ESA To Act As Owner's Representative For Rutgers RUNet 2000 Project.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 1998--Electronic Systems Associates (ESA 1. (architecture) ESA - Enterprise Systems Architecture. 2. (body) ESA - European Space Agency. ) confirmed today that it will team with Tishman Technologies to provide Owner Representative services to Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey for its RUNet 2000 project. In this capacity, ESA will serve as Rutgers' designated intermediary to monitor and manage the implementation of an advanced communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. to support and enhance the university's teaching, research and public service capabilities. The RUNet 2000 initiative is believed to be the largest single project of its kind at any American university American University, at Washington, D.C.; United Methodist; founded by Bishop J. F. Hurst, chartered 1893, opened in 1914. It was at first a graduate school; an undergraduate college was opened in 1925. Programs provide for student research at many government institutions. , and once completed, will link all Rutgers campuses and integrate data, voice and video technologies into academic and residential facilities. The project will cost nearly $100 million and is expected to meet the university's needs well into the next century. Owner's Representatives are frequently retained by organizations engaged in large, complex construction projects with extended time lines and a variety of participants. The role requires extensive background, knowledge, and the ability to effectively interact with contractors to ensure deadlines are observed and important issues are resolved prior to expensive change orders. ESA's RUNet 2000 project responsibilities include a series of web sites to be jointly developed by Rutgers and ESA which are aimed at helping the university effectively communicate the details, timing, cost and benefits of the planned infrastructure upgrade to a wide ranging audience via the Internet. The first installment, a public information edition, (http://runet2000.rutgers.edu)was unveiled on-line last week, with Rutgers providing all content and style architecture for the site to ESA for final web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. . A bi-directional edition for project contractors is planned for release by year end. Electronic Systems Associates is a New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. based technology consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a that specializes in the design and specification of voice / data systems, multi-media environments, information technologies, building automation, security and life safety systems, and other low voltage Low voltage is an electrical engineering term that broadly identifies safety considerations of an electricity supply system based on the voltage used. While different definitions exist for the exact voltage range covered by "low voltage", the most commonly used ones include "mains systems. It is a majority owned subsidiary of Syska & Hennessy, a leading mechanical and electrical engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. consultancy established in 1928. http://www.esa.com CONTACT: ESA VP Of Marketing John Crawford, 212/843-3620 jcrawford@esa.com or Rutgers University Harvey Trabb, 732/932-7084 ext. 615 htrabb@ur.rutgers.edu |
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