Cabletron and City of San Carlos Partner for Success; Networking Leader Makes Significant Equipment Donation to Benefit Multiple City-Sponsored Programs.ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 1999-- Cabletron Systems (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CS) today announced that it has selected the city of San Carlos San Carlos (săn kär`lōs), residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts. , CA as a beneficiary of its "Project Connect" program. As such, the city will receive a significant donation of networking and computer equipment from Cabletron, as well as related training and other value add services and support. Under this arrangement, Cabletron has donated more than $25,000 worth of equipment, which will benefit the San Carlos Special Needs Program, the San Carlos Youth Center and the Kollage Academy of Arts. These San Carlos-based programs benefit not only San Carlos, but neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. cities that don't otherwise receive these services. In addition, these programs also provide employment opportunities for community members. Project connect is Cabletron Systems' equipment donation program designed to provide government, education and non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. with networking and computer equipment. The program is targeted to those whom would otherwise have access to the information superhighway (1) A generic name for the Internet. (2) A proposed high-speed communications system that was touted by the Clinton/Gore administration to enhance education in America in the 21st century. Its purpose was to help all citizens regardless of their income level. . The equipment will reside in the city's new Youth Center Building, which houses a computer lab. The Youth Center, which was completed in early July of this year, was funded via the San Carlos Rotary Rotary can refer to:
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