The ATLANTIC NET project seeks to stimulate the creation of a trans-national network to promote the full use of the potential of the advanced telecommunications services and information technologies among the SMEs of the Atlantic Area, notably new infrastructure, software packages and experiences, new e-business solutions, etc. . ATLANTIC NET foresees putting into place activities for technical assistance and dissemination. Notably, it will develop five pilot projects aimed at eliminating obstacles that the NTIC encounter which prevent their implantation in Atlantic SMEs.