SPECTRUM Invests in Education and Internet-2 Research; Sponsors National Scholarship Program Supporting Next-Generation Network Management and Internet Technologies

Business Wire, Nov 1, 1999

DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1999--

SPECTRUM today announced tent like Internet-2 and GigaPOP management will keep SPECTRUM ahead of the management technology curve," saidse technological advancements that will ultimaton with the North Carolina Networking Initiativations.

Students receiving SPECTRUM scholarships will explore cutting-edge topics in network and enterprise management, including Internet-2, advanced Quality of Service and software aging. Students were selected from several universities renowned for their advancement of information technologies, including Duke University, North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Georgia Institute of Technology, California State University and the University of New Hampshire. The scholarships are effective through the 1999-2000 academic year.

"Georgia Institute of Technology is proud to be part of the SPECTRUM Scholarship Program," said Professor Mani Subramanian, Georgia Institute of Technology. "The research granted by Cabletron is a strong affirmation of the need for academic programs in network management, and goes a long way in finding solutions for managing next generation networks." Professor Subramanian is among the recipients of the SPECTRUM Scholarship Program and is currently involved in establishing a network management program at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

"NCNI is excited to partner with SPECTRUM to explore and develop management systems and approaches for next-generation networks," said Alan Blatecky, executive director of NCNI. "The rapid growth of the Internet, coupled with new applications being developed through Internet-2, requires more robust and capable network management systems for success. The SPECTRUM Scholarship Program helps address these issues."

About SPECTRUM

SPECTRUM is a leading provider of intelligent multivendor management solutions that meet the service level requirements of network, enterprise and service provider customers. SPECTRUM pioneered the field of intelligent network management in 1990 with the introduction of its flagship SPECTRUM software suite, and holds 30 technology patents related to inductive modeling and reasoning solutions for proactive data, services and IT resource management. With support for a rapidly growing list of over 500 products from the industry's leading network and telecommunications vendors, SPECTRUM is at the forefront in integrated network and service level management. SPECTRUM's headquarters are located in Durham, N.H., and its web site can be found at www.spectrummgmt.com.