AGL Networks Links up with Morehouse School of Medicine.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2003 AGL (programming) AGL - (Atelier de Genie Logiciel) French for IPSE. Networks, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AGL Resources AGL Resources, Inc. is a Fortune 1000, Forbes 2000 energy services holding company. Their principal business is distribution of natural gas in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia, providing gas for more than 2.2 million customers. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant ), today announced it has signed a long-term agreement with Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine is a medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Originally part of African-American all-male Morehouse College, it was founded in 1975 during the tenure of college president Hugh M. . The agreement will provide the school with dark fiber connectivity from its main campus on Westview Drive to a carrier access point that will allow for Internet access See how to access the Internet. and high speed data swaps with Emory, Georgia Tech and Georgia State Universities. Morehouse School of Medicine will also have access to numerous providers of telecom services. "We fully expect that this lease agreement with AGL Resources will develop into a critical partnership that will enable expansion of research, education, and clinical activities at the Morehouse School of Medicine," said Eric Jackson ''This article is about the Editor of The Panama News. For the kayak champion, see Eric Jackson (kayaker). Eric Jackson (born 1952 in Colon, Panama) is a politician, journalist, and radio talk show host. , Chief Information Officer of the school. "In addition, we anticipate some cost savings over traditional telecommunication leasing arrangements." "AGL Networks is pleased to be working with such a prestigious educational institution and well known for its research facilities and capabilities," said Gordon Stark, senior vice president - sales and marketing for AGL Networks. "Providing educational institutions a means to cost effectively increase their bandwidth and expand their high speed capabilities, allows them to take advantage of, and expand upon, high tech applications previously not afforded to them. About Morehouse School of Medicine The Morehouse School of Medicine was founded in 1975 with the mission of recruiting, educating, and graduating more students from minority and socio economically disadvantaged backgrounds for service as primary care physicians in our nation's medically underserved communities. This mission is as compelling in 1997 as it was in 1975, with the current impetus for reforming our nation's health care system focusing on our mission with even greater cogency. About AGL Networks AGL Networks, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE: ATG), provides last-mile fiber optic solutions to telecommunications service providers and business customers in Atlanta, Ga., and Phoenix, Ariz. The company's primary focus is designing, constructing and managing fiber optic networks. AGL Networks offers dark-fiber leasing, construction services and customer network builds. For more information, visit www.aglnetworks.com. About AGL Resources AGL Resources Inc. is a regional energy services holding company, which serves more than 1.8 million customers throughout Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company is the second-largest natural gas-only distributor in the United States. Through subsidiaries and partnerships, AGL Resources is engaged in natural gas distribution; wholesale and retail energy services; telecommunications infrastructure; and wholesale and retail propane sales. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.aglresources.com. |
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