<s>
TechNet	B-General_Concept
Augusta	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
1991	O
as	O
a	O
closed	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
computer	O
network	O
for	O
academics	O
at	O
the	O
National	O
University	O
of	O
Singapore	O
(	O
NUS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechNet	B-General_Concept
's	O
international	O
connectivity	O
then	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
a	O
128	O
kbit/s	O
satellite	O
link	O
from	O
JvNCnet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Internet	O
Consortium	O
(	O
SembMedia	O
,	O
ST	O
Computer	O
Systems	O
and	O
SIM	O
)	O
bought	O
TechNet	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
commercialised	O
its	O
services	O
in	O
September	O
1995	O
when	O
it	O
launched	O
Pacific	O
Internet	O
Corporation	O
Pte	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
