Enterasys Launches 'Electronics for Education' Program

ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterasys Networks, a Siemens Enterprise Communications Company, today announced its first-ever Electronics for Education (E4E) program, a donation/grant program created to help encourage technology training in schools. E4E will provide recipient schools with switching, routing and wireless LAN equipment for educational purposes. Enterasys' goal for the program is to help schools establish technology classes in which students receive hands-on training and experience with networking equipment and operations.

"Technology continues to be a growing source of high paying careers, even in a challenging economy, leading more students than ever toward a technology-centered education," said Barry Cioe, vice president, product management at Enterasys Networks. "Enterasys is committed to education and is excited to kick off E4E as a way to add value to technology education and help more students gain firsthand experience with networking equipment and operations. We are confident that E4E will improve and expand opportunities for growth in technology education."

"We at Boston College are happy to be a part of this philanthropic venture to benefit technology education in the United States," said Ann Murphy, associate director of network systems at Boston College. "Programs like E4E can equip students with useful skills and experience that later will help them compete in the workplace."

"We believe that grant programs like this, that offer to provide modern, professional-grade technology equipment for student instruction, can assist schools and districts to prepare students to be successful after high school, in college and in today's work force," said Mardee Barnett, executive director for technology services at Aldine Independent School District. "We are happy to participate in this program that supports public and private education in the growing field of networking technology."

Enterasys is accepting applications for E4E through December 10, 2010. Any North American school, school district, college or university can apply and no purchase is required. Winning schools will be chosen by a selection committee based upon a variety of criteria, including need, the strength of the proposed technology education program or course at the institution and the breadth of the student population that will be served.

Program Timeline:

• Now: Application period open
• Dec. 10, 2010: Application period closes
• Jan./Feb. 2011: Winners announced

Selection Committee Voting Members:

• Mardee Barnett, Executive Director for Technology Services at Aldine Independent School District
• Ann Murphy, Associate Director of Network Systems at Boston College
• Chuck Rossi, Vice President of Systems and Operations at Pearson Education

Links

• E4E Program Page
• Enterasys K-12 Solutions
• Enterasys Higher Education Solutions
• Enterasys on Twitter

About Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co KG

Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co KG is a premier provider of end-to-end enterprise communications, including voice, network infrastructure and security solutions that use open, standards-based architectures to unify communications and business applications for a seamless collaboration experience. This award-winning "Open Communications" approach enables organizations to improve productivity and reduce costs through easy-to-deploy solutions that work within existing IT environments, delivering operational efficiencies. It is the foundation for the company's OpenPath® commitment that enables customers to mitigate risk and cost-effectively adopt unified communications. Jointly owned by The Gores Group and Siemens AG, Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co KG includes Cycos and Enterasys Networks. For more information about Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co KG or Enterasys please visit www.siemens-enterprise.com or www.enterasys.com

SOURCE Enterasys