From: Rebecca Hare <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 12:14:27 +0100

***Apologies for cross-posting***

I am passing on some information from RedLink Network, a new public
benefit company, led by Kent Anderson. I think this news will be of
interest to the readers of the LibLicense-l listserv.

RedLink Network has been formed as a public benefit company, to offer
a new a free, unique, community-driven IP registry service for
libraries and publishers. The service helps deliver secure access to
subscribed content more reliably and efficiently.

RedLink Network has also announced that Howard Ratner, Executive
Director of CHORUS, has joined the RedLink Network Advisory Council, a
group of librarians, publishers and technologists, which helps guide
RedLink Network toward goals of using open standards and collaboration
to address mutual technology infrastructure challenges.

Full details are available in the press release below or online.

Please do not hesitate to contact Kent Anderson at RedLink (contact
info given at the end) if you need any more information.

Best wishes,
Rebecca Hare

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Press Release

RedLink Network, a public benefit company, launches free IP registry
service, adds new member to Advisory Council

RedLink Network launches a unique, free, community-driven IP registry
service to advance secure, reliable access to subscription content;
Howard Ratner, Executive Director, CHORUS, joins library, publishing,
and technology leaders on Advisory Council.

Westborough, MA (August 2, 2016) – Last week, RedLink Network, a newly
formed public benefit company, announced the launch of its free IP
registry service for libraries and publishers to help them deliver
secure access to subscribed content more reliably and efficiently.

As a free service, RedLink Network invites rapid adoption among
librarians and publishers to make IP-based authentication more
efficient and secure. Thousands of libraries and hundreds of
publishers are ready to be validated in RedLink Network, which also
supports consortial hierarchies, link resolvers, Shibboleth, and
branding elements for publishers and institutions.

Kent Anderson, CEO of RedLink Network, said, “RedLink Network offers
both libraries and publishers a simple, secure, and free solution to
current, inefficient workflows for managing updates to their access
information, from IPs to link resolvers.  The current approach – which
often includes spreadsheets and emails -- has a lot of delays and gaps
in it, which can create spikes in turn-aways to subscribed content and
gaps in usage data, especially when IP addresses change suddenly.”

“With rapid adoption, librarians and publishers will find greater
efficiencies.  They need only enter and validate IP ranges with access
details in one place. Once on RedLink Network, our secured hub
broadcasts that information only to the partners they trust,” Anderson
added.

RedLink also announced that Howard Ratner, Executive Director, CHORUS,
has recently joined the RedLink Network Advisory Council, which helps
guide RedLink Network as a public benefit company. Ratner joins a
strong group of librarians, publishers, and technologists already on
the RedLink Network Advisory Council.

“RedLink Network takes a sensible approach to workflow and security,
with two-factor authentication and information sharing in a trusted
network. Librarians and publishers face common challenges around
organizational identity management. Innovations like RedLink Network
are vital to helping the industry adapt to a rapidly changing
landscape.” commented Ratner. “Technical approaches that foster use of
open standards and collaboration across all stakeholders represent the
most promising ways to overcome our mutual infrastructure challenges.”
Ratner continued.


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Media Contact

Kent Anderson, CEO

1-508-366-5653 | [log in to unmask] redlink-network.org


About RedLink Network

RedLink Network is a public benefit company that offers the free
RedLink Network service.  The service connects libraries and academic
publishers so both can maintain access to subscribed content for their
mutual customers, manage and share data in a secure and trusted
network, and work together to make technology work better for research
communications.  For more information, visit www.redlinknetwork.org.