Agilent Technologies Offers Free Network Troubleshooting Software to Colleges and Universities.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2001 Professional Tool Helps Teach Students Modern Communication Protocols and Networking Principles Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that it is providing free copies of its Advisor Software Edition network test software to qualified educational institutions that offer advanced computer networking courses. The software can be employed as a teaching tool at colleges, universities and technical schools worldwide to prepare students to face network challenges in the business world. Advisor Software Edition, a $4,995 value, is widely used by companies such as Siemens, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Business Network Solutions and others. This scalable, expandable network analysis tool is part of the Agilent Advisor product family, which provides a complete range of network test solutions. "Networks are the backbone of business today, and this tool gives students hands-on experience with real-world tools from an industry leader," said Professor Amin Karim, director of electronics and computer engineering technology at DeVry University. "We strive to give students a solid theoretical background, along with practical knowledge that they can apply upon graduation. The Agilent software lets us teach theory by using a practical tool employed by network professionals to solve problems every day." Designed as a first-response network troubleshooting tool, this user-friendly, PC-based software gives students the same data capture and analysis capabilities used by professionals around the world to isolate and solve complex data communication problems in mission-critical network infrastructures and applications. Advisor Software Edition provides laptop portability and features that meet the diagnostic needs of enterprise network managers, service/support providers, network equipment manufacturers and communication service providers. "Agilent Technologies is committed to supporting higher education and helping the next generation of network professionals," said Steve Witt, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Network Systems Test Division. "Schools are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to differentiate their programs, attract more students into technical fields and provide them with knowledge that will help them succeed when they enter the workforce. Real-world tools like our Advisor Software Edition will help schools achieve these goals." Over 400 institutions have already taken advantage of this offer, including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Early years: 1867-1880 The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding other scientific , the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. , Duke University, Stanford University, Purdue University, DeVry University and Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI IUPUI Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN, USA) ). For more information about Advisor Software Edition, visit http://onenetworks.comms Shorthand for communications. See telecommunications. .agilent.com/internetadvisor/ J1955A_product.asp. (Due to the length of this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. , it may be necessary to copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field.) For more information about this offer, and to apply for a free copy of the software, visit http://onenetworks.comms.agilent.com/internetadvisor/J1955A_Edu.asp. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. With 48,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent had net revenue of $10.8 billion in fiscal year 2000. Information about Agilent can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. |
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