American Education Association and SAVVIS Team to Bring Computer and Networking Technology to Schools.Business Editors, Education Writers HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2001 SAVVIS' High Performance Internet is the Network Backbone for Education Technology Alliance SAVVIS Communications Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SVVS SVVS Savvis, Inc (stock symbol) SVVS Surrey Vintage Vehicle Society (UK) SVVS Unix System V Verification Suite SVVS System V Verification Suite ), a premier global network services provider, announced today that the American Education Association(TM) (AmEdu(TM)) selected SAVVIS' Internet to connect AmEdu (www.AmEdu.com) with its coalition partners and alliance members through its soon-to-be-launched Web portal See portal. American Education Online(TM) (aEDol(TM); www.aEDol.com). AmEdu is a unique, patent-pending business model that allows schools to receive dollars to invest in computer technology by encouraging parents to use AmEdu's Internet service. In return, AmEdu donates 25% of the monthly fees to the school and provides low-cost leases on current computer technology. AmEdu can also install a password-protected school web site for posting grades, create study areas for students to work on projects, and provide e-mail and a host of other services, without requiring intrusive advertising to fund the program. AmEdu selected SAVVIS to provide the Internet service to support its new web portal and future school web sites because of SAVVIS' high performance, competitive costs, and superior engineering support. "AmEdu is an exciting leap forward in bringing computer technology to schools," said Grace Walker, technology director of the Archdiocese arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch  di·oc of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . "AmEdu has brought together the
leading technology companies in the world today to improve technology in
schools and provide Internet access See how to access the Internet. to homes through a self-funding
business model that requires no government support. AmEdu has created a
win-win environment for students, teachers, parents, and business."
"We evaluated SAVVIS' Internet offering against many competing service providers," said Richard Favara, founder and chairman of AmEdu. "We selected SAVVIS because the design of SAVVIS' network and their priority service relationships with other Internet providers Internet provider - Internet Service Provider made a significant difference in the performance our users see. Also, we found that when we switched to SAVVIS Internet service, throughput increased by over 50% for the same speed line available from other vendors." AmEdu's services will be rolled-out first in California, which represents 7.5% of the nation's 120,000 K-12 schools. This fall, AmEdu will expand to other states and offer additional technology-based services to enhance the educational experience and improve the management of schools. Other partners in AmEdu include: Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Compaq, Microsoft, and Xerox. "SAVVIS is proud to be a part of this significant initiative to improve our educational system," said Jim Mori, executive vice president and general manager of the Americas at SAVVIS. "SAVVIS' Internet offers students, teachers, administrators, and parents a high-performance network for education and collaboration." About American Education Association The American Education Association (AmEdu(TM)) is a unique, patent-pending business model focused on improving the technology infrastructure of K-12 schools in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . AmEdu uses an enhanced Internet Services Provider (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) model to generate funds that are used to provide schools with computers and Internet access at no charge and free from advertising. Under AmEdu's program, parents, alumni, and community members subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; AmEdu's Internet service at a competitive market price and AmEdu returns 25% of the fees back to the schools to fund low-cost leases on computers. Subscribers receive unlimited Internet service, access to the school's web site, and opportunities to enhance home-educational institution collaboration. American Education Association may be reached at America@AmEdu.com. About SAVVIS SAVVIS Communications (NASDAQ: SVVS) is the premier service provider of Intelligent IP data networking solutions, and the first to deliver Internet economics to private IP networks. As a result, the benefits of high-end private networks are now accessible to small and medium-sized businesses, while the Fortune 1000 can be more nimble in the execution of their e-commerce strategies. SAVVIS' Intelligent IP platform provides a full range of customer-specified Internet, private networks, and hosting solutions, combining the flexibility and fast time-to-market of the Internet with the Quality of Service (QoS), security, and reliability of Private IP networks. SAVVIS' Intelligent IP Networking(SM) services have been named Product of the Year for 2001 by the editors of Network Magazine. SAVVIS was rated #1 in network performance by Keynote Systems Keynote Systems, Inc. provides measurement and monitoring, service level and customer experience management services to customers to improve e-business performance by reducing costs, improving customer satisfaction and increasing profitability. , Inc., an independent Internet auditor, as reported in Boardwatch Magazine's 2000 Directory of Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . For more information about SAVVIS and its Intelligent IP networking, visit: http://www.savvis.net |
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