On August 8, 1996, there was a meeting of Open Society Institute (Soros 
foundation) repesentatives Antony Richter and G. Pogossian, UNDP project 
managers Tigran Nazarian and C. Karapetian, AmIUG representatives 
I. Mkrtoumian and G. Sagian, the UNDP Resident Representative and UN 
Resident Coordinator Armenia Jean-Mary Lorge. 
The problem of financial support of the UNDP Internet connection and 
training center including  national Internet exchange (Yerevan Internet
Exchange, YIX) which will integrate existing ISPs networks into a single 
national infrastructure.  
The Open Society Institute representatives promised their support.

* Eurasia foundation grant to AmIUG
The Eurasia foundation presented a grant to AmIUG for the development 
of Eurasia foundation grant receivers home pages and putting them on 
the AmIUG web server www.amnic.net.

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NETWORK NEWS

* AIC
AIC is planning to set a 128 Kbps connection to US.
 
* INFOCOM 
The Director of Infocom D. Rostomian and Director of Marketing Department 
B. Navasardian had resigned. Artak Gabrielian is now performing the duties 
of Director. 

* YERPHI

* AUA
The AUA had purchased and tested its Arlan radiobridge connection with 
YerPhI. There were reliability problems because of a small indoor antenna. 
The AUA is now waiting for its outdoor omni antenna to be received from US 
to set the permanent connection.