PANDUIT Unveils 2008 Excellence Scholarship Program
TINLEY PARK, Ill. (August 22, 2008) – PANDUIT, a world-class developer and provider of leading-edge physical infrastructure solutions, today announced it will provide financial assistance for Cisco Networking Academy® students through the PANDUIT Excellence Scholarship Program.
This annual scholarship program awards qualifying students enrolled in CCNA® Discovery and CCNA Exploration courses for the 2008-2009 academic year. A total of 40 scholarships, valued at US$1000 each, will be awarded to partially fund tuition for Networking Academy students from the Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, and U.S. regions. Recipients will be chosen based on their academic achievements, community involvement, and commitment to the networking technology field.
“PANDUIT values quality education and technology-based learning. We are happy to fund this new scholarship program to help students overcome financial challenges as they pursue promising careers,” says Ron Partridge, Vice President Global Sales and Marketing for PANDUIT. “Inauguration of this scholarship goes beyond corporate responsibility. It demonstrates our commitment to Networking Academy and the industry as a whole.”
Networking Academy is a comprehensive e-learning program that enables a diverse population of students in more than 160 countries to learn valuable information and communication technology skills. PANDUIT has been a strong supporter of Networking Academy since its inception in 1997. PANDUIT has also teamed with Cisco on joint solution development and technological collaboration, in addition to joint marketing programs and field sales execution on a global basis. Most recently, PANDUIT provided integrated network infrastructure topology solutions to optimize Data Center effectiveness for the Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 platforms. Through the Excellence Scholarship Program, PANDUIT is continuing to expand and deepen its relationship with Cisco and Cisco’s partners into the philanthropic arena.
To learn more about Cisco Learning Institute or the 2008 PANDUIT Excellence Scholarship Program, visit www.ciscolearning.org. For more information about Cisco Networking Academy, visit www.cisco.com/go/netacad.
About PANDUIT:
PANDUIT is a world-class developer and provider of leading-edge solutions that help customers optimize the physical infrastructure through simplification, increased agility and operational efficiency. PANDUIT’s Unified Physical Infrastructure (UPI) based solutions give Enterprises the capabilities to connect, manage and automate communications, computing, power, control and security systems for a smarter, unified business foundation. PANDUIT provides flexible, end-to-end solutions tailored by application and industry to drive performance, operational and financial advantages. PANDUIT’s global manufacturing, logistics, and e-commerce capabilities along with a global network of distribution partners help customers reduce supply chain risk. Strong technology relationships with industry leading systems vendors and an engaged partner ecosystem of consultants, integrators and contractors together with its global staff and unmatched service and support make PANDUIT a valuable and trusted partner. (www.panduit.com)
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