News and Events

2007

FORCE10 NETWORKS DONATES WIRELESS-ENABLED LAPTOPS TO THE HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION’S CLASS OF 2007 SCHOLARS

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 18, 2007 – Force10 Networks® today announced that it is donating new wireless-enabled laptop computers to the Horatio Alger Class of 2007 scholarship recipients to ensure that the incoming college freshmen will have access to the resources they need to succeed in their academic careers.  Horatio Alger scholarships are awarded each year to high school seniors who have overcome challenging circumstances and demonstrated a commitment to use their personal experiences and college degrees in service to others.

“Without a doubt, there is now a universal correlation between access to the network and success in academic environments,” Force10 Networks CEO Marc Randall said recently in announcing the donation at the 60th Annual Horatio Alger Awards luncheon in Washington, D.C.  “The Horatio Alger scholars have demonstrated a clear determination to achieve their full potential, and Force10 is proud to be playing a part in making sure they have equal access to the online resources that are now essential to academic accomplishment.”

The Horatio Alger Association provides the scholarship recipients with financial aid for college tuition and fees, on-campus housing and text books.  Without the scholarship, they would be unable to attend college.  The laptop computers provided by Force10 will enable this year’s class of 108 scholars to have full access to the registration, class room education and research material available on campus networks and the Internet.

“As the global economy increasingly becomes digital, unfettered access to information technology resources will only grow in importance to career success,” said Terrence J. Giroux, executive director of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.  “Force10’s donation will ensure that each of the scholars walk onto a college campus for the first time with a wireless-enabled laptop computer, and with the same access to online education resources as the other students have.”

As one of the largest college financial aid programs in the country, the Horatio Alger Association works with secondary school students who have faced challenging environments, including crime, poverty and substance abuse, to demonstrate integrity, perseverance and an unwavering determination to succeed in life.  Members of the Association mentor young people and provide more than $12 million in need-based college scholarships annually.  For additional information about the Association’s members, programs and scholarships, please visit be www.horatioalger.org.
 
For more information on Force10’s community involvement, please visit http://www.force10networks.com/company/corporate_citizenship.asp.  

Contact:
Peter Ruzicka
Force10 Networks Inc.
408-965-5151
pruzicka@force10networks.com

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Jennifer Arculeo
Force10 Networks Inc.
408-965-5194
jarculeo@force10networks.com

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