Cisco Offers to Aid Gulf Coast Schools
Cisco Systems, a worldwide leader in enterprise networking technology, is donating $40 million to Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast region schools, so they can restore the equipment and Internet services they once had.
Cisco Systems and some of its executives plan to donate $40 million in cash, equipment and services to install wireless Internet access and other high-tech services in Gulf Coast schools damaged by Hurricane Katrina, the chief executive, John T. Chambers, said yesterday. Mr. Chambers, speaking at a presentation in Jackson, Miss., said the devastation left by the storm presented an opportunity to upgrade the schools and to provide a model for other districts around the country. The program might also increase the market for Cisco products, company executives said.
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