Should UVM participate in the Akamai Accelerated Internet Proposal.

	- background

		- Akamai uses its current deployment of over 8000 servers 
		in 54 countries on 460 networks as a platform from which 
		to serve content for over 3675 content providers, including 
		10 of the 10 most popular sites on the Web.

		- currently have over 75 Educational Institutions and 
		State run GigaPOPs/Networks 

		- nearest is at MIT as part of NOX

		- http://www.akamai.com/html/en/op/aanp_educate_ben.html

	- benefit 
		- "network" caching (rather than just local)
		-  faster response


	- cost 
		- filling out the forms
		- rack space
		- ups support
		- installation and setup time
		- $0