Verso forms alliance with Georgia Institute of Technology

Telecomworldwire, March 9, 2006

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-9 March 2006-Verso forms alliance with Georgia Institute of Technology(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Verso Technologies Inc (Nasdaq: VRSO), a provider of next generation network solutions, announced on Wednesday (8 March) that it had entered into a formal partnership with the Georgia Tech Information Security Centre (GTISC).

GTISC is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education with faculty and students from the College of Computing, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Georgia Tech Research Institute.

According to Verso it started the alliance by sponsoring a VoIP Security Roundtable discussion for students and faculty on Tuesday (7 March) at the UA Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Building. Verso Technologies' vice president of product sales John O'Reilly and senior manager of research and development Rene Campbell, along with Georgia Tech assistant professors Faramarz Fekri, Nick Feamster and Alexandra Boldyreva, participated in the discussion.

As a GTISC Industrial Partner Verso will collaborate with the organisation on speaking engagements, internships and research projects. GTISC is a leader in technical and policy research on topics including VoIP security, mobile security and encryption, Verso said.

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