Cabletron and Subsidiary Companies to Donate $60,000 in Toys to Mass. and NH Toys for Tots Programs.Business/Technology Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2000 Donation To U.S. Marine Corps Program Equals More Than Half Value of All 1999 Donations To NH Toys for Tots Toys For Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which donates toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The program was founded in 1947 by Major Bill Hendricks. Chapter Cabletron Systems, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CS), and its subsidiary companies - Aprisma Management Technologies Aprisma Management Technologies was created after Cabletron Systems was broken up into 5 smaller pieces, as the business unit to continue the highly successful SPECTRUM network management suite. It was acquired in early 2005 by Concord, which in turn was acquired by Computer Associates. , Enterasys Networks This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected future events. It may contain tentative information; the content may change as the event approaches and more information becomes available. , GlobalNetwork Technology Services and Riverstone Networks Riverstone Networks, was a provider of networking switching hardware based in Santa Clara, California. Originally part of Cabletron Systems, and based on an early acquisition of YAGO, it was one of the many Gigabit Ethernet startups in the mid 1990's. - today announced the donation of $60,000 in toys to the Toys for Tots program sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps. The donation, in the form of toy trucks, is divided equally between the Massachusetts and New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). Toys for Tots chapters. Cabletron's donation equals more than half of the value of all donations received by the New Hampshire Toys for Tots chapter in 1999. "All of us in the Cabletron family of companies firmly believe that giving back to the community is a responsibility of any corporation," said Piyush Patel, president, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and chairman of Cabletron Systems. "Toys for Tots is a wonderful program that is able to bring joy and happiness to children at this special time of year. Our employees have a long history of supporting a number of valuable charity programs, and we are pleased that we are able to participate in this very important effort." Santa Claus arrived at Cabletron's Rochester, NH, headquarters, driving a Cabletron freight truck full of toys. Presiding over the presentation of the donation was Piyush Patel, president and CEO of Cabletron, accompanied by: Mike Skubisz, president of Aprisma Management Technologies; and Henry Fiallo, president of Enterasys Networks. Major John Fischer, the U.S. Marine Corps' local chapter representative, and a full Marine Corp honor guard, on hand to accept the donation. Also attending the event were Captain Christopher McGuirk, US Army, of Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci's office; Rochester, NH, Mayor Douglas LaChance; and Susan Howland of Catholic Charities. "We are very appreciative of Cabletron's generous donation to our program," said Major Fischer of the United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps (USMC) Separate military service within the U.S. Department of the Navy (see U.S. Navy), charged with providing marine troops for seizure and defense of advanced bases and with conducting operations on land and in the air in connection with . "For more than 50 years, Toys for Tots has been collecting and distributing toys to children in need. During this holiday season, corporate donations such as this one from Cabletron have played a substantial role in making the Toys for Tots program as successful as it has become. We hope to see continued support from Cabletron and its other corporate neighbors, and are thankful for this donation." About Toys for Tots The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, an IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity, independent of the U.S. Marine Corps, is the fund raising, funding and support organization for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The Foundation provides support in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. with the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, who directs the national Toys for Tots program. The Foundation has supported Toys for Tots since 1991. The Foundation's mission is to raise funds to provide toys to supplement the collections of local Toys for Tots coordinators; defray de·fray tr.v. de·frayed, de·fray·ing, de·frays To undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay. [French défrayer, from Old French desfrayer : des-, the costs of conducting annual Toys for Tots campaigns; provide administrative, advisory, financial, logistic and promotional support to local coordinators; provide other support the U.S. Marine Corps, as a federal agency, cannot provide; and conduct public education and information programs which call the general public to action in support of Toys for Tots. The Foundation is governed by a board of ten directors, all of whom are successful business leaders from throughout the nation. All directors have served as U.S. Marines. The Foundation's professional staff has offices at the Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia, about 35 miles south of Washington, DC. About Cabletron Systems Cabletron Systems is a holding company for four of the most innovative, customer-focused organizations in the telecommunications and networking industry: Aprisma Management Technologies is the leader in service level intelligence software and provider of multi-vendor management solutions that meet the service-level requirements of network, enterprise and service provider customers. Visit Aprisma on the Internet at http://www.aprisma.com. Enterasys Networks is a new kind of company, singularly focused on providing global business communication solutions to enterprise customers. By optimizing customer solutions to support converged voice, video and data, Enterasys Networks creates solid foundations for the seamless deployment of emerging business-critical applications. Visit Enterasys on the Internet at http://www.enterasys.com. GlobalNetwork Technology Services is one of the largest independent network-consulting firms in the world. GNTS GNTS Global Network Technology Services provides network infrastructure solutions that optimize application availability and network performance to enterprise and service provider clients. Visit GNTS on the Internet at http://www.globalnts.com. Riverstone Networks is a leading developer of routers and switches that enable metropolitan service providers, 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. , and content and application providers to turn raw bandwidth into profitable services. Visit Riverstone on the Internet at www.riverstonenet.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. 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