2003

NUS established the first Internet Point of Presence (PoP) in Seattle, enabling a low latency and congestion free Internet transmission to and from the United States and the associated routing partners. The first Grid computing system (PC Grid with 120 PCs) was developed. The combination of Grid and cluster implementation had further boosted the computing capacity by another 3 folds (593.80Gflops). Computer Centre certified as a member of FIRST (Forum of Incident Response Security Teams), an established and renowned International consortium Miss Yong Fong Lian - Manager, received one of the nation's prestigious honours, the Commendation Medal in recognition of her service and contributions to the Nation and Community. Launched a unique Central Online Registration Systems (CORS), featuring an innovative process of online bidding for modules by students in a broad-based curriculum adopted by the University. The innovative system ensures fairness in module allocation and optimal use of teaching resources. Successfully commissioned a campus-wide Examination and Class Timetable Schedule System, enabling optimal use of institutional resources and resulting in significant time savings in the scheduling of the timetable.