Micron Internet Services Announces Sponsorship of the Net.Now!/Cisco Powered Cycling Team.BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1999--Micron Internet Services, a division of Micron Technology Micron Technology ("Micron") NYSE: MU is a multinational company based in Boise, Idaho, USA, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, and CMOS image sensing chips. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MU), announced today their co-sponsorship with 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. of a male amateur cycling team A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races of any kind - whether they are recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel. . Micron Internet Services is introducing the team today at their booth at the Idaho Business Expo. The Net.Now!(R)/Cisco Powered Cycling Team consists of some of the best amateur cyclists in the Intermountain West. Each team member is classified as a Category One racer, the top category in amateur racing. The Net.Now!/Cisco Powered Cycling Team's goal for 1999 is to be the best amateur team in the country. This goal encompasses winning most of the local and regional events, winning a National Championship Title, and doing the travelling and racing necessary to qualify all of the team's riders for the 2000 Olympic Trials. As the team pursues these ambitious goals, they will hand out special Micron Internet Services' Net.Now! Partner Program CDs. Bike enthusiasts and race spectators who receive a Net.Now! Partner Program CD can receive a discount on Micron's monthly Internet access, while also supporting the team. Although the Net.Now!/Cisco Powered Cycling Team will race in major events from March through September 1999, they will also participate in several community functions. Money from the team's promotional budget is allotted al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. for sponsorship of Key Bank's mountain bike team, developmental racing squads, Salt Lake City's Rocky Mountain Cycling Club, and Boise's Lactic Acid lactic acid, CH3CHOHCO2H, a colorless liquid organic acid. It is miscible with water or ethanol. Lactic acid is a fermentation product of lactose (milk sugar); it is present in sour milk, koumiss, leban, yogurt, and cottage cheese. Cycling Club. In addition, the team purchased 200 helmets for donation to underprivileged youth, and will coordinate over 100 bike safety clinics in the Idaho and Salt Lake City area schools. The team's preliminary race schedule is available at http://www.micron.net/prodserv/bikefaq.html. Micron Internet Services, providing Internet service commercially since 1994, is a division of Micron Technology, Inc. Micron Technology, Inc., and its subsidiaries manufacture and market DRAMs, very fast SRAMs, Flash, other semiconductor components, memory modules, graphics accelerators, personal computer systems, and radio frequency identification See RFID. (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ) products. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE) under the symbol MU. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit its Web site at www.micron.com The Net.Now!/Cisco Powered Cycling Team Member Biographies: Ryan Allison (age 21, Salt Lake City) Originally from Casper, Ryan is the youngest rider on the team. He is also part of the US National Team's developmental program, which gears riders for international competitions such as the World Championships. Craig Catellier (age 23, Salt Lake City) Also from Casper, this guy can climb with the best professional riders in the country. In addition to his skills in the mountains, Craig is a solid, all-around rider who fits into our TEAM FIRST mentality. John Foster (age 25, Boise) When John is not spending time at the keyboard as a freelance writer, it is likely he will be out cycling. John took first place in the Criterium and second place in the General Classification (overall) at the 1998 Cache Classic. John is also a well-rounded cyclist with a great understanding of team tactics and race strategy. Matt Grover (age 28, Boise) Matt is a national level competitor in both cycling and cross-country skiing. The team will call on Matt for his strength when the racing gets tough. Matt is the current Road Race Champion in Idaho, and was a former U.S. National Team member. In addition, Matt is a former winner of the Silver Bullet Road Race. Matt also manages a bike shop in downtown Boise. Glenn Lacy (age 26, Nampa) Glenn is the second of our team's workhorses. With an honors degree from NNC NNC NASCAR Nextel Cup (stock car racing circuit) NNC National Neighborhood Coalition NNC Naga National Council (India) NNC Neural Network Council (IEEE) , the team will rely on Glen to be a solid performer in stage races and longer road races. Glenn the current Criterium Champion in Idaho also took first place in the road race at the 1998 Cache Classic. Ryan Littlefield (age 27, Salt Lake City) Utah's top rider in 1998, Ryan wants to take his racing skills to the next level. Ryan was the Category two 1995 National Criterium Champion, the 1996 and 1997 High Uintas Stage Race winner, the 1996, 1997, and 1998 Salt Lake City Criterium Point Series winner, and the 1998 AMBC AMBC AustralAsian Music Business Conference AMBC American Mountain Bike Challenge AMBC Australia Malaysia Business Council AMBC American Minor Breeds Conservancy AMBC Appalachian Mountain Bike Club AMBC Agile Manufacturing Benchmarking Consortium (mountain bike) Expert Champion. Ryan also took first place in the 1998 Cache Classic stage race time trial and General Classification. With an honors degree in Marketing from the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. , Ryan looks to work in the sports industry when his racing days are over. |
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