College receives IT equipment donation
8/9/2005 11:53:41 AM
Sun Microsystems and Aliant have made a substantial donation of information technology equipment to the College of the North Atlantic (CNA) after a series of server upgrades and consolidation at Aliant.
The donated equipment, worth an estimated $500,000, was given to a total of eight colleges and universities across Atlantic Canada. CNA will use the equipment to deliver academic programs and conduct research that is separate from other funded research.
“We are delighted to accept this generous donation of SUN servers from Aliant Inc.,” says Glenn Payne, Research Coordinator at CNA.
“These servers are currently deployed in our research operations at the Geospatial Research Facility for Terrestrial Ecosystems (GRF) at Corner Brook campus.”
Over 65 servers were donated amongst the schools, including Nova Scotia Community College, Université de Moncton, Acadia, University of New Brunswick – Saint John, Mount Allison University, University of New Brunswick, Cape Breton University, and CNA.
“Atlantic Canada’s continued success depends on investments in our colleges and universities. They are producing our next generation of thought leaders,” said Gary Lund, Chief Technology Officer at Aliant. “Our company relies on research to bring new products and services to our customers — we’re proud to support research in our own backyard.”
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For more information contact:
Stephen Lee
Communications Manager
(709) 643.7929
Or
Tanya Alexander
Public Information Officer
(709) 643.7928