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Technet may refer to:
- Technet (comics), a fictional group in the Marvel Comics universe
- TechNet (computer network), Singapore's first Internet access provider
- TechNet (lobbying organization), an American political lobbying organization
- Technetium, a chemical element with atomic number 43 and symbol Tc.
- Microsoft TechNet, a resource for technical information, news, and events for IT professionals
The Technet are a group of interdimensional travelling bounty hunters in Marvel Comics, who appeared mostly in the pages of Captain Britain and Excalibur.
The Technet is a team of bounty hunters, founded and originally led by a villain called Gatecrasher, from various other dimensional worlds. For a price they will hunt down and capture fugitive sentient beings, rescue prisoners from captivity, or track down and retrieve lost objects of value. The Technet range through time, space, and various dimensions in their operations.
TechNet is a United States political lobbying organization which represents public policy interests for technology issues. TechNet operates through a network of CEOs and Senior Executives to promote the growth of technology and the innovation economy. At last count, TechNet represents two million employees and $800 billion in revenues.
Members include Dell, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Morgan Stanley, Intel, EMC, NASDAQ, Western Digital, Yahoo, Apple and many other venture capitalists, investment institutions, and large companies with a vested interest in US Congressional legislation.
TechNet was established in 1991 as a closed research and development computer network for academics at the National University of Singapore (NUS). It was set up by the National Science and Technology Board of Singapore (NSTB), providing Singapore's first Internet access service.
TechNet's international connectivity then was provided by a 128 kbit/s satellite link from JvNCnet.
In March 1995, the Pacific Internet Consortium (SembMedia, ST Computer Systems and SIM) bought TechNet, and commercialised its services in September 1995 when it launched Pacific Internet Corporation Pte Ltd.
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