Sun Microsystems and Aliant donate $550,000 in IT equipment

SAINT JOHN - Academic research at seven Atlantic Canadian colleges and universities is being supported by a $550,000 equipment donation from Sun Microsystems and Aliant. The equipment is available thanks to a unique program established between Aliant and Sun Microsystems. After completing server upgrades and consolidation at Aliant, Sun and Aliant chose to donate the equipment to educational and research institutions across the region, rather than trading it in or re-selling it. "We are delighted to accept this generous donation of Sun servers from Aliant. These servers are currently deployed in our research operations at the Geospatial Research Facility for...