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&M becomes first to implement
TE’s SmartPark network in region
Todd Swearingen
1 The Battalion Staff
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A formal agreement between
Texas A&M University and GTE
uthwest was reached in August,
aking the A&M Research Park the
first in the region to implement
ere ’s SmartPark telecommunica-
ins network.
“College Station is an ideal site for
search-related businesses,” .Texas
A&M President William H. Mobley
said. “The park’s proximity to the
University and the ability to provide
advanced communications services
to our tenants will be a key factor in
the success of the park.”
SmartPark was developed in 1985
iy GTE California to specifically
anage the diverse telecommunica-
lon needs of large real estate devel-
ments such as business, industrial,
d research parks.
The system utilizes a fiber optic
node to provide highly specialized
services to their customers, and can
be expanded without retrofitting
equipment or inconveniencing the
customer with enormous time de
lays.
There are 22 SmartPark networks
currently in operation at business
parks located in California, Florida,
Indiana, North Carolina and Wash
ington.
“One important advantage of
SmartPark, in addition to providing
enhanced telecommunicatons capa
bilities, is that it is targeted to meet a
customer’s needs today, as well as in
the future,” GTE Southwest Area
Coordinator for Communications
Wanda Nicols said.
“SmartPark enables GTE to pro
vide cost-effective service to heavy
communications users in a central
ized location,” recently retired GTE
Southwest President E.L. “Buddy”
Langley stated in a press release.
“GTE Southwest is pleased to team
with a high technology Facility like
the Research Park for the introduc
tion of SmartPark to the Southwest.”
“The partnership we have formed
with Texas A&M University Re
search Park provides an excellent
opportunity for GTE Southwest to
demonstrate our sophisticated capa
bilities in voice, data, and video com
munications,” Langley said.
A&M and GTE will cooperate in
marketing the new system in order
to attract tenants and encourage fur
ther development of the park. Pre
sent tenants of the 434-acre facility
include the Granada Corporation, a
biotechnology firm; the Offshore
Technology Research Center of the
National Science Foundation; and
the National Training Center for the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service.
A fourth building was recently
dedicated and will be used to con
duct research in deep oceanic oil
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Aggies who don’t believe they can afford to take a
rip to London might be wrong. The Aggies Abroad
tlub, a group that helps its members make affordable
Wf {rips overseas, has arranged a special trip to London
*Buring Christmas break.
Single* Dr. John Groth, a professor in the finance depart-
nd es inent, said the trip will include an all day bus tour of the
Netherlands including a visit to the famous wholesale
wwer auction, the open air-markets and a look at some
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will include air fare from Houston to Amsterdam,
Amsterdam to London, and return flights.
It will also include six nights in a hotel, transfers, tour
of the Netherlands, breakfast and the 15 percent value
tax.”
Groth suggests that students look around if they
want to take trips but don’t believe they can afford
them.
He said they can usually find deals on air fare and on
hotel accommodations in magazines.
Groth said students interested in the trip to London
should contact Jim Reichle at 696-1944 or Kari Groth at
693-5702. A $100 deposit is due immediately and a full
payment is due by November 24.
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September 19th at the
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Look for registration
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Registration fee - $15
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Office of Student
Judicial Affairs
Residence Hall
Association
Off Campus
Aggies
are seeking students with
good decision making and
communication skills for
STUDENT JUDICIAL BOARDS
POSITIONS AVAILABLE NOW!
Residence Halil Judicial Boards
hear cases of on-campus residents
who are alleged to have violated
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A-2 Lounge
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Application Deadline:
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