HickoryTech Enterprise Solutions Awarded SCSU Telecommunications Contract; New Telephone System Offers Many Upgrades and a Flexible Platform That Will Grow With the University.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MANKATO, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2003 HickoryTech Corporation (Nasdaq:HTCO HTCO High Temperature Catalytic Oxidation ) today announced that St. Cloud State University (SCSU SCSU St Cloud State University SCSU Southern Connecticut State University (Southern) SCSU South Carolina State University (Orangeburg, South Carolina) SCSU Saint Cloud State University ) has selected HickoryTech's Enterprise Solutions division to provide the University with a campus-wide telecommunications system. The new system will be implemented in the first half of 2003 and will include a Nortel Option 81 PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). , 3800 station ports and a CallPilot voicemail system. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. "SCSU had three objectives when choosing a new telecommunications system: reduce the University's overall costs, provide future opportunities for technology development, and ensure that our campus has the most robust and reliable telephone system possible," said Randy Evans and Rubin Stenseng, co-chairs of the SCSU Telephone Work Group. "The solution put forth by HickoryTech meets all of these objectives and more." "HickoryTech is looking forward to the long-term partnership we have begun with SCSU," said Jon Anderson John Roy "Jon" Anderson (born October 25, 1944) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes. He is also an accomplished solo artist, and has collaborated for over 20 years with the Greek musician Vangelis, creating the duo "Jon & Vangelis". , president of HickoryTech's Enterprise Solutions division. "Not only is this solution able to grow as this great University grows, but also allows for the most efficient use of the time of SCSU faculty, staff and students." Founded in 1869, St. Cloud State University currently serves 15,000 undergraduate students and more than 1,000 graduate students. The University offers 175 majors, minors and pre-professional programs in Business, Education, Fine Arts and Humanities, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences, and 50 master's degrees through its School of Graduate Studies. Located on 108 acres along the banks of the Mississippi River Mississippi River River, central U.S. It rises at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and flows south, meeting its major tributaries, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers, about halfway along its journey to the Gulf of Mexico. in Central Minnesota Central Minnesota is the name of the region consisting of the central portion of the state of Minnesota. Although no specific boundaries of the region exist, most definitions of what makes up the region would generally consist of the vast swath of land north of Interstate 94, east , the campus contains 22 buildings that accommodate more than 700 teaching professionals. About HickoryTech HickoryTech Corporation is a diversified communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. headquartered in Mankato, Minn., with 500 employees and operations in Minnesota and Iowa. HickoryTech is in its 106th year of operation with its roots in the local telephone exchange business. From this base, it has expanded into wireless communications, competitive local service, long distance, Internet, information solutions and enterprise solutions. To learn more about HickoryTech Corporation, visit the company's Web page at www.HickoryTech.com. |
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